WINFIELD, Kan. - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Volleyball bounced back in a big way on Saturday from a loss earlier in the week as the Coyotes swept the Southwestern College Moundbuilders 25-14, 26-24, 25-20 inside Stewart Fieldhouse.
The Coyotes broke open the first set with several mini runs for the 25-14 win. KWU led 8-6 before embarking on a 4-1 run to take a 12-7 lead on a kill by Giovanna Ishii. The Coyotes would use another 4-1 run to push the difference out to 19-10 before closing the set on a 5-2 run on Ryan Pennington's kill.
Southwestern led 4-1 to start the second set and led 9-4 when the Coyotes rallied. A kill by Ivi Marcolino sparked a 4-0 run to get the Coyotes back within a point at 9-8. Southwestern would answer back with a 3-0 spurt to push the lead to 12-8.
A 5-1 run by the Coyotes tied things up at 13 on a block by Ryan Pennington and Ishii. A 4-1 run by the Coyotes gave KWU a 17-15 lead but Southwestern came back and took a 20-18 lead thanks to a 5-1 run.
KWU trailed 22-19 when the Coyotes went on a 5-1 run to have a chance at set point at 24-23. Southwestern got a point to tie it, but then the Coyotes would score the last two for the 26-24 win.
The Coyotes led 6-2 to start the third set but a 5-0 Southwestern run made it 7-6 in favor of the Moundbuilders. KWU led 11-10 when the Coyotes scored three straight to lead 14-10. Southwestern got within a point at 21-20 before the Coyotes closed it out with four points for the 25-20 win.
Campbell Bohling led the Coyotes with 11 kills while Marcolino had nine and Ryan Pennington had seven without a hitting error. The Coyotes hit. 253 as a team. Blair Penningto had 16 assists and Ishii had 17. Ryan Pennington and Ishii had five blocks each. Tristyn Hedman had 10 digs.