LADY BULLDOG SPIKERS FALL SHORT at OTTAWA!
Compiled from McPherson College Sports Information Department
(Photo by Micah Gilbert)
OTTAWA – Five setters have become a common occurrence for the McPherson College volleyball team this season. Prior to Wednesday’s match on the road at Ottawa University, four of the Bulldogs’ matches this season had gone the distance, and three of those came in their last four times on the hardwood.
Leading up to Wednesday’s match with the Braves, the Bulldogs were 2-2 in five set matches, but that record fell to 2-3 as the Braves upended the Bulldogs 25-15, 25-14, 20-25, 12-25, 15-9. The Mac ladies got off to a slow start, dropping the first two sets, but rallied back to win sets three and four to force a deciding fifth set. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs were unable to maintain their momentum in the final set and the Braves were able to escape with the win.
Statistically, the Bulldogs were better than the Braves in several categories. They finished with 48 kills, one more than the home team, and though neither team hit particularly well, the Braves had a slightly better attack percentage at .143 while the Bulldogs were at .114. The Braves had the advantage in service aces 9 to 5 and blocks 12 to 10, but the Bulldogs tallied more defensive digs, 72 to the Braves’ 65.
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 11-8 overall, and 3-2 in KCAC play. They will be back in action this Saturday, as they wrap up the Homecoming festivities in a 7 p.m. match up against the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes.
LADY BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL vs. OTTAWA UNIVERSITY:
SCORING:
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 = Total Wins
LADY BULLDOGS 15 14 25 25 9 2
OTTAWA UNIVERSITY 25 25 20 12 15 3
TEAM STATS:
LADY BULLDOGS Ottawa
Kills 48 47
Errors 31 26
Hitting % .114 .143
Points 63 68
Aces 5 9
Blocks 10.0 12.0
TA 149 147
Assists 47 46
LADY BULLDOG INDIVIDUAL STATS:
Riley Bradbury – 22 kills, 2 blocks, 16 digs
Alicia Hall – 8 kills, 2 blocks
Mady Woog – 6 kills, 2 blocks
Sydney Burton – 6 kills, 4 blocks
Kaitlyn Heinis – 21 assists, 7 digs
Skylar Lane – 20 assists
Jamie Siess – 5 assists, 19 digs.
Alexandra Parish – 1 assist
Reven Bradbury – 16 digs
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