Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Coming off an intense Jayhawk West home victory over Dodge City on Wednesday, the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team welcomes the No. 12-ranked Seward County Saints into the Sports Arena on Saturday.

First serve is at 2 p.m. at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The match will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network.

The Blue Dragons (20-8) are tied for second in the Jayhawk West with Butler at 7-1. The Dragons trail Seward County (18-4) by one-half game in the Jayhawk West standings.

Seward County won the first meeting with the Blue Dragons this season. The Saints captured a four-set win (22-25, 25-22, 27-25, 25-20) over the Dragons on August 31 in Liberal.

The Blue Dragons hit .207 in that match. Freshman Taniya Golden had a team-high 20 kills on .368 hitting. Freshman Alejandra Briseno had 12 kills.

Seward County hit .222 against the Dragons and out-blocked Hutchinson 12-5.

Golden had 19 kills on .400 hitting on Wednesday against Dodge City in a match that featured 17 lead changes and 37 ties. Anna Dean had 14 kills and eight blocks against the Conquistadors.

Seward County has won seven games in a row and are 6-1 in road games this season. The Saints are averaging 11.86 kills on .203 hitting as a team. Seward also averages 2.00 blocks, 16.11 digs and 1.90 service aces per set.

The Blue Dragons are averaging 10.54 kills on .231 hitting. Hutchinson averages 1.63 blocks, 11.95 digs and 1.63 blocks per set.