By Staff
MCPHERSON – After a roller coaster season in 2022, the McPherson College volleyball team will open their 2023 season on Saturday (August 19) on the road in Seward, Nebraska playing Concordia University, the number four ranked team in the NAIA.
The Lady Bulldogs will have two top attackers returning in seniors Katelyn Moore and Bridget McHugh from a team that finished 15-15 in 2022.
(Katelyn Moore)
Moore recorded 227 kills that tapped out at 2.18 kills per set while being named second-team All-KCAC (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) in 2022. She also played an important part in the team defense and led the team with 3.55 digs per set while scoring 18 total blocks.
(Bridget McHugh)
McHugh paced McPherson College with 2.34 kills per set and had the team-best 15 solo blocks.
“I believe our depth and talent is better than it’s ever been,” noted an optimistic Lady Bulldog head coach Cory Cahill. “More importantly, our culture is thriving as the support, excitement, and love that the team has this upcoming season is special.”
Also returning will be Cynarah Rodriquez, the team’s top setter from 2022. Rodriquez finished the season with 7.44 assists per set and had 76 kills.
(Cynarah Rodriquez)
Among the others returning for their senior season are Moriah Delgado and Becca Steffen. Delgado finished 2022 second on the team with 317 digs and Steffen added 290 assists to go with 102 digs.
According to the coaching staff, the 2023 class is loaded with freshmen and transfers who they say are great athletes.
Coach Cahill concluded his pre-season reflections by adding, “The incoming class has seamlessly fitted in which is helping us to enhance our culture and environment. I cannot wait to see what they will accomplish. Relationships are becoming stronger and stronger, the level of play in practice has never been so high. I have never believed in any group the way I believe in this group for 2023.”
The Lady Bulldogs have a loaded schedule that includes four matches with teams currently ranked in the NAIA preseason top-twenty-five, two of which are ranked in the top-ten.
2023 MCPHERSON COLLEGE LADY BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE:
Saturday, August 19
= at Concordia University, 3:00 pm
Friday, August 25
= at Park University vs. Saint Ambrose University, 4:00 pm
Saturday, August 26
= at Park University vs. Morningside University, 10:00 am
= at Park University vs. Park University, 4:00 pm
Friday, September 1
= vs. Lindsey Wilson College at Bellevue University Tournament in Omaha, 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 2
= vs. Missouri Valley College at Bellevue University Tournament in Omaha, 11:30 am
= vs. Grand View Univrsity at Bellevue University Tournament in Omaha, 4:30 pm
Thursday, September 7
= Hosting Bellevue University, 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 9
= Hosting Benedictine College, 12:00 pm
= Hosting Oklahoma City University, 4:00 pm
Saturday, September 12
= Hosting Mid-America Christian Univrsity, 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 16
= at Doane University in Crete, NE, 3:00 pm
Wednesday, September 20
= at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, KS, 7:00 pm
Friday, September 22
= Hosting Briar Cliff University, 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 23
= Hosting Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, September 27
= Hosting Sterling College, 7:00 pm
Friday, September 29
= Hosting Central Christian College of Kansas, 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 30
= at Friends University in Wichita, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 4
= at Bethel College in Newton, KS, 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 7
= Hosting Southwestern College, 1:00 pm
Wednesday, October 11
= Hosting Bethany College, 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 14
= at Evangel University in Springfield, MO, 1:00 pm
Wednesday, October 18
= at York University in York, NE, 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 21
= Hosting Ottawa Univrsity, 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 28
= at University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, KS, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 1
= Hosting Tabor College, 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 4
= Hosting Avila University, 1:00 pm
Wednesday, November 8 & Saturday, November 11
= at KCAC Tournament in Hutchinson, KS, TBA
Saturday, November 18
= NAIA National Tournament Opening Round, TBA
Wednesday, November 29 – Tuesday, December 5
= NAIA National Volleyball Tournament in Sioux City, IA, TBA
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