WICHITA, Kan. — The Friends University Falcons showed a competitive spirit, particularly in the second and third sets but the No. 6-ranked McPherson College Bulldogs won 3-0 by scores of 25-12, 25-18, 25-20.
After the Bulldogs dominated the first set,
Maysen Bruschke had four kills in the second set but McPherson pulled out a 25-18 win to go up 2-0.
Brooke McHale then put in four kills in the third set before consecutive kills from Katie Warden closed out the match 25-20.
The Falcons will now wrap up the regular season with two road matches, starting Wednesday night (Nov. 5) at Southwestern College starting at 7 pm in Winfield, Kan.
Friends Top Performers
Maddy Hildebrand
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- eight kills with a .421 hitting percentage
- two block assists
- 9.0 points
Sofi Mekelburg
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- 16 assists (Career-high)
- one service ace
- four digs
Emma Sargaent
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- 14 assists
- seven digs
Jacey Moulton
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- 12 digs
Tammy Melendez
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- 10 digs
McPherson Top Performers
Celestina Retumban
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- 29 digs
- 2 service aces
- 2 assists
Brooke McHale
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- 9 kills
- .391 hitting percentage
- 15 digs
- 3 service aces
Katie Warden
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- 15 kills
- .636 hitting percentage
- 16.0 points
- 2 block assists
Roxana Varela Parra
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- 36 assists
- 4 kills
- 1 service ace
