Mustangs claim wins over The Master's, Ottawa at CSM Tournament

OMAHA — The first day of the College of Saint Mary Tournament was successful for the Morningside women's volleyball team on Friday.

The RV Mustangs defeated No. 23 The Master's in a five-set match, then swept Ottawa (Kan.) in the nightcap.

In the match against The Master's, Morningside won by set scores of 25-21, 25-27, 19-25, 25-20, and 15-13. Morningside hit .216, .222, and .158 in the sets it won, respectively.

Morningside used a five-point rally to help clinch the first set. The rally happened in the middle of the frame by four The Master's errors and a service ace from Kyla Dyrstad.

The Mustangs then scored nine straight points during the fourth set. Adelyn Harris and Payten Lode and Emma Haren each had two kills during that rally. Kyla Dyrstad also recorded a kill.

The fifth match was tied at 6-6, but the Mustangs scored four straight to create enough distance from The Master's.

Lode led the Mustangs with 17 kills, while Haren had 15 and Miller 11. Lode and Haren also had double-digit digs with 14 and 17. Dyrstad was a double-double shy of a dig, as she had 49 assists.

Meanwhile, the set scores in the win over Ottawa was 25-18, 25-22, and 25-14. The Mustangs hit .248 in the win, and Haren led individually with a .346 mark. She also led Morningside with 11 kills.

The Mustangs scored five of the last six points, including a Lode kill. Harris and Victoria Bouska each had eight kills, while Lode and Jacey Miller both had six.

Dyrstad led with 35 assists. Aubrey Sandbothe collected 21 digs, while Dyrstad and Haren had 11.

Harris had the lone solo block, while there were 10 assisted blocks by the Mustangs.