Midland University dropped their second five-set match in as many outings since ascending to the No. 1 ranking on Wednesday as they fell to No. 17 College of Saint Mary (25-17, 25-14, 21-25, 20-25, 15-9). The Flames came out hot, taking the first two sets of the night before a Warriors’ rally forced a fifth set. The set went to the home team, much to the delight of their home crowd. Midland’s record in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) falls to 4-2 and moves to 15-2 overall. CSM improves to 15-2 and 5-1 in conference play.
Offensively, the Warriors hit just .185 on the attack with 57 kills and 27 errors on 162 attempts. Abbey Ringler and Cortlyn Schaefer led the way with 16 and 15 kills respectively. Taliyah Flores added 11 kills.
Hope Leimbach had a match-high 53 set assists and added a kill, a block assist, and nine digs to her stat line.
Leading the way at the net defensively was Ringler with five total blocks. As a team Midland had seven stops via the block, equally the Flames’ output.
In the back row, Flores paced the team with 15 digs. She was joined in double-figures by Brooke Fredrickson (13) and Delanie Vallinch (11).
Midland (15-2, 4-2 GPAC) will look to rebound from their back-to-back road losses this weekend when they return home for an afternoon match with Mount Marty (6-10, 0-6 GPAC). Early this season the Warriors swept the Lancers back on September 1. First serve on Saturday, September 25 is set for 3:00 p.m. inside the Wikert Event Center in Fremont.
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