(Ann Arbor, MI)--Day 2 of the Cardinal Kickoff Classic saw Concordia lose a 5 set heart breaker to Purdue North Central 25-14, 21-25, 19-25, 25-22, 10-15.  PNC wore Concordia down with a strong attack from both their outsides.  Leading the way for the Cardinals with a team high 20 kills and 4 aces was Junior Ashley Hart (Birmingham, MI-Marian).  Junior Danielle Guss (Lambertsville, MI-Bedford) recorded the first double-double of the season with 11 kills and 12 digs.  Freshman Sara Wegmann (Andrews, IN-Huntington) recorded 6 kills and 3 total blocks.

Concordia is now 1-2 on the season.

 

Concordia closed with a match against Rochester College.  Turning into a heated rivalry Rochester beat Concordia (25-27, 22-25, 21-25).  An up-tempo attack from Rochester and inopportune errors cost the Cardinals.  Junior Ashley Hart (Birmingham, MI-Marian) led the way with 14 kills.  Freshman Samantha Jones (Bloomfield Hills, MI-Lahser) led the team with 12 digs.  Senior Shannon Murphy (Linden, MI-Linden) finished strong with 7 kills, hitting .66% with 2 blocks.

 

Concordia finishes the tournament 1-3.

 

The team continued to get better each game and even though 1-3 was not the record the Lady Cards were looking for, Coach Justin Martin stated "that the improvement made each game gives the young Lady Cardinals something to build on." The Lady Cards will be a tough opponent for any team this year!