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New-look lineup leads Roncalli past Redfield

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Ava Hanson, center and teammate Jeci Ewart (9) celebrate winning a point during Thursday night’s match against Redfield at the Roncalli High School gym. Photo by John Davis taken 9/2/2021
It was not the normal look, but it proved to be effective. Using a different lineup due to injuries, Aberdeen Roncalli still found a way to record a 25-13, 25-21, 25-15 Northeast Conference volleyball sweep over Redfield at Roncalli Gym Thursday night. "Obviously, we had a different lineup tonight than we had the other night with only one night to adjust and make those changes. We even left practice (Wednesday) not 100 percent certain what everything was going to look like," said Roncalli coach Mandy Smid. "Credit to the girls, they really bought into what I laid out for them, no questions asked. I thought that they just did an excellent job executing." With leading hitter Madelyn Bragg as well as Taylor Bennett on the bench, Smid pointed out the efforts of Ava Hanson, Jaidyn Feickert and Maddie Huber. Jeci Ewart also played middle back for the first time. "Obviously, there were mistakes here and there, but overall, they owned them and moved on to the next point and really

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