C of O vs Oklahoma Panhandle State University – Friday, September 27

Goodwell, OK – After a loss to MACU the previous weekend, the Lady Cats traveled to Oklahoma Panhandle State University in hopes of getting back in the win column.

Set 1: After two straight points from the Aggies, a service error followed by a Bailey Chamberlain kill put the Lady Cats on the board. Down 2-3, the Lady Cats posted five straight kills (Bri Linehan, Christa Duffel, Abby Chadwell, and Brooklyn Crawford x2) to set the tone and take the lead, 7-3. The Aggies responded, however, putting up four consecutive points before another Brooklyn Crawford kill made the score 9-7. After a couple back-and-forth points, the Lady Cats went on a tear. Three Bailey Chamberlain kills mixed in with a couple Aggie errors pushed the score to 17-10. As the Lady Cats looked to put away the first set, kills coming from Grace Hancock, Bri Linehan, Bailey Chamberlain, and Christa Duffel continued the Lady Cats’ scoring frenzy. Another Christa duffel kill led to set point at 24-15, but the Aggies fought back with three straight points to put the score at 24-18. A Brooklyn Crawford kill, however, put an end to the Aggies’ streak and secured the set 1 victory.

Set 2: Looking to continue their momentum, the Lady Cats began set 2 with a Bri Linehan kill. The Aggies, however, quickly responded with a couple kills of their own. After going down 5-10, the Lady Cats took their first timeout of the set. Brooklyn Crawford looked to swing the momentum out of the timeout with a kill, but two Aggie blocks and an attack error increased the Lady Cat deficit to 6-14. A Bailey Chamberlain kill was quickly followed by 2 straight Aggie points, and the Lady Cats used their final timeout of the set, down 7-16. A Bailey Chamberlain block and a couple Aggie errors, followed by a Mica Chadwell ace and a Christa Duffel kill gave the Lady Cats some life, scratching back to 12-18. After the scoring rally, however, the Aggies went up 21-14 and scored 4 straight to win set 2, 25-14.

Set 3: The Lady Cats came into set 3 ready to redeem themselves from their previous set. A 9-0 scoring run to start the set included two aces from Anna Howe, four kills from Bri Linehan and one kill from Christa Duffel. With the Aggies already using one of their timeouts, the Lady Cats looked to put this set away. The Aggies, however, were eager to slowly fight back into this set. The Aggies put an end to the 9-0 run with two kills of their own. After an Aggie service error, they put together three straight kills before Bri Linehan responded with one of her own, setting the score at 11-5. Two Aggie attack errors and a Brooklyn Crawford kill made the score 14-6, but the Aggies scored three straight, reducing their deficit to 9-15. After the Aggies continued to fight back into it, the Lady Cats called their first timeout with their lead now sitting at 17-14. Bri Linehan and Brooklyn Crawford recorded kills, but the Lady Cats were forced to call their final timeout of the set when the Aggies took their first lead of the set, 21-20. After two Aggie points straight out of the timeout, the Lady Cats needed to regain the momentum they had earned at the start of the set. A block by Emma McIntire and Brooklyn Crawford ended the Lady Cats scoring drought. After an Aggie kill, the Lady Cats were looking at a 22-24 score, hoping to make a late-set comeback. Timely kills by Brooklyn Crawford and Bri Linehan tied up the set at 24-24. The teams exchanged points with two more kills from Linehan and one from Crawford, taking this set to 27-27. An Aggie attack error set up the Lady Cats with a one-point lead, looking to end this extended set and take the 2-1 lead. Another Brooklyn Crawford kill ended the set at 29-27.

Set 4: After winning a hard fought third set, the Lady Cats were looking to put the match away and head to Wayland Baptist University for their next match. The Lady Cats scored three straight out of the gate, but the Aggies quickly responded with two points of their own. With the Lady Cats winning 6-3, the Aggies scored five straight before being stopped, taking the lead at 8-6. Two Brooklyn Crawford kills kept the Lady Cats in the set at 9-10. The Lady Cats retook the lead with five straight unanswered points, highlighted by a Bri Linehan kill. Three Brooklyn Crawford kills amidst a back-and-forth scoring rally gave the Lady Cats the lead, 18-15. Allison Findley recorded two kills of her own to keep the three-point lead, with the score standing at 20-17. Though the teams continued to exchange points, two kills by Bailey Chamberlain and two kills by Bri Linehan wrapped up the match as the Lady Cats took set 4, 25-22.

Brooklyn Crawford led the offensive attack with 18 kills, while Bri Linehan recorded 15 and Bailey Chamberlain contributed 8. Kamryn Link provided 27 assists to her teammates and Maddie Michel accumulated 17. Mica Chadwell led the defensive charge with 19 digs. Anna Howe recorded 10 digs of her own.

The Lady Cats quickly traveled to Wayland Baptist University to take on the Pioneers on Saturday, September 28.

