Volleyball | 8/28/2013 12:34:00 AM
Box Score
Manhattan, Kan. – 2013 started off with a bang for McPherson College volleyball as they took down Manhattan Christian in five sets. The two-hour match puts the Lady Bulldogs at 1-0 for the year.
The Crusaders took set one 25-18 but Mac roared back with a 25-10 victory in the second. After dropping set number three 25-14, MC came back from an 18-10 deficit to force a fifth set after their 25-22 triumph. It was all Bulldogs in the final set of the contest as the 15-8 win gave McPherson the victory.
Rachel Phillips (Maize, Kan.) took the assisting title for Mac in the match as she posted 26 assists from her setting position; she also had 13 digs. Freshman Taylor Johnson (Valley Center, Kan.) led the way in kills with 11, she also tallied a team high 15 digs. Juniors Phoebe Barton (Little River, Kan.) and Tori Phelan (Rangely, Colo.) each logged double digit kills.
Click here to watch the post-game interview with Coach Barton.
Up next for Mac is the Oklahoma Wesleyan University Tournament in Bartlesville, Okla. The two-day event begins on Saturday, August 31 when McPherson squares off with Mid-America Christian at 11:00 a.m. (CT)
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