
FAULKTON – Groton wrapped up its regular season with a 27-25, 25-19, 25-19 non-conference volleyball sweep over Faulkton Monday night. The Tigers, 18-6 on the season, have won nine of their last 10 matches.
Jaedyn Penning had eight kills, and Taryn Traphagen seven to lead a balanced attack for Groton.
Carley Cotton topped Faulkton with 15 kills and 23 digs. The Trojans conclude their regular season with a match against Wolsey-Wessington this evening.
Serving: Groton 4 aces (Liz Fliehs 7-8 2 aces, Laila Roberts 11-11 1 ace, Jaedyn Penning 22-22 1 ace); Faulkton 57-64 2 aces (Presleigh Martinmaas 9-9 1 ace, Anika Mueller 20-21 1 ace).
Hitting: Groton 124-150 35 kills (Penning 25-31 8 kills, Taryn Traphagen 21-22 7 kills); Faulkton 123-147 27 kills (Carley Cotton 48-56 15 kills, Jaymi Senn 19-20 5 kills).
Setting: Groton 31 assists (Chesney Weber 18, Fliehs 13); Faulkton 146-146 27 assists (Claire Cotton 120-120 23 assists).
Digs: Groton 68 (Jerica Locke 19, Roberts 16); Faulkton 86 (Carley Cotton 23, Mueller 17).
Blocks: Groton 5 (Rylee Dunker 4 assists, Weber 2 assists); Faulkton 6 assists (Martinmaas 2, Maci Schulz 2).
Records: Groton 18-6; Faulkton 13-15.
Ipswich 25-22-25-25, Herreid-Selby Area 23-25-21-12
Serving: Herreid-Selby Area 74-83 8 aces (Jordyn Rossow 18-20 3 aces, Jessie Johnson 9-10 2 aces); Ipswich 85-96 9 aces (Marley Guthmiller 24-30 5 aces, Brianna Geditz 19-19 2 aces).
Hitting: Herreid-Selby Area 123-155 31 kills (Rossow 29-35 11 kills, Pausha Meidinger 21-29 6 kills, Breanna Jochim 30-34 5 kills, Brandi Beitelspacher 14-18 5 kills); Ipswich 109-134 33 kills (Guthmiller 29-38 14 kills, Kaylin Onken 31-38 9 kills, Jalyssa Hutson 19-24 4 kills.
Setting: Herreid-Selby Area 149-150 28 assists (Katie Allbee 106-107 23 assists); Ipswich 126-130 25 assists (Josie Knutson 63-65 17 assists, Reaghan Bowers 46-46 6 assists).
Digs: Herreid-Selby Area 97 (S. Allbee 31, Meidinger 18, Brooklyn Helm 12); Ipswich 60 (Geditz 20, Guthmiller 16).
Blocks: Herreid-Selby Area 4 solo 4 assists (Johnson 2 solo 2 assists, Rossow 2 solo, Jochim 2 assists); Ipswich 2 solo 12 assists (Guthmiller 1 solo 4 assists, Hutson 6 assists).
Records: Herreid-Selby Area 16-10; Ipswich 20-8.
Northwestern 25-23-25-25, North Central 11-25-14-8
Serving: Northwestern 89-97 14 aces (Brooklyn Satter 23-25 6 aces, Ashley Haven 15-16 4 aces, Ella Boekelheide 12-13 2 aces; North Central 54-59 2 aces (Sydnee Malsam 9-10 1 ace, Ella Batie 11-12 1 ace).
Hitting: Northwestern 123-138 53 kills (Haven 51-54 24 kills, Anna Brumfield 13-26 11 kills, Satter 13-18 6 kills); North Central 98-119 32 kills (Amree Vander Vorst 40-44 12 kills, Batie 22-27 9 kills, Lindsey Geier 29-37 8 kills).
Setting: Northwestern 130-131 49 assists (Boekelheide 113-113 43 assists); North Central 30 assists (Camryn Witlock 29).
Digs: Northwestern 69 (Blachford 21, Payton Grandpre 12, Boekelheide 8, Haven 8); North Central 64 (Vander Vorst 17, Alaina Dosch 16, Geier 11).
Blocks: Northwestern 13 assists (Haven 4, Boekelheide 2, Brumfield 2).
Records: Northwestern 29-5; North Central 16-12.
Leola-Frederick 25-25-25, Sunshine Bible 17-16-18
Serving: Leola-Frederick 72-76 19 aces (Jill Ellwein 16-17 5 aces, Sam Geffre 15-15 3 aces, Tayler Vetter 12-13 3 aces); Sunshine Bible (Abby Hinman 8-11 1 ace, Kennedy Keck 4-4 1 ace, Dakota Boersma 11-12).
Hitting: Leola-Frederick 41-56 15 kills (Ellwein 15-21 5 kills, Geffre 9-11 4 kills, Kaitlyn Mueller 4-8 4 kills); Sunshine Bible (Boersma 8 kills, Ciera Mickelson 4 kills, Soleil Mickelson 3 kills, Natasha Appel 3 kills).
Setting: Leola-Frederick 53-53 11 assists (Mueller 48-48 9 assists); Sunshine Bible (Hinman 7 assists).
Digs: Leola-Frederick 43 (Mueller 10, Brystol Hatlewick 7); Sunshine Bible (Boersma 7, S. Mickelson 6, Keck 6).
Blocks: Leola-Frederick 2 solo (Mueller, Ella Kempf 1); Sunshine Bible (C. Mickelson 2, Maylee Backes 2, Hinman 1, S. Mickelson 1).
Records: Leola-Frederick 4-20; Sunshine Bible 0-24.


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