Photos by Elenna Koenig | The Doane Owl
(Left) Junior Harper Case serves the ball in hopes of getting an ace. (Middle) Sophomore Camdyn Carpenter attempts to add another assist. (Right) Junior Jenna Sweeny cheers with teammates over a win.
On Sept. 25, the Tigers opened their second home game of the season against Concordia University, where they lost a straight-set game with scores of 16-25, 21-25 and 10-25.
Freshman Natalie Wood led the game with seven kills, along with senior Taylor Sluka, who added six more kills. The Tigers ended the game with 25 kills. Sophomore Camdyn Carpenter dished out 20 assists, with the Tigers having 25 total assists in the game. The Tigers had only one ace in the game, which was from senior Kayden Schumacher.
Going into the defensive side, Carpenter and sophomore Chloe Rose both had nine digs, while the Tigers had 36 digs in total. Freshman Hilary Hupp had four total blocks out of 6.0 blocks in total.
On Sept. 28, the Tigers competed at home once again, this time against Briar Cliff University, where they had a straight-set victory with scores of 26-24, 27-25, and 25-17.
Wood led the Tigers for the second time in a row, with 12 kills, and Sluka added 10 more, for a grand total of 43 kills. Carpenter dished out 37 assists, for a total of 42 assists for the Tigers.
From the defensive side, senior Grace Zeier had 21 total digs, with Carpenter adding 15 and senior Mackenzie Painter with 14, giving the Tigers a total of 74. Finishing up, Hupp and Sluka both had a block, giving the team 2.0 blocks.
On Oct. 4, the Tigers will travel to Orange City, Iowa, competing against Northwestern College.
