(File Photo courtesy of Midland Athletics)
Midland University was efficient in the first road trip on conference play on Wednesday night, defeating Mount Marty University in straight sets (25-12, 25-13, 25-13). The victory keeps the Warriors unbeaten in Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) play at 2-0 and runs their season record to 9-0. The setback drops the Lancers to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the GPAC.
On the night Midland hit a blistering .404 on the attack with just 8 attack errors. On the other side of the net, Mount Marty hit .010 with nearly as many errors as kills (21 and 22).
Coordinating the Warriors’ offense was Hope Leimbach. The reigning NAIA National Setter of the Week assisted on 36 of the team’s 44 kills. She spread her sets around, setting up five different players 10 or more times.
Making good on the most of their attack opportunities were Taliyah Flores, Abby Ringler and Cortlyn Schaefer. All three registered double-figures with Flores and Ringler finishing with 12 kills and Schaefer 10.
Midland (9-0, 2-0 GPAC) will be back in action this weekend when they travel to North Sioux City, S.D. for the Labor Day Classic hosted by CSM and United Sports Academy. The two-day, 12-team invitational begins on Friday morning. The Warriors will take face Life University at 11:00 a.m. and No. 4 Park University at 5:00 p.m. on the first day. On Saturday, they’ll square up with William Jessup University at 11:00 a.m. and then face (RV) Columbia College at 5:00 p.m.
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