Dodge City volleyball stretched their current win streak to six with a straight-set sweep of rival Garden City at home, 25-18, 25-17, 25-16.
The win moves the #8 Conquistadors to 21-5 on the season and 10-1 in KJCCC action. The 21 wins match the most in a season under head coach
Erin Mellinger, while also moving the Conqs to 7-1 on the season at home.
The night started a little slow for the Conqs as they fell behind 3-1 to open the action and Garden City worked to a 13-8 lead in the first set. The Conqs then mounted a run that turned into a 15-3 stretch, including back-to-back aces by
Sunni Skipps, and went on to take the first set, 25-18. Back-to-back points to open the second set put the Conqs ahead early, but another run in the middle of the set created separation, leading to a 25-17 second set. The third set again saw Garden City with an early lead as they went up 3-0 and 8-5 but the Conqs went on a 6-1 run to move ahead at 11-9. The Conqs then extended their lead, took the third set 25-16, and won the match.
Conqs got contributions across the board on the night with four players finishing with seven or more kills on the night.
Kayla Cantrill posted nine kills and 10 digs on the night, while
Dora Csanyi added eight kills. Skipps and
Anete Celnova each had seven kills on the evening.
Chelsea Durbridge recorded 25 assists, along with six digs, one ace, two kills, and a block.
Five games remain in the regular season, and the Conqs are back at home for their next contest, hosting #17 Barton on Wednesday, October 14
th at 6:30 pm.
