Hastings College Volleyball Drops Match to #8 Morningside
(Hastings, NE) – The women's volleyball team took on #8 Morningside on their Senior Day, fell 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-18) to the Mustangs on Saturday afternoon.
Hastings won the first point, but Morningside started strong and built an early 10-3 lead. The Broncos got within six at 11-5 on a kill by sophomore Londyn Carnes, but the lead grew to double-digits at 18-8 shortly after. After the Broncos got a block by Carnes to cut the deficit to nine at 22-13, Morningside won the final three points to win the first set, 25-13.
Morningside took an early lead in the second set as well, going up 10-4. A Mustang error and kill by senior Ilse Benne made it 10-6, then the Broncos later got within three at 13-10 on a kill by senior Camryn Ringsdorf. Carnes and Ringsdorf had kills to keep the Broncos within striking distance, then Hastings got within one at 19-18 on an ace by sophomore Fran Warson. The Mustangs won four of the next five points to regain control, and took the set shortly after, at 25-20.
In the third set tied at five-all, Morningside took three straight to go up 8-5. Three kills in the next four points by Carnes brought Hastings within one at 9-8, but the Mustangs managed to regain the momentum and take a 16-12 lead. Hastings cut the lead to three on a kill by Benne to make it 20-17, but Morningside closed the match out on a 5-1 run, winning 25-18 in set three.
Benne ended with nine kills, while Carnes had eight kills on a .444 hitting percentage, and added three blocks. Senior Mikah O'Neill and Ringsdorf had seven kills each. Warson finished with 27 assists. Junior Lainey Benson had 13 digs and sophomore Lydia Robertson had 10 digs, to go along with three kills.
Up next, Hastings (16-8, 8-7) will play their regular season finale at #14 Midland on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7:30pm.