Southwest rallies to defeat Knights
With Lincoln Southeast in position to take control of the race for the city volleyball title, Class A fifth-ranked Lincoln Southwest rallied to take a 25-22, 20-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-11 win on Tuesday at the Prasch Center.
Stacie Hansen led the Silver Hawks with 21 kills, five coming in the fifth set, where Southwest (17-6) never trailed.
Southeast (13-11) had overcome a 23-20 Southwest lead to take set three.
“Whenever we had a lead, they just kept chipping away,” said Southwest coach Mary Schropfer. “We were able to eliminate some of our errors, and we had to play that well to win.”
Ashley Leitner and Sarah Faubel both added 12 kills for Southwest, Hansen had six blocks and Kaleigh Anderson added 28 digs.
For Southeast, Haley Lake finished with 27 kills and seven blocks, and Casey Sorensen added 13 kills. Alyssa Lake, who had missed some action recently due to injury, added 53 assists.
East, Southeast and Southwest all have one loss in the race for the city title.
* LINCOLN NORTH STAR 3, LINCOLN HIGH 0: Lincoln North Star tallied 15 ace serves in the match, led by nine from Kim Bailey. Michelle Roth had six kills for the Navigators.
* LINCOLN EAST 3, LINCOLN NORTHEAST 0: The sixth-ranked Spartans lost only 27 rallies in improving to 18-9.
Stacie Hansen led the Silver Hawks with 21 kills, five coming in the fifth set, where Southwest (17-6) never trailed.
Southeast (13-11) had overcome a 23-20 Southwest lead to take set three.
“Whenever we had a lead, they just kept chipping away,” said Southwest coach Mary Schropfer. “We were able to eliminate some of our errors, and we had to play that well to win.”
Ashley Leitner and Sarah Faubel both added 12 kills for Southwest, Hansen had six blocks and Kaleigh Anderson added 28 digs.
For Southeast, Haley Lake finished with 27 kills and seven blocks, and Casey Sorensen added 13 kills. Alyssa Lake, who had missed some action recently due to injury, added 53 assists.
East, Southeast and Southwest all have one loss in the race for the city title.
* LINCOLN NORTH STAR 3, LINCOLN HIGH 0: Lincoln North Star tallied 15 ace serves in the match, led by nine from Kim Bailey. Michelle Roth had six kills for the Navigators.
* LINCOLN EAST 3, LINCOLN NORTHEAST 0: The sixth-ranked Spartans lost only 27 rallies in improving to 18-9.
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