Hastings College's Shayna Schacher (15) and Haley Beardsley
celebrates against Morningside Saturday at Lynn Farrell
Arena.
Matt Buttermore has to be smiling.
In his first season as head coach at Hastings College, the volleyball team isn’t just looking like a national tournament contender, but perhaps one that could even be a threat for the national title, too.
The NAIA No. 6 Broncos had no problems sweeping Morningside 25-14, 25-15, 25-12 in Great Plains Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon at Lynn Farrell Arena. The win improves the team’s conference record to 7-0, and 17-3 overall. Their only loss since Aug. 31 came to the hands of NCAA Division II No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney.
“We had a big match on Wednesday (against No. 21 Midland University) — a really tough environment. Then (Morningside) is a good team, so to be able to play well enough to get a three-set victory is a big confidence booster,” Buttermore said. “They have some good hitters. They have a couple of outsides that can really hit the ball, but we lined up on them well. They’ve got some very dynamic players. They’re a team in this conference that can beat anybody.”
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