STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
A little more than 48 hours after upsetting the Nos. 1 and 3 teams in the NJCAA rankings on the same day, the Hutchinson Community College volleyball team will play its home-opening matches on Monday at the Sports Arena.
The Blue Dragons will take on the Ottawa University JV, Neosho County and the Bethel College JV at 4, 6 and 8 p.m., respectively, at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. Each team in the quad will play three matches.
Fans can enter the Sports Arena beginning at 3 p.m. on Monday. Only Hutchinson’s matches will be streamed by the Blue Dragon Sports Network.
This past weekend, the Blue Dragons faced four nationally ranked teams at the Reiver Classic in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Hutchinson went 2-2 after falling to No. 19 Indian Hills in five sets and falling to No. 12 Jefferson in three sets on Friday. Against No. 3 Missouri State-West Plains and No. 1 Iowa Western on Saturday, the Blue Dragons trailed each match 2-1, but rallied in both to upset the Grizzlies and Reivers in five sets.
The Blue Dragons upset a No. 1-ranked NJCAA Division I team for the first time in program history.
The Blue Dragon quad is part of a busy first nine days of the season for the Blue Dragons. After Monday night’s action, the Blue Dragons open the 2022 Jayhawk West season on Wednesday at Dodge City. The Blue Dragons then play four matches on Friday and Saturday at the TJC Classic in Trinidad, Colorado.
All three Hutchinson opponents on Monday will be playing their season-opening matches.
BLUE DRAGON VOLLEYBALL
Blue Dragon Quad (2022 Home Opener)
When: Monday, August 22, 2022
Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena (West doors open at 3 p.m.)
Teams: Hutchinson, Neosho County, Ottawa University JV, Bethel College JV
Schedule
4 p.m. (West Court) – Hutchinson vs. Ottawa JV
4 p.m. (East Court) – Neosho County vs. Bethel JV
6 p.m. (West Court) – Hutchinson vs. Neosho County
6 p.m. (East Court) – Ottawa JV vs. Bethel JV
8 p.m. (West Court) – Hutchinson vs. Bethel JV
8 p.m. (East Court) – Neosho County vs. Ottawa JV
Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network (Hutchinson matches only)
Twitter: @bluedragonsport