The volleyball season has ended, and two RPAC teams competed at the NSAA State Tournament in Class D1. Southwest earned the #1 seed in the tournament, and Cambridge earned the #4 seed. Check out the blog for a full recap of the tournament.
Cambridge
#4 Cambridge faced #5 EMF in the 1st round of the Class D1 State Volleyball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Trojans were defeated by the Bobcats, 3-0, with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, and 25-19. EMF went on to earn the runner-up trophy. To read more about this match, click here.
Head coach for Cambridge, Lauren Carpenter, said, "Kaydence Haase was able to work the ball really well. Just when we would adjust our block and defense, she'd switch it up, so she was really hard to read. We seemed a day late and a dollar short no matter what we did. It has been a great season and a rollercoaster of a ride. The losses we had throughout the season helped us as athletes and drove us even more to reach our end goal. I'm super proud of these girls and all that they accomplished. Overall, we have all grown as athletes and individuals. I am looking forward to what these girls can do in the future."
Erin Johnson had six kills and seven digs for the Trojans, Brooklyn Holtze had four kills and 11 digs, Joslyn Holtze had four kills and 10 digs, and Mallory Springer had 10 digs and 16 assists.
Cambridge ends their season with a record of 22-11.
Southwest
The Roughriders earned the #1 seed in Class D1 and faced #8 Diller-Odell in the first round. Southwest earned the 3-0 sweep with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, and 25-23. To read more about this match, click here.
Kyra Nelms had 12 kills and three blocks, Anikka Nelms had 12 kills and three blocks, Atleigh Nelms had nine kills, and Aspen Billeter had three aces, 13 digs, and 29 assists.
In Friday's semifinal match against #5 EMF, Southwest was upset, 3-1, as EMF took sets one and two 26-24 and 25-19. Southwest took set three 25-17 but dropped the fourth set 25-13 and the match. To read more about this match, click here.
Southwest was led by Kyra Nelms with 24 kills, Atleigh Nelms had 10 kills and 16 digs, Anastasia Gallegoes had 10 digs, Allison VanPelt had 21 digs, and Aspen Billeter had 38 assists.
In the consolation match, the Roughriders faced #2 BDS. Southwest fell 3-0, with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, and 27-25. To read more about this match, click here.
Kyra Nelms had 15 kills, Atleigh Nelms had 11 kills and 13 digs, Anikka Nelms had 10 kills and two blocks, Allison VanPelt had two aces and 14 digs, Anastasia Gallegos had 14 digs, Payton Truksa had nine digs, and Aspen Billeter had 34 assists.
Southwest takes fourth place and ends their season with a record of 34-2. Southwest also earned the Class D1 Sportsmanship Award. Congratulations on that honor as well!
