Seward, Neb. – No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan volleyball falls to RV Concordia in five sets after winning set one and set two. The Tigers hit above .200 percent in all but the third and fourth set of the match.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Score:
DWU 2 – CUNE 3 (25-22, 28-26, 10-25, 19-25, 10-15)
Records:
DWU 21-7 Overall (GPAC 9-5)
CUNE 12-10 Overall (GPAC 7-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tigers quickly fell behind in the opening set of the match, going down 4-8.
- It wasn't until the 18-18 tie that DWU gained its first lead of the set 19-18 on an Ady Dwight kill.
- CUNE responded with two points of their own to regain the lead 20-19.
- The Tigers shut the door on the Bulldogs, going on a 6-2 run for the 25-22 opening set win.
- Concordia put together a six-point run in the middle of the second set, taking a three-point lead 18-15 after two DWU attacking errors.
- Dakota Wesleyan kept it close and tied set-two four more times before grabbing the extended set-two win 28-26.
- Hitting errors hurt DWU in set three, as the Bulldogs prevented the sweep, winning set-three for a 2-1 DWU match lead.
- After a set-four loss by the Tigers 25-19, DWU was not able to match the five-point run by the Bulldogs in the fifth set.
- In the final set, Dakota Wesleyan hit .227 percent with seven kills, but allowed Concordia to hit .333 percent with 12 kills.
BEYOND THE RESULTS
• Ady Dwight: 11 kills, .267 hitting percentage, and two block assists
• Abigail Brunsing: 12 kills, .220 hitting percentage, two solo blocks, and one block assist
• Taylee Indahl: eight kills and three block assists
• Madeline Else: 42 assists, 14 digs, and two service aces
• Hanna Reiff: 22 digs
• Mackenzie Miller: 11 kills
UP NEXT
Dakota Wesleyan will play their final home match of the regular season on Friday, October 29th. The Tigers and Lancers will face off with junior varsity beginning at 6 p.m. and the varsity match starting at 7:30 p.m... Friday night's match Coach Wilber will honor her lone senior, Jadie DeLange. Dakota Wesleyan will travel once more after that on November 2nd, taking on the Jimmies of Jamestown in the final match of the 2021 regular season.