Mustangs Drop Five Set Match To Pioneers

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Paragould, Ark. – Playing for the 40^th time in series history, Central Baptist College volleyball was on the road tonight at the Carter Activities Center for a midweek tile with Crowley's Ridge College. CBC (1-4) won the first two sets before dropping the final three to lose 3-2 to CRC (3-1).

            Three Mustangs finished with double-doubles, as Brooke Schmitz and Madie Stephenson both registered the first of their careers with Madeline Freeman posting her second of the season and the 11^th of her career. Mikayla Lawrence led the way in digs with 31, her fifth career match with 30 digs or more.

GAME FLOW

            CBC trailed 8-7 after 15 rallies in set one, but took the lead on a kill by Freeman. CBC would lead from there, clinching the set win, 25-21, on a ball handling error by CRC's setter. The Mustangs never trailed in the second set, leading by as much as 20-12 before winning 25-15 to go up 2-0. CBC struggled in the third set, dropping the first eight points before falling 13-25. The Pioneers led 19-10 in set four before CBC came storming back, winning 14 of the next 19 points to tie the set at 24. A service error and a ball handling error set up a dramatic fifth between the two sides. In set five, the teams traded the first six points before CBC fell behind 3-6. CBC fought back, however, and a kill by Stephenson made it 12-13. Unfortunately, a kill by CRC and an attack error gave the Pioneers the match and dropped CBC to 29-11 all-time against their in-state rivals.

UP NEXT

            The Mustangs head to Henderson, Tenn., on Friday for the first day of the Freed-Hardeman University Labor Day tournament. First serve against Rust College on Friday is scheduled for 1 p.m. with a match against Johnson University of Tennessee to follow later in the day.