Hested Sets New School Record in a 3-0 Sweep Over The Pride

DUBUQUE, Iowa | The Mustangs dominated the court in a 3-0 sweep in the conference matchup against the Clarke Pride. 

Set one went to the Mustangs 26-24 in a point-for-point battle to open the match. The momentum switched to the Pride as they would take a 12-3 lead to start the second set, but the Mustangs would not go down without a fight. After being down nine points in the second set, the Mustangs battled back to regain momentum in a come-from-behind win to take set two 25-23. Set three was in favor of the Mustangs as they had a .279 hitting percentage to lead them to a 25-20 set victory and a 3-0 match sweep over the Pride.

Mary Kate Bendlage had an outstanding night as she recorded a .370 hitting percentage with 22 kills, which places her fourth in the school's all-time record for kills in a three-set match. Following Bendlage were Sam Schrage and Jenna Brown, who each recorded a .316 hitting percentage to pair with nine kills. 

Hailey Hested had a remarkable match as she broke the school's all-time record for assists in a three-set match after collecting 46 assists, which was set back in 2013. 

For the Pride, Maya Watters was their leading attacker with a .211 hitting percentage and 15 kills, followed by Rachel Haubert with six kills and a .138 hitting percentage. 

The Mustangs will be back on the court Friday, October 4^th, as they travel to face off with the Statesmen of William Penn in another conference matchup. The first serve is set for 7:00 PM CDT.