Photo by Jean St. Fleur
McPherson, Kan. – The Central Christian College men's volleyball was back on the court Saturday afternoon in a double header with the top two teams in the conference, the Dordt University Defenders and the University of Jamestown Jimmies.
The Tigers were originally supposed to play 11
th ranked Jamestown on Friday evening, but weather this week up in North Dakota didn't allow the Jimmies to make the trip at the regularly scheduled time. Instead the two teams played after the Tigers' regularly scheduled game on Saturday afternoon with the Dordt defenders.
The Tigers took on the Defenders, who are receiving national ranking votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll, at 1:00 pm. The Defenders quickly showed why a national ranking is probably on the horizon for the program. They took down the Tigers in straight sets, 25-12, 25-11, 25-10. They just had too much fire power for the Tigers.
By the Numbers
Against the Defenders, the Tigers hit .016 with 16 kills on 62 swings with 15 errors.
They assisted on 13 of their 16 kills.
Defensively, they were credited with 15 digs but no blocks.
Tiger Leaders
Kills:
Kolby Campbell (6)
Digs:
Micah Avendano (7)
Assists:
L.A. DeBerry (11)
Aces: none
Blocks: none
Against the 11
th ranked Jimmies, after a tough first set where they were blitzed by the visitors 25-10, the Tigers rebounded and made some positive strides the rest of the match. In the second set, the Tigers were tied with Jamestown 7-7 before the Jimmies went on a run and scored 8 unanswered points. They would go on to take set two 25-14, then close out the match in the third set 25-14.
By the Numbers
Against the Jimmies, the Tigers hit -.094 with 12 kills on 53 swings with 17 errors. Seven of those errors came in the form of a block by the Jimmies.
They assisted on 10 of their 12 kills.
Defensively, they were credited with 17 digs and one block.
Tiger Leaders
Kills:
Kolby Campbell (4)
Digs:
Micah Avendano,
Matt Bohaty (4)
Assists:
L.A. DeBerry (9)
Aces:
Joshua Hernandez (2)
Blocks:
Kolby Campbell,
L.A. DeBerry (1)
Next Up
The Tigers are back in action next Friday evening, on the road at Ottawa University. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
