Volleyball struggles during busy midseason games

Volleyball played four games during the last few weeks. 

During Homecoming, Volleyball competed against Waldorf at home on Oct. 2. 

The Tigers lost to Waldorf, 1-3 (18-25, 25-15, 18-25, 19-25). 

On the attack, the Tigers were able to get 54 kills in total as a team. In kills, the team leaders were junior Brooke Larson with 12; junior Kylie Williams with 10; and junior Kajsa Bates and junior Kate Roseland with six each. 

On the serve side, the Tigers made a difference with assists. Sophomore Gentry Jensen led with 21 assists, followed by junior Ashley Wright with 18 and freshman Brooklyn Weise with two. 

The Tigers defended with digs; Weise had 10, and Jensen and Larsen had eight each. 

Volleyball continues the weekend with a home game against Northwestern on Oct.3. The Tigers got swept 0-3 (8-25, 15-25, 16-25). 

The leaders in attacking were Larsen with 10 kills, Holm with seven, and senior Addison Raebel and Roseland with four each. 

Wright led the Tigers in assists with 12, followed by Jensen with nine and sophomore Katie Picard and Weise with two each. 

The Tigers recorded 42 digs as a team. Larsen led the team in digs with 11, followed by Picard with eight and Weise with five each. 

Volleyball traveled to Mitchell, South Dakota, to face Dakota Wesleyan on Oct. 9. 

The Tigers lost to Dakota Wesleyan 0-3 (21-25, 15-25, 18-25) 

On defense, Picard led with 13 digs, followed by Larsen with 10 and Jaylen Nachtigall with seven. 

On the serving side, Wright had the most assists with 12, followed by Jensen with 11 and Holm with one. 

On the kill side, Roseland had eight, with Larsen at six, followed by Holms and Bates with four each. 

For the last game of the week, Volleyball traveled to Sioux Center, Iowa, to play Dordt University on Oct. 10. The Tigers got swept 0-3 (18-25, 22-25, 21-25) by Dordt. 

On the kills, Roseland had seven, with Raebel and Larsen each with six. 

Jensen and Wright had 13 assists, followed by Picard with three, 

The Tigers were able to record 46 digs, with leaders being Picard with 12, Larsen with 11 and Wright with six. 

Volleyball’s next game will be at home against Hastings College on Oct.17 starting at 3 p.m.