Fulton, MO. -- Principia volleyball hit the road today for SLIAC rematches against MacMurray and Westminster, and came away from the day 1-1. Principia was in solid control over the Highlanders from the get-go winning in three straight 25-18, 25-17, 25-15.
Mia Gill served six in a row to take the Panthers from 17-15 to 23-15.
Devon Marunde put together a string of serves in game two that set the table for an efficient win, and
Sophia Hathaway served six in a row in game three. The team competed well behind the in-a-row serving to take care of business.
In the second match of the day Westminster had a plan and executed it well. They kept the Panthers scrambling most of the match, and PC just couldn't find their offensive rhythm while stuttering a bit defensively as well. Kudos to Westminster for a fine competitive outing beating PC in three straight sets and evening the season head to head at 1-1.
Inside the Box Score
- PC kept their offensive errors to 6% as a team against MacMurray and Westminster, and picked up 103 team digs against Mac with Mia Gill responsible for 26 of them.
- A very productive offensive day for Emily Tippets, leading both matches with a total of 23 kills hitting .336.
- A nice well rounded offensive showing against Westminster with Emily's 12 kills, 9 from Sophia Hathaway, 8 from Noelle Shoemake, and 4 from Cha Cha Fisher(all hitting above .200)
They said it
- Regarding this split vs. Westminster, Coach Sprague said, "This could be the perfect thing at the perfect time. The team is working hard on chapter two of their game, and this was the first competition to show us the work we still need to do. I'm sure the women are ready to go for Monday's practice!"
Up Next
- The Panthers host top ranked Webster University Tuesday Oct 10 at 7pm Hay Fieldhouse.
