HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Seward County Lady Saints were swept 3-0 (19-25, 18-25, 17-25) by the Hutchinson Blue Dragons at the Sports Arena on Wednesday evening.
Seward (11-15, 4-6 KJCCC) dropped its second straight match and hit just .059, its second-lowest mark in conference play this season.
Hutchinson moved to 15-9, 7-2.
Seward was paced by Luisa Bergantini and Deniz Ucar‘s 12 kills apiece. It marks Ucar’s third conference match with double digit kills and Bergantini’s third straight and seventh overall.
Gabriella Peres Guilhermino led the backline with 13 digs, her fifth straight with double-digit digs. Lilou Grymonpre had 10 digs.
Seward hit its best in the first set and erased an early deficit to pull within one multiple times, including at 17-16. A late Dragon run put the set away.
Set two saw the Lady Saints pull ahead 8-7 but Hutchinson regained the lead 13-10 and did not trail again.
The Lady Saints led 9-7 in the third set but a late 7-0 run helped fuel Hutchinson’s sweep.
Seward is off Saturday before returning to The Greenhouse on Wednesday for a Pink Out match vs. Cloud County at 6:30 p.m.
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