Photo by Jean St. Fleur

Marshall, Mo. – The Central Christian College men's volleyball team was back on the hardwood Wednesday evening on the road against the Missouri Valley College Vikings.

The Tigers got off to a slow start against the Vikings, but managed to put together three competitive sets. The Tigers ultimately fell in straight sets 25-15, 25-17, 25-16.

It was the second time this season, the Tigers squared off against the Vikings, the first was on a neutral court in Salina, Kan. a few weeks ago.

By the Numbers

Overall, the numbers against the Vikings were improved across the board.

Offensively the Tigers hit .080 with 14 kills on 46 swings with 10 errors.

They assisted on 12 of their 14 kills.

Defensively, they were credited with 11 digs and 3 blocks.

Tiger Leaders

Kills: Kolby Campbell (6)

Digs: Micah Avendano, Joshua Hernandez (3)

Assists: L.A. DeBerry (10)

Aces: L.A. DeBerry (2)

Blocks: Joel Creary (2)

Coach Quote

"We had a nervous start in the match against Mo Valley and our first set was not great. We gave up a lot of points to start the set but then recovered to a point where we went point for point the rest of the way. In the second set, it was encouraging to see the guys compete and execute our game plan. Our skill execution was not high but we managed to keep it close and it was exciting to see more intricacies in our offense and defense. By the end of the match, I felt like we were out of mental fuel. We have to learn to be tough competitors through the entire match and we just didn't do that. We have flashes of brilliance, now we just need to stop those runs of complacency." – Coach Rick Hughes
 
Next Up
 
The Tigers will be at home this weekend for two GPAC matches. They will play Dordt University at 1:00 pm on Saturday then the University of Jamestown at 3:00 pm.