Mount Marty Volleyball Falls to Midland in Four-Set Battle

The Mount Marty University (MMU) volleyball team was defeated at home by the Midland University Warriors in a four-set battle on Saturday, October 25, 2025, in Yankton, SD. The Lancers (10-14 overall, 3-10 GPAC) took the first set but ultimately fell to the Warriors (16-8 overall, 11-3 GPAC) with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 20-25, and 23-25.

Mount Marty showed strong resolve by forcing four close sets against a top-tier conference opponent, with the final three sets decided by five points or fewer.

Offensive Summary

The Lancers started hot, hitting .289 in the first set, but struggled to maintain that efficiency over the match, finishing with a team hitting percentage of .155.

• Attack Leader: Julia Weber delivered a highly efficient offensive performance, recording a team-high 16 kills on 30 attempts for a superb .400 hitting percentage.

• Secondary Attackers: Adisyn Indahl added 9 kills, while Lexi Eickhoff and Caitlin Guenther contributed 8 kills and 7 kills, respectively.

• Setting: Julia Weber also handled the setting duties, racking up 29 assists. Brianna Even added 19 assists.

Defensive and Serving Notes

• Digs: The back court was strong, recording 74 team digs. Kate Tollinger led the defense with 14 digs, followed by Julia Weber with 11 digs.

• Blocking: The Lancers' blocking was a major factor, totaling 6.0 team blocks (2 solo, 8 assists). Caitlin Guentherled the effort with 4 block assists for 2.0 total blocks. Lexi Eickhoff and Gabby Miller each added 2 block assists.

• Serving: MMU struggled from the service line, recording only 2 service aces (Andrea Renkly and Gabby Miller) while committing 7 service errors.