Photo by Paul Choi
McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College volleyball team picked up another straight sets victory on Saturday. Less than 24 hours after knocking off the Sterling College Warriors in straights, the Bulldogs were back on the hardwood, hosting the Friends University Falcons.
The Bulldogs were dominant from start to finish, winning 25-19, 25-17, 25-16. The Bulldogs trailed the Falcons just twice all match, both in the third and final set. The Bulldogs seemingly did whatever they wanted offensively. They did an excellent job in serve receive, giving up just two aces to the Falcons, which allowed them to be in system, giving Cynarah Rodriguez, the Bulldog setter multiple hitting options.
Key Statistic
The Bulldogs had serving runs of five points in the opening set, and then in the final set they had a run where they won 8 of 9 points.
By the Numbers
The Bulldogs hit .288 with 46 kills on 104 swings with 16 attack errors.
They assisted on 42 of their 46 kills.
Defensively they tallied five blocks, and came up with 37 defensive digs.
Bulldog Leaders
Kills: Aidan Brown (18)
Digs: Aidan Brown, Riley Bradbury (8)
Assists: Cynarah Rodriguez (37)
Aces: Morgan Watson (2)
Blocks: Cynarah Rodriguez, Sydney Burton. Morgan Watson (2)
Coach Quote
"We played a solid match from start to finish. Our middles did a great job the entire match always being an option, communicating, and staying consistent which really helped our pins have a great match." - Cory Cahill
 Next Up
 The Bulldogs, now 17-7 on the season, and 14-4 in KCAC play, will be back in action Wednesday evening, when they go on the road to Kansas City, Mo. to square off against the Avila University Eagles in a 7:00 pm match-up.  Â