By james art No. 18 Midland volleyball won its final regular-season road game of the fall, 25-15, 25-14, 25-19 over Doane on Saturday.
“The team came out very focused in the first game – a much better start than in the CSM game,” Midland head coach Paul Giselman said in a press release. “We still need to clean up our hitting mistakes as we got a bit sloppy in the second and third sets.”
The Warriors overwhelmed the Tigers from the start, building a 7-1 lead in the first set that they never relinquished and doubled the early lead again in the second set (7-0).
Doan didn’t let Midland take the match early in the third set, building an 8-4 lead of its own to start the final set of the day.
The Warriors quickly killed it off with an 8-2 run of their own that turned the tide back in favor of the visitors.
Jacki Apel led Midland with 13 kills, while Brooklynn Snyder added nine. Abbey Ringler recorded seven kills, while Cameran Jansky and Lauren Jones each added five.
Brena Mackling and Stella Kuehl coordinated the Warriors offense to a .216 hitting percentage. Mackling had 16 assists and Kuhl led all players with 19.
Midland (15-9, 11-2 GPAC) will return home for its final two games of the season. First up will be a midweek game against Hastings (13-8, 7-5 GPAC). The Warriors and Broncos will take the court at the Wikert Event Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Fremont, Neb.