Box Score For the fifth straight year the Dodge City volleyball team has earned a spot in the Region 6/Plains District Semifinals as they won a four-set contest against rival Garden City in the first round for the second straight year. 
 
The Conquistadors picked up the 25-12, 22-25, 25-12, 25-15 victory over the Broncbusters to move to 27-5 on the season and stretch their win streak to 12. The Conqs have won five in a row in the series with Garden City, including ending the Broncbusters season for the second straight season. 
 
It was a quick 2-0 start, and the lead ballooned to 10-4 in the first set, then to 18-7 after a Chaehee Baek ace, prompting Garden City's second timeout. The Conqs cruised to the first set as Sunni Skipps tallied a pair of aces down the stretch to take the first set 25-12. In the early portion of the second set, it was back-and-forth, with Garden City going up by as many as four at 10-6. A 5-0 run by the Conqs pushed them in front at 18-15 but Garden City countered with a 4-0 run and regained the lead at 19-18. Tight down the stretch, it was Garden City who finished off the second set, taking it 25-22. The Conqs wasted no time grabbing control in the third set, opening the set on a 5-0 run and then working to an 11-1 lead on a Dora Csanyi block. The third set wrapped up with the Conqs taking it 25-12. In the fourth, the teams traded points over the first six points of the set, but the Conqs then went on a run and led 18-8 on the way to a 25-15 fourth-set win, ultimately taking the match.  
 
A pair of double-doubles led the Conqs on the night as Skipps had a strong performance with 12 kills on a .391 hitting percentage while adding 14 digs. Anete Celnova finished with 11 kills and 19 digs, while Kayla Cantrill chipped in 12 kills. Rian Muntaner recorded 11 digs at libero, and Chelsea Durbridge dished out 39 assists while adding two aces and eight digs. 
 
The Conqs now square off with Hutchinson in the Region 6/Plains District Semifinals on Saturday, November 7^th at 5:00 pm at home, looking to earn a spot in the championship game.