C of O vs Wayland Baptist University – Saturday, September 28

Plainview, TX – Following a hard-fought victory against the Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State University, the Lady Cats were looking to continue their momentum and gain another win against the Pioneers of Wayland Baptist University.

Set 1: The Lady Cats and Pioneers started set 1 by exchanging points, with a Kamryn Link kill and Pioneer service error knotting the beginning of the set at 2-2. Kills by Bailey Chamberlain, Christa Duffel, Brooklyn Crawford, and Abby Chadwell were all followed by Pioneer kills, and with the Lady Cats down 6-8, the Pioneers scored two straight. Two kills by Grace Hancock, one kill by Christa Duffel, and an Anna Howe ace kept the Lady Cats close as the score stood at 10-12. A Mica Chadwell ace and a Bri Linehan kill added to the Lady Cats’ score, but the Pioneers continued to hang on to their small lead. After two WBU points, the Lady Cats used their first timeout, down 14-17. Coming out of the timeout, a kill by Emma Godwin and an Abby Chadwell block put their deficit at 16-17. After a Bri Linehan kill, a Pioneer attack error, and a Bailey Chamberlain block, the Lady Cats now held the lead at 20-19. Kamryn Link served an ace to add to the Lady Cats’ lead, but the Pioneers responded and scored three straight, forcing a Lady Cats timeout. With the score tied up at 22-22, the Lady Cats put the game away by scoring three straight, highlighted by kills from Christa Duffel and Bri Linehan. The Lady Cats took set 1, 25-22.

Set 2: Coming off a hard-fought win, the Lady Cats came out firing in the second set with a 6-0 run led by a Bri Linehan kill, a Kamryn Link ace, and kills by Grace Hancock and Bailey Chamberlain. Once the Pioneers got on the board, the Lady Cats responded with a Kamryn Link kill and a Brooklyn Crawford kill. With the score at 12-6, the Pioneers went on a run to reduce the Lady Cats’ lead to 14-12. Three straight kills by Brooklyn Crawford gave the Lady Cats some insurance, now leading 18-15. The Lady Cats scored seven straight following Crawford’s kills, led by two more kills from Crawford, to win the set, 25-15.

Set 3: With the 2-0 set lead, the Lady Cats looked to get the sweep in the match. The squads went back-and-forth to make the score 3-3, with Bailey Chamberlain recording two kills. With neither team taking a big lead, kills by Bri Linehan and Bailey Chamberlain tied up the set at 10-10. Kills by Christa Duffel and Brooklyn Crawford, along with some Pioneer errors, kept the score knotted up at 17-17. Three straight WBU points forced a Lady Cat timeout. With the Lady Cats down 17-20, they looked to come back and finish the match, but kills by Bailey Chamberlain, Kamryn Link, and Bri Linehan could not get the job done, as the Pioneers won the set, 25-22.

Set 4: After falling in set 3, the Lady Cats fought back and forth with the Pioneers to begin the set again. A Brooklyn Crawford kill kickstarted the Lady Cats offense and led them to a 9-7 lead. An Abby Chadwell kill kept the two point advantage, now sitting at 11-9. Four straight Pioneer points led to a Lady Cats timeout, and a Bri Linehan kill quickly afterwards stopped the scoring streak. A Brooklyn Crawford kill pushed the Lady Cats deficit to just 14-15, but the Pioneers scored five straight to establish a lead. While the Lady Cats tried to fight back into it with a Brooklyn Crawford kill, a Grace Hancock kill, and a Kamryn Link ace, it was not enough as the Pioneers took the set 25-21.

Set 5: After losing the previous two sets, the Lady Cats were determined not to let their early 2-0 set lead slip from them. A Bailey Chamberlain kill led off the set, followed by three kills from Bri Linehan amongst two Pioneers points. After the kills, Linehan continued to lead the way with a block and yet another kill, pushing the Lady Cats’ lead to 6-3. A Brooklyn Crawford kill and a set error by the Pioneers gave the Lady Cats an 8-3 advantage. The Pioneers were forced to take a timeout after the Lady Cats scored two more. Coming out of the timeout, Brooklyn Crawford recorded two more kills, and the Lady Cats were just three points shy of winning the match. At 12-5, the Pioneers scored three straight, and the Lady Cats took their timeout to regroup and refocus. With the score at 12-8, the Lady Cats were determined to put the match away, and did so with the help of a Grace Hancock kill and two straight Bri Linehan kills.

Brooklyn Crawford bolstered the Lady Cats offense with 19 kills, while Bri Linehan added 14 and Bailey Chamberlain added 8. Kamryn Link and Maddie Michel both served up 23 assists on the night. Mica led the defense with a grand total of 41 digs, Kamryn Link contributed 12, and both Anna Howe and Maddie Michel added 10 of their own.

The weekend performances of Mica Chadwell and Brooklyn Crawford earned them Sooner Athletic Conference Defender and Attacker of the Week honors.

The Lady Cats travel to Springfield, MO to take on the Evangel Valor on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m.