PERU - It was the opening match of the season for Peru State and the fourth for the host Midland Warriors Wednesday night. The three extra matches appeared to have worked to Midland's advantage as they swept the visiting Bobcats 25-19, 25-15, 25-15.

Neither team had a spectacular night hitting but the Warriors finished hitting .207 while pounding 45 kills which was twice as many as the Bobcats. Peru State hit .065 in the loss.
 
Midland had six service aces against five errors while the 'Cats managed just one service ace and had six miscues. The Warriors finished with 61 digs while Peru State had 47. Both teams finished with seven total blocks. 

Tyra Mollhoff and Mallory Matthies each had six kills with Mollhoff hitting .357 on the night. Alyssa Childers led the team with two solo blocks and two block assists.
 
Eighth-ranked Midland improved to 3-1 on the season while the 'Cats fell to 0-1.

The Bobcats will travel to Hutchinson, Kan., to participate in the KCAC Fall Fling this Friday and Saturday. On Friday, Peru State will face Tabor (Kan.) at 9 a.m. and then take on Friends (Kan.) at 3 p.m. Neither team has played yet this season. On Saturday, the Bobcats will face Bethel (Kan.) at 11 a.m. and Bethany (Kan.) at 3 p.m. Bethel topped Southwestern (Kan.) Tuesday night while Bethany has yet to face an opponent.