Volleyball Recap: Dayton Comes Up Short

Dayton entered their matchup against Churchill County on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Dust Devils fell just short of the Greenwave by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Greenwave this season, with their most recent loss being a 3-0 defeat back in September.

Dayton actually scored more points across those five sets (103-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 15-25, 20-25, 26-24, 15-13.

MCKINLEE SMITH paced Dayton's offense, picking up 13 kills. SMITH got some help from ALISI TULIMAFUA-CURRAN and her 21 assists. ARACELI ACOSTA controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.

Leading Churchill County to victory were Destinee Tapia and Kalaya Downs. Tapia had 20 digs and one assist, while Downs had ten digs and two aces. Those 20 digs gave Tapia a new career-high.

Dayton suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 16-8. As for Churchill County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.

Dayton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Spring Creek on the 17th. As for Churchill County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Lowry on the 17th.