Columbia, Mo. - The No. 10-ranked Cougars of Columbia College earned their second consecutive American Midwest Conference win in just as many days as they played to a sweep over the visiting Mustangs of Central Baptist College. Columbia improved to 14-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play while CBC dropped to 6-8 overall and 0-2 in AMC play.
It was a slow start for the Cougars in set one as they trailed for most of the first set. Down 12-16, a kill from
Katerina Pappa sparked a three-point service run from
Magdalena Bostal to cut the deficit to just one, 15-16. Both teams traded points from there until a tie at 19-19 was broken by three consecutive kills from
Alayna Rooks to put the Cougars up 21-19. A kill from
Abby Massengill ended the first set for the Cougars, 25-22.
Luisa Ferreira got the Cougars out to a 5-0 lead in the second set. Columbia continued to hold their lead as they took even bigger leads at 10-3 and 20-6. Three kills from
Katerina Pappa and a kill from
Abby Massengill put the Cougars at set point, 24-8, before a service ace from
Luisa Ferreira gave the Cougars the second set win, 25-8.
The Mustangs used four quick kills in the third set to jump out to a 6-3 lead. A kill from
Luisa Ferreira was followed by two kills from
Ellie Rockers to put
Magdalena Bostal at the service line. Bostal served the Cougars to a 10-7 lead before a kill from the Mustangs cut their run. Up 15-14,
Luisa Ferreira sparked a big run for Columbia as she recorded three service aces along the way to take a 20-14 lead. Kills from
Alayna Rooks and
Ellie Rockers sealed the third set win for Columbia, 25-17.
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