HUTCHINSON – Kansas Wesleyan Women’s Volleyball survived a four-set thriller within the KCAC Semifinals on Friday evening to beat Oklahoma Wesleyan and advance to Saturday’s KCAC Championship match on the Sports Arena.
“Morgan (Bryand) said it best – ‘that’s the definition of grit’,” Kansas Wesleyan coach Jessica Biegert mentioned after the Coyotes’ win over OKWU, with three of the 4 units needing further factors to be determined. “Those scores going into the 30’s and either team could win at any time and we just wanted it more, gave a little more effort, played through being tired, not having played twice in a day in a while. It was just very unselfish volleyball and we went out and played for each other and got it done.”
Four Coyotes had double determine kills within the win, led by 19 from Maddy Beckett (SR/Halstead, Kan.), whereas Hardacre had 18, Rylee Serpan (FR/Spring Hill, Kan.) had 14 and Bryand had 14. The Coyotes hit .208 for the match.
“When you have such a balanced front row and you can go to anyone at any moment, even in crunch time, it’s just really refreshing to see people step up and do it,” Biegert mentioned.
The Coyotes will face Saint Mary within the KCAC Championship at 2 p.m. on Saturday within the Sports Arena in Hutchinson. The Spires knocked off No. 22 ranked Ottawa of their semifinal match-up in 5 units, forward of the KWU match.
Wesleyan’s again line was equally as spectacular because the entrance line crew. Four gamers with double digit digs, led by Kelcey Hund (JR/Leavenworth, Kan.)’s 34, whereas Beckett had 21 and Melinna Schumann (SO/Sabetha, Kan.) had 20. Josie Deckinger (JR/Wichita, Kan.) added 14.
Each set was a battle for the groups.
Schumann’s first set ace broke an 8-8 tie because the Coyotes pushed out to a 10-8 lead within the set. The Coyote lead grew to 18-13 on a kill by Chelsea James (SR/Wichita, Kan.), however 5 straight factors by the Eagles drew issues even at 18-all.
The Coyotes once more constructed a 22-19 lead, solely to see OKWU once more come again and tie it at 23. OKWU obtained the primary set level probability however Serpan’s kill tied it, and Beckett’s kill made it 25-24. The lead bounced backwards and forwards with OKWU having set level once more at 29-28 earlier than one other Serpan kill tied it up, and a block by Alexis Utz (JR/Kansas City, Mo.) gave the Coyotes the 31-29 set win.
KWU once more trailed to begin the second set till lastly taking the lead 9-8 on a service ace by Hund. The Coyotes pulled out to a 15-12 lead and led 18-15 when OKWU scored three in a row to tie it. Beckett put down a kill to preserve KWU forward and Serpan’s kill made it 21-18. KWU had set level at 24-21 on a Beckett kill and Hardacre closed out the set with a kill for the 25-22 win.
The Coyotes fell behind 6-1 to begin the third set however didn’t give in, coming again and tying it at 17-all within the set. An error by OKWU made it 19-18 Coyotes, and KWU led 23-20 earlier than OKWU got here again and tied it at 23 all. KWU had set level on Beckett’s kill twice at 24 and 25, earlier than OKWU scored the ultimate three factors to win the set.
The fourth set was backwards and forwards with neither crew main by greater than three factors at any level (KWU 15-12).
The Eagles got here again to tie it at 15-all after KWU had taken the 15-12 lead when the see noticed began. OKWU took a 16-15 lead, however Bryand obtained a kill to tie it. OKWU had a lead at 17-16 when Bryand killed once more to tie it at 17. Again OKWU took the lead by some extent, till the Coyotes obtained two in a row to take a 19-18 lead. OKWU answered with three straight to take a 21-19 lead. Then right here got here the Coyotes. Two factors tied it at 21. OKWU then took the lead at 22-21, earlier than KWU tied once more.
OKWU took one other lead at 23-22 earlier than Bryand’s kill tied it at 23. OKWU had the primary set level at 24-23, however Bryand obtained one other kill to tie it. Again OKWU had set level earlier than the Coyotes obtained two straight on Bryand kill and a block by Serpan and Alexis Utz to give KWU its first match level attempt.
OKWU scored the subsequent two to take a 27-26 lead, however Serpan obtained a kill to tie it once more. OKWU took one other lead at 28-27, however a kill by Hardacre and one other from Beckett gave KWU one other match level at 29-28. OKWU tied it once more, then KWU had match level at 30-29.
Finally, it was determined. OKWU tied it at 30, however the Coyotes closed it out with a kill by Hardacre, after which a monster block by Utz and Chelsea James to finish the match.
Deckinger had 53 assists for the Coyotes, Utz had 5 blocks and Hardacre had 4 for the Coyotes.
The Coyotes reached the semifinal thanks to a sweep of McPherson, a crew the Coyotes confronted of their final common season match, additionally a sweep in KWU’s favor.
Wesleyan scored the primary six factors of the match however McPherson got here again and tied it at 8-8. The Coyotes scored the subsequent 4 to take a 12-8 lead and pushed the benefit out to 22-13 within the set earlier than coming away with a 25-16 win.
The Coyotes had to rally within the second set, trailing early however coming again to take a 12-9 lead, earlier than pushing the lead out to 19-13 on a Bryand kill. McPherson scored the subsequent six level to tie the set at 19, and the lead bounced backwards and forwards till the Coyotes scored the ultimate three to win 26-24.
A 9-2 run by the Coyotes within the third set turned a 6-6 tie right into a 15-8 lead because the Coyotes managed the third set to shut the sweep at 25-18.
Serpan led the Coyotes with 10 kills, whereas Bryand had 9 and Beckett had eight. KWU hit .265 for the match. Deckinger had 28 assists and eight digs. Hund had 13 digs and three aces.
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