Royals Volleyball splits two conference matches

Royals Volleyball splits two conference matches

The Royals Volleyball team hosted Dawson and Miles for two conference matches on August 29^th and 30^th. The Royals would start the week strong with a 3-0 win over Dawson, and then faced a strong Miles team, but lost the match 2-3. There were many bright spots for the Royals in these two matches, and the team fought hard in the 5-setter against Miles. Currently, the Royals have a record of 2-1 in the MonDak Conference and 6-6 overall.

Match Scores and Highlights

Dawson Community College – Win 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-21)

Morgan Thielbar: 10 kills, 2 digs

Lindsey Nyhagen: 32 assists, 2 service aces, 16 digs

Halle Jabs: 8 digs

Desidy Schwanke: 9 kills, 2 service aces, 13 digs

Karsen Kirsch: 8 kills, 10 digs

Breanna Vosberg: 10 kills, 1 service ace, 5 digs, 1.5 blocks

Bailey Munson: 12 digs

Miles Community College – Lost 2-3 (25-23, 18-25, 22-25, 25-13, 13-15)

Morgan Thielbar: 10 kills, 4 digs, 1 block

Lindsey Nyhagen: 3 kills, 38 assists, 6 service aces, 13 digs

Desidy Schwanke: 19 kills, 2 service aces, 8 digs, 2.5 blocks

Karsen Kirsch: 6 kills, 22 digs

Breanna Vosberg: 9 kills, 3 digs, 1.5 blocks

Whitney Rozdeba: 4 kills, 3 blocks

Bailey Munson: 8 assists, 19 digs

Waddell on the team: “I felt like we came out firing against Dawson and kept control for the entire match. The team played tough and made some big defensive plays that kept the momentum in our favor. Against Miles, we had a lot of ups throughout the match, but there were a few too many unforced errors on our side of the net. Miles played very well that night, and we did a lot of good things. Our serving impressed me the most, and we started to attach the ball with some confidence. This team is really hitting their stride, and they are starting to click on more cylinders every night that we play. I’m excited to see what they will look like once that happens! I’m proud of this team and their grit. They are definitely working hard to get better every day, which is the overall goal of our program.”

The Royals have another busy week this week as they travel to Williston State College for a conference match on Tuesday, September 5^th, host Jamestown JV for a non-conference match on Wednesday, September 6^th, and then travel to Alexandria, Minnesota for a triangular against Alexandria Technical and Community College and MN North-Vermilion on Saturday, September 9^th. Game times for Saturday are 11:00 vs. Alex Tech and 1:00 vs. Vermilion.