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Defiance vs Manchester Box
HANOVER, Ind. – Defiance College saw its season come to a close on Saturday with a four-set loss to the third seeded Manchester Spartans in the opening round of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Manchester drew first blood by winning the opening set, 30-23, before DC bounced back to even things at one set apiece with a 30-27 victory in the second set. The Spartans took over from that point on, scoring 30-22 and 30-15 wins to take the match.
Danyel Lipps led all players with 21 kills for her third 20-plus kill performance of the season, but the Spartans placed four players in double figures and hit .265 as a team to power past the Jackets.
Lipps also recorded 17 digs for her 16th double-double of the year and Sara Porter registered her 19th double-double of the season with a 12-kill, 11-dig performance. Kelsey Ferguson tossed up 43 assists and added 12 digs and Heather Bradshaw had 20 digs.
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