PELLA— Despite having the advantage in kills and hitting percentage, the Central College volleyball team came up short at Wartburg College Friday night in a five-set marathon match.
Wartburg (15-6, 2-0 American Rivers Conference) won 11-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-19, 15-13 against Central (11-8, 0-2 conference) in a match that passed the two-hour mark. Across the five sets, the lead changed hands 10 times and was tied 28 times.
The Dutch offense was powered by a career-high 19 kills from
Sophia Folkerts (senior, Dike, Dike-New Hartford HS).
Kaitlyn Mumm (senior, Waukee, Des Moines Christian HS) and
Maelyn Wainwright (junior, West Liberty) each added 10.
Alexis Crowley (sophomore, Romeoville, Ill.) also had a career night with 30 digs. Setters
Grace Corey (sophomore, Watertown, S.D.) and
Landry Pacha (senior, Wellman, Mid-Prairie HS) each recorded double-doubles. Corey had 27 assists and 11 digs. Pacha had 22 assists and 11 digs.
An aggressive serving night for Central featured eight service aces, including four by Pacha but also saw 15 service errors.
Central plays in Cedar Rapids against Coe College at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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