Roayls go 2-3 on Tough Road Trip

They Royals volleyball team played a tough schedule last week, but finished with a 2-3 record. They lost 0-3 to a tough Bismarck State team on Wednesday, September 14^th in Bismarck before heading to Torrington, Wyoming to play in a tournament that features all Division 1 Junior College teams, including many who are featured in the national rankings. The Royals started off hot taking the first set against Northwest College out of Powell, Wyoming, but ultimately lost the match 1-3. They played tough against a very strong team, but couldn’t come away with the win. Their second match of the day on Friday, September 16^th was against Central Wyoming College, a team that has been ranked as high as #8 in the National Rankings for Division 1. They dropped the match 0-3.

On Saturday, they opened with the host team, Eastern Wyoming College. While they dropped the first set, the Royals took control and won the match 3-1. They finished the tournament against Western Wyoming College and swept 3-0. After this week, the Royals sit at a 10-8 record for the year and have another big week this week. They travel to Mayville on Tuesday, September 20^th for a match against Mayville JV, then host North Dakota College of Science on Wednesday. NDSCS is currently ranked #16 in the nation in Division 2 and has yet to drop a match. The Royals then travel to Brainerd, Minnesota on the weekend for two matches. They will play Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College at 1:30 in Brainerd, followed by Central Lakes College, who is ranked #4 in the NJCAA Division 3 National Rankings.

Scores and Highlights

Wednesday, September 14^th

LRSC 0, Bismarck State College 3 (19-25, 17-25, 14-25)

Lexi Telehey: 5 kills, 4 digs, and 1 block assist

Desidy Schwanke: 4 kills, 8 digs, 2 block assists

Maddie Stefonowicz: 8 kills, 3 digs

Lindsey Nyhagen: 14 assists, 2 ace serves, 5 digs

Bailey Munson: 1 assist, 18 digs

Friday, September 16^th

LRSC 1, Northwest College 3 (25-16, 23-25, 16-25, 20-25)

Lexi Telehey: 8 kills, 7 digs

Lindsey Nyhagen: 7 assists, 2 ace serves, 12 digs

Ashley McFadgen: 8 kills, 3 digs, 2 solo blocks

Maddie Stefonowicz: 8 kills, 1 solo block

Mencia Rodriguez: 16 assists, 1 service ace, 8 digs

Bailey Munson: 5 assists, 1 service ace, 23 digs

LRSC 0, Central Wyoming College 3 (12-25, 10-25, 15-25)

Maddie Stefonowicz: 3 kills, 2 block assists

Audrey Welle: 2 kills, 1 block assist

Saturday, September 17^th

LRSC 3, Eastern Wyoming College 1 (19-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-20)

Jozey Goodall: 4 kills, 4 block assists

Lindsey Nyhagen: 2 kills, 12 assists, 2 service aces, 7 digs

Ashley McFadgen: 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 block solo

Desidy Schwanke: 6 kills, 2 service aces, 15 digs, 2 solo blocks, 1 block assist

Audrey Welle: 4 kills, 2 digs, 2 block assists

Maddie Stefonowicz: 14 kills, 1 assist, 5 digs, 2 block assists

Mencia Rodriguez: 17 assists, 2 service aces, 11 digs

Bailey Munson: 4 assists, 4 service aces, 20 digs

LRSC 3, Western Wyoming College 0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18)

Jozey Goodall: 3 kills, 4 block assists

Lindsey Nyhagen: 1 kills, 12 assists, 2 service aces, 12 digs

Lexi Telehey: 10 kills, 2 assists, 1 service ace, 8 digs

Ashley McFadgen: 10 kills, 3 digs

Desidy Schwanke: 5 kills, 9 digs

Maddie Stefonowicz: 11 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs, 4 block assists

Mencia Rodriguez: 18 assists, 10 digs

Bailey Munson: 1 kill, 4 assists, 17 digs