CONCORDIA – The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team rallied to force a fifth set, but ultimately fell in five to the Cloud County Thunderbirds in a KJCCC road match on Saturday at Arley Bryant Gym.
The Blue Dragons hit .199 for the match, but lost to the Thunderbirds 25-23, 23-25, 17-25, 25-18, 13-15. That snapped Hutchinson’s 18-match win streak over Cloud County that dated back to 2013.
Hutchinson is now 15-10 overall and 7-3 in the Jayhawk Conference. The Blue Dragons trave to play No. 7 Colby on Wednesday. Cloud County is now 9-9 overall and 3-6 in the league.
The Blue Dragons had 60 kills and 29 attack errors on 156 attacks against Cloud County. The Dragons weren’t able to overcome 17 service errors, including three errors in the fifth set.
Sophomore Lauren Vasquez led the Blue Dragons with 17 kills, hitting .178 on 45 attacks. Vasquez had a double-double with a career-high 16 digs. She added two blocks and three of the Blue Dragons’ six service aces.
Freshman Julia Macedo hit .294 with 14 kills on 34 attacks. Gabby Muller finished with a season-high 11 kills on 27 attacks, hitting .185. Sophomore Mattie Galliher had seven kills on .353 hitting with six total blocks. Kennedy Greene had six kills on 24 swings.
Sophomore libero Clara Oliveira tied a season high with 24 digs. Freshman Arianna Delgado had a season-high 18 digs.
Freshman setter Luisa Richa had 31 assists and six digs. Freshman setter Klaudia Bilinksa had 14 assists.
The Blue Dragons are now 3-3 in five-set matches this season.
