HILLSBORO, Kan. - After a tough non-conference tournament to open up the 2010 season the Tabor College volleyball team returned home for its KCAC and season home opener Wednesday night in Hillsboro, Kan. The Bluejays fell to Friends University in three games 18-25, 19-25, 20-25.

Tabor was led offensively by junior Tina Frick (Durham, Kan.) with a team-high six kills, while fellow junior Cortney Janzen (Henderson, Neb.) and senior Jordan Crosson (Minneapolis, Kan.) each added 5 kills apiece. Junior Mandi Phillips (Halstead, Kan.) and freshman Hollister Wolf (Moundridge, Kan.) combined to dish out 18 assists in the match to help aid the Bluejays offense.

Defensively Tabor was led up front by Janzen, Frick, and Crosson as they each contributed 4 blocks. Sophomore Paige Tabor (Maypearl, Texas) led the Bluejays back row defense as she racked up 13 digs, while juniors Gina Hullet (Abilene, Kan.) Jessica Dixon (Hutchinson, Kan.) and Wolf each chipped in with 7 digs.

Tabor (0-1 KCAC, 0-4 Overall) will travel to on the University of St. Mary, Friday Sept. 10 at 4:30 p.m., before traveling to Springfield, Mo. to participate in the Evangel University Tournament Saturday Sept. 11.

The Bluejays are scheduled to take on Missouri Valley College at 9 a.m., Evangel University at 3 p.m. and Bacone College at 5 p.m.