Box Score

For the seventh time this season and the fifth time in the last seven matches the Dodge City volleyball team went five sets with an opponent and despite winning the first two sets the Conquistadors saw Cloud County comeback and win the match in five sets 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 22-25, 11-15. 

The loss drops the Conqs to 14-14 on the season and 5-8 in KJCCC play with three matches remaining in the regular season with all three at home.

After back-and-forth 3-0 runs each to open the night in the first set the Conqs would trail 22-17 late in the first but mount the comeback. The Conqs put together a 7-0 run to swing the momentum their way and hold a 24-22 lead in the first set and ultimately finished the first set out on an 8-1 run overall to grab it 25-23. Set two saw Cloud County take the early lead again going up 6-2 but it would tighten up as the set progressed being tied several times until the Conqs strung together a 4-0 run to lead 22-18 and used that to earn the second set 25-21. To open the third set the Conqs jumped up early lead 8-4 and then 12-6 but that lead would dissipate, and Cloud County came back to win the third set 25-21. In the fourth set, it would be much of the same back-and-forth play from the night overall until Cloud County once again had a late run to snatch the fourth set 25-22. Tied 2-2 in the match the contest would go to a fifth set and the Thunderbirds of Cloud County jumped up 7-3 in the fifth and would keep the Conqs at arm's length on their way to the 15-11 set win to take the match. 

A trio of Conqs tallied double-figure kills on the night as Tess De Zanet finished with 19 kills and a career-high 21 digs for her eighth double-double of the season. Beatriz Lampugnani Cornachini added a 14-kill, nine digs, five aces night for the Conqs, while Agnes Hegardt had her fifth double-figure-kill performance of the season with 13. Both Leisey Keli'i and Jatnna Pena each recorded double-digit digs with 18 and 12, respectively. Hayden Pinard tallied 47 assists, with three kills, nine digs, and two aces. 

The Conqs will host Pratt on Saturday, October 21st at 6:30 pm and it will be Dig Pink night at the Student Activity Center. Following that contest the Conqs will then host Butler on Wednesday, October 25th, and then host Colby on Saturday, October 28th which will be sophomore day and the regular season finale for the Conqs.