RAPID CITY – It was a five-set thriller at The Monument on Thursday afternoon.
Burke outlasted Wolsey-Wessington 25-19, 25-15, 15-25, 23-25, 15-10 for an opening round win at the Class B State Volleyball tournament.
Despite the loss, Wolsey-Wessington coach Lindy Uttecht was proud of how her team performed.
“I knew it was going to be an intense matchup,” Coach Uttecht said. “I was very proud of how they stepped up and they kept competing and they didn’t give up. Even in that last set when we got down, they still just kept inching their way back up into it.”
Burke coach Billie Jo Indahl said her team expected a battle.
“We knew coming into this, watching film on Wolsey-Wessington, they battle,” Indahl said. “They’re just like us. We’re so evenly matched, it’s almost scary. We expected this to be like this.”
Burke led throughout the first set and built a one-set advantage, then proceeded to take set two, finishing that set on an 8-2 run.
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