Chicago, Ill. – The Central Methodist University volleyball team finished play in the Roosevelt Quad on Saturday afternoon, against the University of Rio Grande, and the Saint Louis College of Pharmacy. CMU won their respective matches by final scores of 3-1 and 3-0.
With the victories, Central Methodist improves to 14-3 on the season. The Eagles have now won three straight matches, after seeing their eight match winning streak get snapped earlier in the week.
"We are very pleased with our results this weekend," said CMU head volleyball coach Allison Jones-Olson. "We played tough in both matches today and had big contributions from a lot of girls. We are excited to start conference play next week."
In Central's first match on Saturday, they faced the University of Rio Grande from Ohio at 10am. CMU came out a little sluggish and dropped the first set 20-25. The Eagles would not drop another set the rest of the day, defeating Rio Grande in the next three sets by finals of 25-21, 25-14, and 25-18.
The Eagles were led by Kylie Limback (FR/Waverly, Mo.) and Darcy Latham (JR/Bismark, Mo.), who finished with 14 and 13 kills respectively. Samantha Reed (SO/Westfield, Ind.) led the team with 27 assists, while Darcy Latham and Erin Dodd (SR/Pittsburg, Ill.) tied for the team lead in digs, with 13 each.
In the second match of the day, the Eagles ousted the Saint Louis College of Pharmacy in straight sets. Final scores were 25-19, 25-12, and 25-18. While Central did not hit the ball extremely well in the match, the Eutectics hit negatively in two out of the three sets.
Individually, it was an all-around team win for CMU. Petra Schaffer (FR/Carinthia, Austria) led the team with 11 kills, while Taylor Rumsey (FR/Higginsville, Mo.) led the Eagles with nine digs. Samantha Reed finished with a team high 19 assists in the match.
Central returns home this Tuesday, to face William Penn University, in their first Heart of America Athletic Conference match of the season. Tuesday's match time, is scheduled to begin at 7pm.
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