Wildcats Drop Match, Season Series to Nationally-Ranked Missouri Valley
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Missouri Valley (13-3, 7-3) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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Culver-Stockton (MO) (3-19, 0-10) | 17 | 22 | 16 | 0 |
The Culver-Stockton men's volleyball team began a week of competition against nationally-ranked opponents with a three-set loss to 12th-ranked Missouri Valley College Tuesday night at Charles Field House.
The Wildcats, who also lost to the Vikings earlier this season in Marshall, Mo., fell to the visitors this time 25-17, 25-22, 25-16.
Zach Kowalewicz led the offensive attack with 10 kills while Malachi Gnade totaled nine terminations. C-SC recorded five fewer kills overall than Missouri Valley with the Vikings holding a 32-27 edge. However, the Wildcats committed 26 attack errors on 98 chances while MVC had 17 errors on only 73 attempts.
Things won't get any easier this weekend as the Wildcats are scheduled to play this Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, against fifth-ranked Grand View (Iowa) and seventh-ranked William Penn (Iowa). C-SC begins the gauntlet Friday against Grand View in Des Moines, Iowa. First serve is at 7 p.m.