Manhattan entered their tilt with Topeka on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They beat the Topeka Trojans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Manhattan didn't let Topeka take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22.
Manhattan had a senior duo take command as Dakotah Garcia had five digs and four aces and Anistyn Gaskill had five digs and 19 assists. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in aces.
Manhattan's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for Topeka, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Emporia the next time they take the court. Manhattan will head out to face Emporia at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Topeka will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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