Photo by Kami Wood
Wichita, Kan. – The Tigers were back in action on Wednesday night as they took on Friends University in Wichita. This non-conference matchup proved to be a good test for the Tigers as they looked to get their first road win of the season.
Central came out of the gates a little slow dropping the first two sets of the match. The Tigers responded well in the third set where they won a back and forth battle 28-26. This momentum however would not last as Friends would take the last set 25-15 to win the match 3-1.

By the Numbers
For the first time this season, the Tigers had a negative hitting percentage on the night. They had 38 kills on 171 swings with 45 errors for a hitting percentage of -.041.
The Tigers assisted on 37 of their 38 kills and defensively, were credited with 76 digs on the night.

Tiger Leaders
Kills: Vanatta (17)
Digs: Vanatta (20)
Assists: Smith (19)
Aces: Harris (2)

Coach Quote
Coach Hughes had this to say about their match "Tough match last night but we saw a lot of good things from our team. There were a lot of things that did not go well but our team never quit. We are working hard, growing and improving! It was good to see a lot of contributors last night and for us to compete as well as we did and take a set from Friends was a big step for our program. I'm excited to continue through the season and see what our players will accomplish! Tough loss but hard fought with lots of growing points."

Next Up
The Tigers are at home this weekend for a pair of Sooner Athletic Conference matchups. First against Oklahoma Panhandle State on Friday, September 8^th at 7:00PM and against Wayland Baptist University on Saturday, September, 9^th at 12:30PM.