(Peru, Neb.) – The 24^th- ranked Bellevue Bruins proved to be just a little too much for the Peru State volleyball team to handle Wednesday night. The hosts swept the Bobcats 25-22, 25-21, 25-19 to improve to 6-3 on the season.

With the loss, the 'Cats dropped to 1-6.
 
Team Statistics
 
No play-by-play was available so only team and individual stats are being reported.

 
Bellevue had a slightly better hitting percentage as they finished the night hitting .278 compared to .235 for the Bobcats.
 
Peru State did have one more service ace than the Bruins with three, but gave up seven points on service errors.
 
The Bobcats had a slight advantage in blocking, but Bellevue had 15 more digs than Peru State.

BELLEVUE BOX SCORE
 
Individual Statistics
 
Yorgelys Jaspe (San Carlos, Venezuela) led the 'Cats with nine kills while Nadja Janjevic (Podgorica, Montenegro) added seven kills. Cami Ruiz (Bogota, Columbia) and Kira Shapiro (Omaha) each finished with six kills. The middles – Janjevic and Ruiz – both had good hitting nights as they hit .455 and .462 respectively.
 
Darlene Quinonez Holguin (Las Cruces, N.M.) led the team with 16 assists while Hannah Burianek (Lincoln) contributed nine. Taylor Thompson (Norfolk) finished with seven assists.
 
Janjevic, Cheyenne Birkle (Holden, Mo.), and Claire Cudney (Marysville, Kan.) each finished with one service ace.
 
Cudney led the team with 12 digs while Jaspe finished the match with nine.

 
Hannah Sexton (Beatrice) and Tyra Mollhoff (Lincoln) each had one solo block. Janjevic was credited with two block assists while Sexton and Mollhoff each had one block assist.
 
Upcoming Games
 
The Bobcats will be participating in the Five Points Bank Classic in Hastings hosted by Hastings College on Friday and Saturday.
 
On Friday, the 'Cats will play Friends (Kan.) at 3 p.m. and McPherson (Kan.) at 7 p.m. The Falcons are 5-6 on the year having lost their last two matches. The Bulldogs are 10-0 and are presently receiving votes in the most recent NAIA Coaches Top 25 Poll.
 
On Saturday, Peru State will be facing Kansas Wesleyan at 10 a.m. and then Columbia (Mo.) at 4 p.m. The Coyotes are off to an 8-3 start and have won five in a row. The Cougars are ranked third in the NAIA after starting the season with a 5-1 mark which included knocking off last year's national champion Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).
 
Peru State will host its first home match on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. The defending Heart of America Athletic Conference (Heart) champion Grand View (Iowa) will be the opponent. The Vikings are 8-0 on the year and moved up to second in the most recent coaches' poll.