Midland College Athletic Director
In what may be one of the best talent match-ups of the 2011 season, the Midland College volleyball team remained undefeated in conference play with a thrilling five-set match against Western Texas College last night in Snyder.
MC kept two important win streaks alive with the win. The Lady Chaps are concurrently riding a 10-win consecutive match streak and also a five match conference win streak. Midland College in "Phoenix-like" fashion has risen from a 3-10 record early this season to 13-10 overall record and 5-0 in the WJCAC. Western Texas fell to 17-9 and 4-1 as the first half of conference play came to an end.
The contest featured two talented teams, neither of which wanted to cede an inch. After falling behind early in the first set Midland College fought back to draw to within three points at 21-18. Western Texas responded by going on a 4-0 run to win game one 25-18.
In the second and third set, Midland College again fell behind early, but refused to stay down. MC received a much-needed shot in the arm in the form of sophomore DS Addision Zaya. Zaya's hot service game, including four aces, confused the Lady Westerners and allowed the Lady Chaps to mount comebacks on several occasions during the match. MC took games two and three, 25-22 and 25-19 to take control of the match two games to one.
Set four belonged to WTC with Midland College unable claw their way to less than a five point margin. The Lady Westerners took set four 25-17, thus setting the stage for a final game showdown. The final sets are played to 15 points, however the winning team must lead by two to secure the match.
MC jumped to the early lead, however WTC responded tying the match at 2-2. MC moved to a 8-6 lead to force the switch. The Lady Chaps managed to stay two points ahead until the Lady Westerners made a run to tie the contest at 13-13. Midland College relinquished the lead 16-15, but tied the contest at 16-16 on a kill by sophomore Sarah Sawyer. MC scored again to move ahead 17-16.
The final flurry of activity included a heroic dig by sophomore Brittany Serrano which kept the ball alive and seemingly surprised the Western Texas team. Eventually it was an attack error by a WTC that provided the final margin of victory for MC 18-16 in the five-set test of wills.
In addition to Zaya's contribution, freshman standout Dragana Cvoric recorded 15 kills to lead Midland College while Serrano picked up 23 digs.
Lady Chap Individual Statistics:
Kills: Cvoric 15, Serrano 11, Sawyer 9, Victoria Smith 6, Trinity Walker 3, Breanna Ruble 2
Assists: Ruble 38, Sawyer 1, Zaya 1
Digs: Serrano 23, Keli-Key Wilson 22, Cvoric 16, Ruble 13, Zaya 12, Sawyer 8, T. Walker 2, Smith 1
Blocks: T. Walker 3, Sawyer 2, Serrano 1, Smith 1, Ruble 1
Aces: Zaya 4, Ruble 2, Serrano 1
WJCAC Standings (as of 10/13/11):
Midland College 5-0
Western Texas College 4-1
New Mexico Military Institute 2-3
Frank Phillips College 2-3
Clarendon College 1-4
Odessa College 1-4
Next Match:
Saturday, October 15 @ 2:00 p.m. in Borger, TX against Frank Phillips College.
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