Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 | Box Score 4 Dodge City volleyball hit the court for the final non-conference action of the season as they traveled to Gainesville, Texas, to compete at the NCTC Invitational hosted by North Central Texas College. 
 
The Conquistadors opened the tournament with a five-set win over Wharton County, overcoming an early deficit in the match to dominate the fifth set and claim the victory (25-27, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 15-9). To wrap up day one at the tournament, the Conqs took on #10 Blinn and fell 3-0 in the contest (12-25, 22-25, 17-25). Day two would see the Conqs finish the NCTC Invitational strong with a pair of 3-0 wins, beating Western Texas (25-19, 25-19, 25-16) and the host North Central Texas (25-14, 25-15, 25-18). 
 
The 3-1 weekend moves the Conqs to 7-5 overall on the season, as they have played six ranked teams (at the time of playing them) in the first 12 matches of the season. 
 
Won 3-2 vs Wharton County
The Conqs opened the NCTC Invitational, taking on Wharton County, a team they had faced at the Weatherford Tournament in their season opener. This time around, the match would need five sets to decide the winner, and the Conqs would overcome adversity through the contest, dropping a tight first set 27-25. The second set looked like the Conqs started to put things together as they bounced back to take it 25-17, but Wharton County countered in the third set, taking it 25-23. Set four would prove to be tight as well, as the Conqs stayed alive in the match with a 25-20 fourth set. In the fifth set, the Conqs would dominate Wharton County on their way to the 15-9 fifth set and match win. 
 
Conqs had a season-high 57 kills as a team with a quartet of gals in double figures each, led by Allison Mason, who hit .400 with 16 kills in the win, adding eight digs. Sunni Skipps added a double-double with 10 kills and 14 digs, while Kayla Cantrill chipped in 15 kills and nine digs. Amariah White posted 10 kills and had two block assists. Chelsea Durbridge finished with 45 assists, adding three kills, three aces, and three block assists. Kamalei Wassman added 11 digs in the victory. 
 
Lost 3-0 vs #10 Blinn 
Another ranked opponent stood in front of the Conqs in their second match of the NCTC Invitational as they squared off with #10 Blinn, and Blinn took the match 3-0. Blinn would control the first set 25-12 and then take the next two sets 25-22 and 25-17 despite the Conqs pushing them in each set. 
 
In the loss, the Conqs struggled in the contest with multiple errors on the attack and serve. Nine kills by Cantrill led the Conqs, while Durbridge had 17 assists, and Mali Towers recorded eight digs. 
 
Won 3-0 vs Western Texas 
Conqs would start day two of the NCTC Invitational strong and keep that momentum all day, claiming a 3-0 win over Western Texas behind 25-19, 25-19, and 25-16 sets. 
 
White recorded 11 kills in the contest, while Cantrill chipped in nine kills with six digs. Towers led the team defensively with nine digs, adding two aces and three assists, while Durbridge tallied 30 assists. 
 
Won 3-0 vs North Central Texas
The tournament and non-conference play wrapped up for the Conqs as they took on the host of the tournament, North Central Texas, and earned a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-15, 25-18). 
 
Mason had her second double-digit kill performance of the tournament as she hit .389, recording 11 kills. Both Skipps and Cantrill each chipped in eight kills, while Chaehee Baek had her best performance with six kills. Durbridge had a strong outing with 33 assists, four kills, eight digs, two aces, and two block assists. 
 
Conqs now turn their attention to KJCCC action the rest of the way for the season and have a pair of big matchups looming in the coming week, starting with a road trip to El Dorado to take on Butler on Monday, September 7th at 6:00pm. The Conqs will host #5 Barton on Wednesday, September 10th at 6:30 pm.