CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – In the first match of the inaugural season for Tiger Volleyball, Cincinnati Christian stole all the excitement with a 3-0 victory tonight.
 
The Eagles (1-0) set the tone early in the first set, forcing Campbellsville (0-1) to call its first timeout after trailing 14-6. The Tigers battled to keep up the rest of the set with six more kills, but gave up the opening set to the Eagles, 25-15.
 
Set 2 provided a clean slate for the Tigers who used a 4-1 run to knot the second set at seven. The lead flip-flopped the rest of the way until the Tigers had two match points at 24-22. But Campbellsville gave up two set points and the set was eventually tied at 25. That's when Cincinnati Christian sealed second set, 28-26, with two kills by Nick Richard.
 
Errors hurt the Tigers in the match, but more so in the third set. After giving up 15 points the final set went to Cincinnati Christian, 25-16.
 
Adam Conklin and Rafael Cruz led the Tiger offense with double-digit kills. Conklin sported 11, followed closely by Cruz with 10. Bryce Johnson featured a .636 hitting percentage with eight kills.
 
The Tigers were led in assists by Hunter Monday with 27 compared to Cincinnati Christian's Michael Hiroskey who collected 24.
 
Conklin and Noel Camello defended the Tigers with six and five digs, respectively, contributing to Campbellsville's total of 17 compared to the Eagles' 21.
 
Tiger Volleyball meets its next opponent at Trinity Christian College on Friday, Jan. 20 at 10:30 p.m., followed by a second matchup with the Trinity Trolls on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 12 p.m.