Photo by Jean St. Fleur

McPherson, Kan. – The Central Christian College men's volleyball team was back on their home floor Tuesday night, hosting the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes.
Tuesday's match was the third time the Tigers and Coyotes have met already this season. They met just four days ago on the hardwood in Jamestown, N.D. with the Coyotes taking that match 3-0.

On Tuesday, the result was the same, but the Tigers took positive strides. They dropped the opening set, 25-15. In the second set they had a couple of bad rotations and the Coyotes were able to take the set 25-13. In the final set, the Tigers put together their best set of the season. The Coyotes were able to rally late in the set to win 25-21.

By the Numbers

The Tigers hit -.128 with 20 kills on 78 swings with 30 errors.

They assisted on 17 of their 20 kills.

Defensively, they were credited with 21 digs and 3 blocks.

Tiger Leaders

Kills: Kolby Campbell (7)

Digs: Manny Tadeo (6)

Assists: L.A. DeBerry (16)

Aces: Kolby Campbell, Micah Avendano (1)

Blocks: Manny Tadeo, Joel Creary (2)

Coach Quote:
 
"Big learning curve tonight for our guys. The first two sets we had to work through things not going well and that took a lot of maturity to move forward and fight for what we want. By the third set the guys had refocused and were competing hard. I'm hoping to see the mindset we finished with through an entire match. I believe if we can accomplish that we will start to see more things go our way. Got to keep working but definitely saw some growth tonight." – Coach Rick Hughes
 
Next Up
 
Next up is a trip to Marshall, Missouri for a midweek match-up next week on Wednesday against the Missouri Valley College Vikings. First serve is slated for 7:00 pm.