Box Score Owings Mills, MD- In the Highlanders second match against the #15 ranked Stevenson University Mustangs the Cairn Highlanders were unable to find their groove, losing three sets to zero.  

Box Score

In the first set Cairn was able to hang with Stevenson in the early goings, but four straight points from the Mustangs saw the Highlanders fall down 11-6.  The set went downhill the rest of the way and the Highlanders lost the first set, 25-15.  With renewed effort in the second set, Cairn was able to battle the Mustangs to a standstill as the two teams were even at eighteen points after a Ryan Garven kill.  Another four point run for Stevenson gave the Mustangs an insurmountable lead and Cairn dropped the second set 25-21.  The Highlanders took an early two point lead in third set, and held this lead for the majority of the set.  Stevenson mounted a mini-run to come back and take the lead, but a kill from outside hitter Josiah Buss tied the affair at fifteen points.  The remainder of the set was tightly contested but Cairn was unable to achieve a victory and extend the match, losing the third set 25-22. 


The top performers for the Highlanders in tonight's match were:

Ryan Garven (7 kills, 6 digs, 4 blocks)
Josiah Buss (7 kills, 5 digs)
Matthew Rhodes (10 digs)
Randall Colson (7 kills)

Cairn will again have a long break in between matches as the Highlanders do not play until March 28 against Marymount University.  The Highlanders will look to get their season back on track and fight for a .500 record.