MCPHERSON, Kan. — York (8-14, 2-6) lost its match to McPherson College (21-2, 7-0) 3-0 on Wednesday. McPherson is ranked No. 10 in the NAIA. The Panthers were held to 20 kills and a .019 hitting percentage, while McPherson finished with 43 kills and hit .413.
York moved in front 3-2 on a
Florencia Felmer service ace, but McPherson College took control from there.
Madilyn De La Garza,
Jassania Joseph,
Emma Kerley and
Amber White each had kills for the Panthers, while Joseph added a block assist late. McPherson College closed the set with a 25-8 score.
York trimmed an early 5-0 deficit to 9-7, with Kerley recording two kills and
Isidora Diaz Aguirre adding another during the response. McPherson College answered later in the set, scoring the next five points after Felmer's kill made it 15-10. The Panthers could not close the gap from there, and McPherson took the set 25-13.
York could not recover from McPherson College's opening separation in the third set, taking a timeout at 4-0 and seeing the margin reach 11-1. Joseph supplied three kills for the Panthers, including York's first point and a sideout at 24-6, while
Maria Del Mar Rivera added two kills. McPherson closed the set 25-7.
Kerley led the Panthers with six kills while hitting .211. Joseph added four kills and a solo block for five points.
Meadow Nusbaum finished with 11 assists and five digs.
Valentina Jimenez collected a team-high nine digs and added one assist.
Up next, York volleyball travels to Ottawa, Kan., to face Ottawa (Kan.) on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m.
