Lady Pioneer volleyball falls to Wildcats

September 4, 2021

By Dustin Semore, Sports Information Director

CANTON, Mo. – Crowley's Ridge suffered a second setback in Missouri, falling in straight sets to the Culver-Stockton (Mo.) College Wildcats 11-25, 12-25, 20-25.

Crowley's Ridge (1-2) had a slow start, falling behind by eight before an Olivia Deckelman kill broke the scoreless streak which was followed by a pair of service aces from Brooklynn Passmore to close the game to 8-3. Culver-Stockton's (2-5) early advantage proved too much for the Lady Pioneers to overcome as the opening set went the Wildcats' way 25-11.

The Lady 'Neers middle set opened well, with Deckelman serving for a 5-0 run to bring the score to 10-7; however, CRC had difficulty keeping the ball inside the lines, committing six attack errors. The Wildcats took advantage of a -12.0% Lady Pioneer attack mark to win the second set 25-12.

CRC saved their best effort for last, using a rotation full of freshmen to take a 12-11 lead off of a block shared by Hudson Durrett and Jadyn Hesse. A back-and-forth third set ended in favor of the home team, with CSC earning the set and match with a 25-20 score.

Crowley's Ridge was led offensively by Deckelman's six-kill effort. Passmore tallied three service aces while Durrett totaled 1.5 blocks.

UP NEXT

The Lady Pioneers will reset for a tri-match at Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University's Brewer Sports Center on Tuesday, September 7. CRC will play the hosting Lady Lions at 3 p.m., followed by a match with the Lane (Tenn.) College Dragons at 5 p.m.