Peru State Volleyball Team Splits Weekend Road Trip
The Peru State volleyball team took a road trip to Missouri over the weekend and split its two matches.
CANTON, MO - The Peru State volleyball team played a conference match against the Culver-Stockton Wildcats on Friday, October 4. The Bobcats fell in a hard-fought five-set match. The Bobcats are now 3-5 in the Heart of America Conference and 7-13 overall.
The Bobcats started strong in the first set with Eden Moore and Raevyn Russel having three kills with Addison Schneider and Kalyssa Fox having two as the Bobcats fought back and forth with the Wildcats. The Bobcats pulled away and won the set 25-22.
In the second set, the Bobcats had a slow start, finding themselves in a big deficit. Through the efforts of the Bobcats, including three kills from Kennedy Miller and two from Kalolaine Pasikala, the Wildcats won the set, 25-16.
In the third set, the Bobcats started with a big kill from Eden Moore. The Wildcats took an early lead. Eden Moore had four kills as the Bobcats tried to close the gap to win the set, but their efforts weren't enough as the Wildcats won the third set 25-15.
The Bobcats struggled in the beginning in the fourth set. The team battled to close the gap with the Wildcats, but found themselves in a 21-15 deficit. The Bobcats found momentum as they stopped the Wildcats and won the fourth set 25-22. Eden Moore, Raevyn Russel and Kennedy Miller had three kills in the set. Moore and Russel also had three blocks with Miller and Addison Schnider adding two in the fourth set.
In the final set, the Bobcats went back and forth with the Wildcats. They fought 'til the end with Raevyn Russel having three kills and Eden Moore and Kalolaine Pasikala having two kills. Despite their efforts, the Bobcats ultimately fell to the Wildcats 15-12.
Raevyn Russel led the Bobcats with 12 kills, 16 digs, seven assisted blocks and two service aces. Eden Moore also had 12 kills, four digs and two assisted blocks. Addison Schneider had six kills, six assisted blocks and two digs. Kennedy Miller had six kills and five assisted blocks with Kalolaine Pasikala having six kills, two service aces, two assisted blocks and two digs.
Allie Schneider had 24 assists with 13 digs in the match. Samantha Chesley had six assists and four digs. Ryan White had eight digs with Emily Sherman having seven digs.
ST. LOUIS, MO - Peru State swept the University of Health Sciences Pharmacy (UHSP) Eutectics in a non-conference match in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats are now 8-13 overall this season.
The Bobcats stopped the Eutectics early in the first set. With the help of five kills from Kennedy Miller and four kills from Eden Moore and Raevyn Russel. Russel and Emily Sherman had two aces in the first set as the Bobcats won the set, 25-14.
In the second set, the Bobcats battled with the Eutectics throughout the set before pulling away with the lead. Raevyn Russel had three kills with Kennedy Miller and Eden Moore having three kills as the Bobcats pulled away and won the set, 25-19.
The Bobcats struggled at the beginning of set three, finding themselves in a 15-7 deficit. The team didn't give up though and began fighting to close the gap. With the help of four kills from Raevyn Russel, three kills from Eden Moore and Kalolaine Pasikala and three blocks from Kennedy Miller and Eden Moore, the Bobcats won the set 25-22.
Raevyn Russel led the Bobcats with 13 kills, 12 digs and two service aces. Eden Moore had ten kills and three assisted blocks in the match. Kennedy Miller had eight kills, four blocks and two digs with Kalyssa Fox adding five kills for the Bobcats.
Allie Schneider had 27 assists and eight digs against the Eutectics. Samantha Chesley had eight assists, two digs and two service aces. Ryan White added eight digs for the Bobcats. Kalolaine Pasikala had seven digs and three kills.
Next: The Bobcats will return home on Tuesday, October 8, to take on the Grand View Vikings at 6:00pm.