Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Freshmen Julia Macedo and Luisa Richa both posted double-doubles to lead the Hutchinson Community College volleyball team to their third-straight win in a 3-1 victory over the Garden City Broncbusters on Wednesday at the Sports Arena.
After sophomores Ty’Lia Davis, Lauren Vasquez, Clara Oliveira and Mattie Galliher were honored on Sophomore Recognition Night, the Blue Dragons earned a 25-12, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21 victory over the Broncbusters.
The Dragons improved to 18-12 overall and 10-5 in the KJCCC. Fourth-place Hutchinson plays at third-place Barton at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Great Bend in the 2026 regular-season finale. Garden City is 5-19 overall, 3-12 in the Jayhawk.
Macedo posted her third-straight double-double with 18 kills and a career-high 21 digs to lead the Blue Dragons. Macedo hit .359 on 39 attacks.
Vasquez had 15 kills after hitting .257 on 35 attacks. Freshman Kelsi Maier finished with 10 kills and hit .318 on 22 attacks.
The Blue Dragons hit .238 with 54 total kills. The Dragons and Busters had seven blocks each. The Dragons had five aces and nine service errors. Garden City had 7 aces and 11 service errors. Garden City hit .137.
Richa had her fourth double-double of 41 assists and 10 digs.
Sophomore libero Clara Oliveira had a season-high 27 digs.
SET 1: The Blue Dragons closed the first set with 14-2 run to win the set going away. The Dragons lead 11-10 and went on a 5-0 run to lead 16-10 after a Macedo kill. Leading 16-12, the Dragons closed the set on a 9-0 run with Maier and Macedo getting a pair of kills in the record. Macedo had six kills in the opening set.
SET 2: The second set was much closer with 10 ties and five lead changes. Trailing 10-9, the Dragons scored four in a row, getting a pair of kills from Maria Eduarda Dias to lead 13-10. A Macedo kill upped the lead to 18-13 lead. The Busters scored four in a row to pull within 18-17 and eventually tied the set at 23-23. The Dragons took the lead on an attack error by Garden City and Maier’s kill closed out the set for a 25-23 win and a 2-0 match lead.
SET 3: Garden City jumped out to a 7-3 lead before the Blue Dragons went on a 6-1 run to lead 9-8. Tied at 15-15, kills from Macedo and Richa and a double block from Richa and Vasquez gave the Dragons an 18-15 lead. Garden City then reeled off five in a row to take a 20-18 lead. Trailing 21-20, the Dragons got an Eduarda Dias kill and another Vasquez/Eduarda Dias block to lead 22-21. Garden scored to straight to take a 23-22 lead. After a service error and a Macedo kill, the Dragons had a match point at 24-23, but the Busters scored the final three points to extend the match with a 26-24 win.
SET 4: The Blue Dragons trailed 11-9 in the fourth set. Macedo and Vasquez had kills and Macedo and Eduarda Dias had a double block to take a 12-11 lead. A Maier kill tied the set at 16-all. Then leading 20-19, the Dragons reeled off four in a row taking a 24-19 lead after Macedo’s 17th kill of the match. Garden City fought off a pair of match points, but committed a service error on match point No. 3 to complete the victory.
