McPHERSON - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Volleyball saw its 2026 season come to a close on Tuesday night as the Coyotes dropped a straight set decision to No. 10 ranked and KCAC top-seeded McPherson 25-12, 25-19, 25-12 inside Holman Fieldhouse.
KWU led 3-1 in the first set, but McPherson turned up the offense and scored the next 11 points to lead 12-3. KWU got the next three on a Ryan Pennington kill, a service ace by Pennington and a McPherson error, but the Bulldogs pushed the lead back out to 21-10 before taking the opening set 25-12.
The Coyotes trailed 5-4 in the second set, but stayed close with the Bulldogs. Trailing 14-11, KWU scored three straight points, the last on a kill by Avery Conner to draw even at 14. The Coyotes took a brief 16-15 lead on a block by Conner, but McPherson scored five of the next six points to take a 20-17 lead. KWU got back within one at 20-19, but McPherson closed the set with five straight points.
McPherson bolted out to a 14-4 lead in the third set and was in control to complete the sweep.
Campbell Bohling had six kills to lead the Coyotes while Pennington had five. Giovanna Ishii had 12 assists and Harley Ludacka had eight. Tristyn Hedman led the back row defense with 16 digs, while Ishii had 14 and Bohling 11. Conner had two solo blocks.