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Wolverines prevail in five sets, snap three match losing streak to Hawks
PAULLINA — The year was 2020, that was the last time a South O’Brien volleyball team had beaten Remsen St. Mary’s. The Wolverines knew if they wanted to end the three match losing streak and better there 7-14 match record they’d have little room for error against the Hawks.
The match went overtime, going the full five sets to decide a winner. The winner was South O’Brien 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-10 in War Eagle Conference action.
“We felt we had the better team. Our girls have not played to their potential but a few times. Sometimes that’s because its a better opponent, but other times we simply don’t show up to play. One of the keys against St. Mary’s was we came in with a winning mindset, trust what we have worked on all season, and play together unselfishly.”
Amy Schmidt, South O’Brien girls volleyball coach
Despite having only a .087 kill efficiency, South O’Brien kept mixing it up with its offensive attacks. In the end the Wolverines finished with 43 kills to St. Mary’s 45. The Hawks’ Tesse Tentinger finished with a match-best 16 kills. The Wolverines leader was Taylor Wulf with 12, and Chloe Hustedt added 10.
It wouldn’t be possible to post the numbers the two teams kills offensively if it weren’t for good sets and passes. A match-best 38 assists belonged the South O’Brien Ashlynn Gunnerson. St. Mary’s witnessed Josie Schwickerath finish with 35 of the Hawks 42 assists as a team.
Serving was another asset, as South O’Brien racked up 12 aces on 89-for-99 (89.9%) serving as a team. Wulf, Gunnerson, Reese Farquhar and Hustedt each had two aces. Raegan Plagge finished with a team-best three, and Addison Hedberg finished with one ace.“We knew that when we served, we had to take every opportunity to score. We made a few changes in the serving areas and it paid off for us. Our girls didn’t lose focus and didn’t break under pressure, especially with the many centerline violations that were called.”
Amy Schmidt, South O’Brien head volleyball coach
The loss drops Remsen St. Mary’s record to 7-18 overall, 4-6 in conference play. South O’Brien improves to 8-14 overall, 5-5 in the War Eagle. The Wolverine’s had exceeded their win total from each of the last two season and are presently tied with their win total from 2021.
Remsen St. Mary’s 23 – 25 – 20 – 25 – 10
South O’Brien 25 – 21 – 25 – 15 -15
Remsen St. Mary’s Record: 7-18, 4-6 | South O’ Brien Record: 8-14
South O’Brien Statistics
Assists (38) — Ashlynn Gunnerson 38, Addison Hedberg 1.
Kills (43 | Kill Eff: .087) — Taylor Wulf 12, Chloe Hustedt 10, Raegan Plagge 8, Tori Schueller 7, Reese Farquhar 6.
Digs (74) — Hustedt 16, Hedberg 14, Gunnerson 10, Plagge 8, Farquhar 8, Abby Nelson 7, Wulf 6, Schueller 3, Aby Woodall 2.
Blocks (8.0) — Farquhar 2.5 (1 S, 3 A), Schueller 2.0 (1 S, 2 A), Wulf 1.5 (1 S, 1A), Plagge 1.5 (3 A), Gunnerson .50 (1 A).
Serving (Mininum 7 attempts): (89-99 89.9% 12 ace) — Wulf 21-21-2 (100%, Woodall 9-9 (100%),Hedberg 13-14-1 (92.9%), Gunnerson 11-12-2 (91.7%), Plagge 16-18-3 (88.9%), Farquhar 8-11-2 (72.7%), Hustedt 8-11-2 (72.7%).Raptors wrap up week with sweep of Kingsley-Pierson
HOLSTEIN — The Ridge View volleyball team shuts out Kingsley-Pierson 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-16) on Thursday, completing the week with a Western Valley Conference win.
The Raptors were super, super scrappy throughout the match, picking up their ninth straight win against Kingsley-Pierson, and improving their all-time win-loss total 28-2 since September 2010.
Senior setter Lilly Whitmer racked up 37 assists in the sweep. Communication was a big part and Whitmer and senior hitter Sydney Blackmore certainly clicked. Blackmore had a match-best 19 kills and a .419 kill efficiency. Blackmore was definitely locked in as she also led the Raptors with 13 digs, and finished 10-for-10 with three ace at the service line.
Kingsley-Pierson finished with 19 kills and had an equal 19 attack errors for a .000 kill efficiency. No Panthers player had more than four kills.
Panthers youth in sophomore Julia Howe and Blakely Goodwin saw the duo each finish with four kills. Howe led Kingsley-Pierson with 13 digs and Goodwin finished with 11 digs. Howe was 10-for-11 in serving and Goodwin in a smaller portion finished a perfect 5-for-5.
Kingsley-Pierson drops to 8-20 overall and Ridge View wraps up the week at 18-13 overall.
Kingsley-Pierson 17 – 14 – 16
Ridge View 25 – 25 – 25
Kingsley-Pierson Record: 8-20 | Ridge View Record: 18-13
Ridge View Statistics
Assists (39) — Lilly Whitmer 37, Mazee Henningsen 1, Sydney Blackmore 1.
Kills (39 | Kill Eff: .223) — Sydney Blackmore 19, Gabi Mason 6, Kiara Luscombe, Naunika Crum 3, Mazee Henningsen 2, Claire Wandrey 2, Mya Henningsen 1, Whitmer 1.
Digs (48) — Blackmore, Whitmer 8, Cadey Vohs 6, Chloe Murphy 6, Luscombe 5, Mason 4, Mazee Henningsen 1.
Blocks (5.0) — Luscombe 1.5 (1 S, 1A), Crum 1.0 (2 A), Mazee Henningsen 1.0 (2 A), Mason 1.0 (2A), Blackmore .50 (1 A), Mya Henningsen .50 (1 A).
Serving (Mininum 7 attempts): (66-71 93% 11 ace) — Blackmore 10-10-3 (100%), Gabi Mason 23-24-1 (95.8%), Whitmer 14-15-2 (93.3%), Chloe Murphy 8-9-3 (88.9%), Luscombe 8-9-1 (88.9%).
