Volleyball falls at Indiana Tech

Volleyball falls at Indiana Tech

(Fort Wayne, IN) – Concordia volleyball traveled to Indiana Tech on Wednesday evening for a WHAC conference matchup.  The Cardinals entered 7-9 overall (3-3 WHAC) while the Warriors came in 9-8 on the year (5-1 WHAC).  CUAA competed hard but fell in straight sets.

 

Kayla Peters led Concordia with 6 kills while tying Kaitlin Veihl with 1 block apiece.  Abigail Austin had a team-high 19 assists and 12 digs.

 

Set 1 – IT 25, CUAA 12

Madalyn Lisman had Concordia's first kill followed by a game-tying kill from Andrea Nelson to make the score 4-4.  Indiana Tech pulled away with a 9-0 run midway through the set.  Despite some late kills down the stretch by Abigail Austin and Breann June, Indiana Tech took set 1.

 

Set 2 – IT 25, CUAA 21

Kaitlin Veihl had the first Cardinal kill in set 2.  Madalyn Lisman notched an early kill and Abigail Austin added a service ace.  Jessalyn Peavyhouse added a kill and the teams battled to an 11-11 tie.  While Indiana Tech attack errors helped the Cardinals to pull to a 24-21 deficit late in the set, Indiana Tech was able to claim the win in set 2.

 

Set 3 – IT 25, CUAA 18

Kayla Peters had Concordia's first kill in set 3.  Peters added two more kills along with one from Jessalyn Peavyhouse, and the Cardinals took an 11-10 lead early in the set.  A set of back-to-back kills from Kayla Peters kept Concordia in front, but Indiana Tech slowly surged into the lead.  Paige Staton recorded a late service ace, but Indiana Tech finished the game in set 3.

 

Concordia will play their next game on Friday, October 1 when they travel to Lourdes.  The game is set to begin at 7pm.