The Fighting Scots volleyball team hosted a non-conference matchup against Coe College falling short in 3 straight sets on Tuesday, September 29.
“We had a really tough preseason schedule this year,” said Head Coach Hope Sackmann. “We faced some really good teams that pushed us out of our comfort zone and really challenged us which I believe in the end will make us stronger going into conference play.”
The team fought hard with a (25-28) score with Kylee Celus leading kills for the Scots with five. The Scots lost the 2nd set (20-24). In the 3rd set, the team traded points with Coe and began to trail, until Bri Woodard and Celus got a kill to cut the lead to (18-20). The Scots were briefly trailing again until Celus got a clutch ace and Woodard tied the match (24-24). The Kohawks got a late game ace to win the overall match.
Despite the loss, Sackmann saw some mental toughness from the team. “We never gave up even when the pressure was on us at the end of the set. I also thought our block showed up and was big at the net … which created some really big stops for us on the defensive side.”
The Fighting Scots return to Glennie tonight at 7:00 to face Illinois College and on Saturday at Noon with a match against Knox.
