Volleyball improves to .500 in conference

The Lake Region State College Royals Volleyball team improved to 13-13 overall and 4-4 in the conference by picking up three big wins on the road. First, they traveled to Thief River Falls, MN to take on Northland. The Royals played solid team volleyball and won the match 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-10). They next traveled to Montana for a pair of conference matches against Dawson and Miles. Up first was Dawson, and the Royals came out firing early in the match. They were able to come away with a 3-0 victory in Glendive (25-13, 25-22, 25-17). Finally, on the last leg of their road trip, the Royals traveled to Miles City, MT to take on MCC. Earlier this season, Miles took a 5 set match from the Royals in Devils Lake. This time, the Royals fought hard to beat the Pioneers on their home court 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21). The Royals were down in each set, but they managed to battle back to win a clean sweep.

Match Scores and Highlights

Northland Community and Technical College – Win 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-10)

Rylee Hanlan – 1 service ace, 5 digs

Lindsey Nyhagen – 3 kills, 30 assists, 10 digs

Halle Jabs – 2 service aces, 8 digs

Desidy Schwanke – 14 kills, 1 service ace, 12 digs, 1.5 blocks

Breanna Vosberg – 7 kills, 9 digs, .5 blocks

Sienna Gudnason – 11 kills, 2 service aces, 5 digs

Bailey Munson – 5 assists, 20 digs

Dawson Community College – Win 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-17)

Lindsey Nyhagen – 35 assists, 7 kills, 16 digs

Desidy Schwanke – 15 kills, 3 assists, 8 digs, 1.5 blocks

Breanna Vosberg – 13 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks

Sienna Gudnason – 8 kills, 16 digs

Bailey Munson – 3 assists, 3 service aces, 18 digs

Miles Community College – Win 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21)

Marlee Bittner – 1 assist, 4 digs

Lindsey Nyhagen – 3 kills, 33 assists, 8 digs

Brooklyn Fortier – 3 kills

Halle Jabs – 4 service aces, 8 digs

Desidy Schwanke – 10 kills, 15 digs

Breanna Vosberg – 12 kills, 2 service aces, 3 digs, 1.5 blocks

Whitney Rozdeaba – 5 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks

Sienna Gudnason – 7 kills, 4 service aces, 9 digs, 1 block

Bailey Munson – 16 digs

Waddell on the road trip: “I’m really happy with how our team is starting to come together. We’ve been plagued with injuries all season, and we’ve had to change up our line-up quite a bit. This team is extremely versatile, and we’ve had players playing multiple positions in matches. I’m very happy with our sophomore leadership, and the freshman are starting to play with a lot of confidence! We are definitely playing our best volleyball at the best possible time. I’m excited to see what October will hold for this team.”

Up next for the Royals: Tuesday, October 3^rd vs. Williston State College at the Sportscenter (Dig Pink Night), Wednesday, October 4^th vs. Dakota College @ Bottineau at the Sportscenter (High School Night). This weekend, the Royals will travel to Viriginia, MN to take on Minnesota North College – Vermilion and Minnesota North College – Mesabi Range.