On Sept. 4, the Tigers traveled to Hastings, Nebraska, to take on the Hastings College Broncos, where the Broncos had a three-set victory with scores of 20-25, 18-25 and 24-26.
Leading with 11 kills in the game was senior Kayden Schumacher, and adding nine kills was senior Taylor Sluka. Throughout the game, the Tigers had 33 kills. Dishing out assists were sophomore Camdyn Carpenter, who had 19, and sophomore Chloe Rose, who had nine.
On the defensive side, leading the Tigers with 15 digs was Rose, and adding 12 was Carpenter; also adding 11 more digs was senior Grace Zeier. Sophomore Kelaney Burge and Sluka worked together to give the team 3.0 blocks, with each player having an individual block and teaming up for one block as well.
After this game, the Tigers’ overall record was 4-8 with a .333 win percentage. Out of the 12 matches the Tigers have had this season, they have had 10.59 kills per set, .122 hitting percentage, and 10.24 assists per set. Going into their defensive sets, the Tigers have 1.17 blocks per set, 1.34 service aces per set and 18.05 digs per set.
Along with that, the Tigers also have an overall 434 kills, 1547 total attacks, 245 errors, 831 receptions, 24 individual blocks, 42 total blocks and an average of around 13.1 points per set.
On Sept. 14 the Tigers will be traveling to Yankton, South Dakota, to compete against Mount Marty University at 3 p.m.
