Volleyball Moves to 7-3 on Season

The SMC Volleyball Team had a great weekend at the Owens Invitational against tough competition. The Roadrunners went 3-1, with the only loss to the #5-ranked Parkland Cobras on Saturday, 10-25, 13-25, 16-25. Later Saturday afternoon, SMC beat Waubasee 25-18, 25-14, 25-17. 

 

"I was excited to see us improve as a team every single match this weekend," said Head Coach Jenny Nate. "Despite the loss to Parkland, that loss forced us to speed up our overall game, handle pressure, face hitters who attacked deeper, and made us work together to find ways to score and trust teammates within their positions.  This was a high pressure game, and we walked off that court a much stronger team than when we started.  We carried what we learned to the court against Waubasee and were able to make sure we kept our play fast and set the tone for and controlled the pace and energy despite the speed of our opponent on the court, resulting in the sweep.  We have played a lot of volleyball in the past week and look forward to giving the players a couple days to rest and recover as we move forward Tuesday preparing to face Muskegon next." 

 

The Roadrunners are now 7-3.

 

Leading serving scorers for Saturday: Carlie Ritchie 13 points, 1 ace; Talan Hiemstra 10 points, 2 aces; Meah Evans 8 points, 2 aces; Ryli Burks 6 points, 1 ace; Reese Maas 5 points, 1 ace

 

Kills: Amie Schutz 15, Ryli Burks 11, Maggie Arney 11, Talan Hiemstra 10, Lily Kowalik 7, Meah Evans 3, Sophia Bachman 1

 

Blocks: Maggie Arney 8, Meah Evans 4, Lily Kowalik 3, Ryli Burks 2, Amie Schutz 1, Talan Hiemstra 1

 

Digs: Amie Schutz 19, Carlie Ritchie 15, Ryli Burks 13, Meah Evans 11, Sophia Bachman 9

 

Assists: Meah Evans 29, Sophia Bachman 11