Volleyball Recap: Kyra Mcnair and Natalie Perkinson Secure Win for Concordia

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 1:18pm

Volleyball Recap: Concordia Mustangs vs. Archbishop Bergan Knights

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Concordia hadn't done well against Archbishop Bergan recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Concordia Mustangs won by a set and slipped past the Archbishop Bergan Knights 2-1. This was a revenge matchup for the Mustangs, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 loss when these two played last Saturday.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Concordia who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 25-18.

Leading Concordia to victory were Natalie Perkinson and Kyra Mcnair. Perkinson had seven digs and 16 assists, while Mcnair had seven digs.

Archbishop Bergan's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zoe Janke, who had five digs and five aces, and Madison Schmidt, who had 16 digs. That's the most aces Janke has posted since back in September.

Concordia's record is now 18-11. As for Archbishop Bergan, the loss snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 20-8 record.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Concordia will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Aquinas at 2:00 p.m. As for Archbishop Bergan, they will venture away from home to challenge Concordia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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