The No. 18 Master's University women's volleyball team fell 3-1 (17-25, 25-10, 13-25, 20-25) to IU Kokomo on Tuesday at the Student Activities & Events Center in Kokomo, Ind.
Krista Brady led TMU with 10 kills, 13 digs, two solo blocks, three block assists and an ace for 14.5 points. Kinsley Kollmann had 10 kills and 12 digs for a double-double.
IU Kokomo opened the match with two aces in its first four points and never trailed in the first set. Chloe Carpenter served a 3-0 run that made it 9-5. Avery Littrell then served three straight points to push the lead to 13-6, and TMU called timeout. The Cougars reached set point at 24-13. Kate Wagner went back to serve, and the Mustangs scored four straight, two of them on kills by Macy Gebhards. A Cali Cummings kill ended the set 25-17. IU Kokomo hit .316 in the set.
The second set belonged to the Mustangs. With the score tied 2-2, Piper Susank served six straight points. Krista Brady had a kill and McKenna Brady had a block during the run, and the Cougars called timeout down 7-2. Sierra Hale later served an ace in a three-point run. Then Wagner served eight straight points, starting with an ace, to take the lead from 15-9 to 23-9. TMU's block did most of the work in that stretch. Krista Brady was in on three blocks, and Isabella Amet and Camdyn Gebhards each added one. Gebhards finished the set with blocks on the last two points. IU Kokomo hit -.194 with 11 attack errors in the set.
The Cougars took control early in the third set. Gracelynn Olson served seven straight points to start it, and IU Kokomo led 8-0. TMU hit -.029 in the set and never got closer than six points.
TMU led most of the fourth set. Susank served an ace in a 3-0 run that put the Mustangs up 8-3. Wagner served three more straight points, including a McKenna Brady–Amet block, and TMU led 12-4. The Mustangs were up 13-5 when IU Kokomo went on an 11-1 run. Littrell served the last five points of it, and the Cougars took their first lead of the set at 15-14. TMU got as close as 19-22 on a Macy Gebhards kill. IU Kokomo closed the match out 25-20.
The Lady Mustangs return to GSAC play on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Hope International. The match is at 2 p.m. at Darling Pavilion in Fullerton.
