FREMONT, Neb. — No. 14 Midland protected home court in a Great Plains Athletic Conference volleyball match on Saturday, sweeping Dakota Wesleyan University at the Wikert Event Center. Set scores were 25-22, 25-20, and 25-18.
Midland improved its record to 19-9 overall and 10-5 in conference play, while Dakota Wesleyan dropped to 17-10 overall and 6-9 in conference action. The loss puts DWU in a tie for seventh place in the league standings with one game remaining.
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As a team, Midland accumulated 48 total kills, 46 assists, six service aces, and 74 digs while posting a .208 hitting percentage. After recording hitting percentages of .123 and .170 across the opening two sets, Midland closed out the match by attacking at a .356 clip with 19 kills in the third set.
Brooklynn Snyder spearheaded the offense with a match-high 20 kills, while Ashley Beethe chipped in nine kills, and Abree Pflueger and Avery Couch added six kills apiece. Brena Mackling had 22 assists and three aces, and defensively, libero Eme Myers collected a team-high 22 digs.
DWU finished with 37 total kills, 33 assists, and 67 digs while hitting .151 as a team. Evy Knoblock paced DWU with a team-high 13 kil...