McPherson, Kan. – The Central Christian Women’s Volleyball team took on the Southwestern Christian University Eagles last night at home. The Tigers had previously beaten them in Oklahoma for their first conference win of the season and looked to get the same result.
The Tigers dropped the first set by a score of 25-16 as they fell behind big early and could not recover. The Tigers played better in the 2nd set and had a late 23-21 lead but surrendered 4 straight points to the eagles to drop the set 25-23.
Set 3 was a must win for the Tigers to keep the match going and was an intense back and forth battle. The Tigers were able work past match point a couple of times to come out on top 28-26 to stay alive. Unfortunately for The Tigers, set 4 went similarly to set 1 as the Eagles had regrouped and pulled in the set as the Tigers dropped the set 25-16 and would lose the contest in 4 sets.
The Tigers finished the match with a positive hitting percentage of .197 tallying 47 total kills
Tiger Leaders
Kills: Dylan Smith (14)
Assists: Maddie Nix (42)
Digs: Alysen Harris (24)
Aces: Joselyn Cordero-Valles, Sarah Replogle, Maddie Nix (1)
Blocks: Alysa Johnson (5)
The Tigers are now 3-16 (1-12) on the season and will be off for a week before another home contest against University of Science and Arts next Friday. The game will begin at 6pm and will be streamed on the SAC Sports Network and Urban Edge Network.
