Hutchinson, Kan. - The McPherson College volleyball team opened up the 2021 season playing in the annual KCAC Fall Fling at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The Bulldogs opened the Fall Fling taking on the Eagles of John Brown University from the Sooner Athletic Conference.
It took the Bulldogs four sets, but they managed a 3-1 win to open their 2021 campaign. They got off to a strong start taking set 1, 25-16. The Eagles stormed back to take set 2, 25-13. In the third set the Bulldogs trailed the Eagles 22-18, but closed the set on a 7-0 run to win the set 25-22. Leading two sets to one, the Bulldogs wrapped up the match winning the fourth set 27-25.
Key Statistic
The difference in the match was the Bulldog defense at the net. Collectively, the Bulldogs tallied 10 blocks, to just 4 by the Eagles.
By the Numbers
The Bulldogs finished with a .153 attack percentage with 40 kills on 144 swings with 18 errors.
They assisted on 32 of their 40 kills.
Defensively, they were credited with 57 digs in addition to the ten blocks.
Bulldog Leaders
Kills: Aidan Brown (10)
Digs: Katelyn Moore (14)
Assists: Cynarah Rodriguez (15)
Aces: Moriah Delgado (2)
Blocks: Sydney Burton (5)
Coach Quote
"Overall I was very happy with what we saw today. In some areas we showed up and in others we fell short but we always made a constant effort to play moment to moment. A lot of work to do, but I am proud to be where we are at this point in the season." - Cory Cahill
Next Up
The Bulldogs will wrap up the Fall Fling with two more matches on Saturday. They will take on College of St. Mary (Omaha, Nebraska) in the 1:00 match, then finish with Mid-America Christian University (Moore, Okla.) at 5:00 pm. You can watch the action live at https://www.kcacnetwork.com/mcpherson/.
