Hesston, KS -


The Larks almost pulled off the upset of the year, as they lost to #12 Cloud County 3-2 (25-21, 25-17, 15-25, 24-26, 8-15) last night.  Hesston came into their match-up will Cloud riding a three game win streak, winning their past nine sets in a row.  The Larks came out on fire as they were able to secure the first two sets to go up 2-0 on the T-Birds running their set win streak to 11.  Set 3 was a back-and-forth battle between both teams, but the T-Birds went on run to secure the set by a score of (15-25).  In set 4, the Larks trailed Cloud (24-20) before the Larks scored four unanswered points to tie the set up at (24-24).  Cloud ended the set by scoring the final two points to tie up the match at 2 sets apiece. Set 5 didn't start out well for the Larks as they got down 3-0.  After a time out Hesston went on a run to tie things up.  The next few points were back and forth until Cloud went on a five point run to put the set out of reach winning 15-8.  Hesston showed a lot of heart and determination throughout the night.  MacKenzie Mordecai led the way for the Larks with 10 kills, Tannah Tilley added 9 kills and Marta Jantzi added 6 kills as the Larks had a total of 38 kills on the evening.  Marta Jantzi and Mackenzie Mordecai both had 15 assists on the evening.  This loss brings their record to (9-12, 0-5) on the season, and they will now turn their attention onto prepping for their next match on Wednesday, October 9 versus Cowley County.


Individual Leaders
Kills = 10 (MacKenzie Mordecai)
Aces = 6 (Marta Jantzi)
Blocks = 5 (Paulina Diaz)
Assists = 15 (2 tied)
Digs = 12 (2 tied)