Box Score (Peru, Neb.)—On Tuesday, September 13, the Peru State volleyball team was swept by Wayne State College in an exhibition match. The Bobcats lost 14-25, 8-25 and 13-25.
 
Below is a breakdown of how each set went between the Wildcats and the Bobcats:
 
Peru State started the first set off with a bang as Allie Schneider (Humphrey) hit Wayne State College with an ace. The Bobcats early in the first set were hanging with the NCAA Division II No. 3 team in the country.
 
The Wildcats would then start to pull away as they led 12-6. A kill by Katie Mendick (Bellevue) had the score at 13-7. An 8-2 run then had Wayne State out to a 21-9 lead late in the first set. A kill by Kim Krise (Briggsdale, Colo.) and an ace by Olivia Gordon (Oskaloosa, Iowa) had the Bobcats back within 10.
 
Peru State was able to get a few more points from a couple of errors and a kill by Mendick but Wayne State won the first set 25-14.
 
The Bobcats in the second set hung around again in the early stages as a kill by Mendick and an error by the Wildcats had the second set tied at two. The Bobcats would trail by two as Paige Chanay (Holton, Kan.) would get the kill trailing 4-6. The Wildcats then flexed their muscle as they went on a 11-0 run to take a 17-4 lead.
 
The Bobcats would score four more points from kills by Chanay, Lauren Moubray (Mission, Tex.) and Kennedy Miller (Plattsmouth). The Bobcats also got a point via an error. Peru State would ultimately end up falling to Wayne State 25-8 in the second set.
 
The Wildcats started the third set on an 8-0 run, before a kill by Mendick would stop the Wayne State run. Kills by Miller and Krise would have the Wildcat lead trimmed down to seven as they led 10-3. Later in the third Michelle Beer (Salem) and Krise would get a few kills as Wayne State still led 14-6.
 
Wayne State then extended their lead out to ten late in the third set leading 18-8. Peru State would get a few more points from an error and kills by Mendick, Miller and Krise but would lose the set 25-13 and they would end up losing the match 3-0.
 
Here's what head coach Madison Kindle had to say about the exhibition match…
 
"It was such a great opportunity for us to compete and build a relationship with sister school, Wayne State last night," said Coach Kindle. "It was awesome to see our players compete against a well-trained, high-level NCAA D2 program and to have an opportunity to grow in areas we've been training on in practice."
 
Krise led the way in kills with six while Mendick and Beer fell behind her with five and four respectively. Gordon and Schneider each had an ace. Schneider led the way in  assists with 18, Gordon had three and Chantal Paniagua (Santo Domingo, D.R.) with two. Mattie Nichols (Auburn) had eight digs on the night, Schneider had six and Beer ended with four.
 
Peru State has two big conference matchups this weekend as they host Clarke Friday, September 16, at 7:00 p.m. Then Mount Mercy comes to town for the early risers as first serve is set for 9:30 a.m., on Saturday, September 17.