The Aberdeen Central volleyball program wrapped up its stay at the Scheels Invitational Saturday in Fargo, N.D.
Central fell to Fargo North 25-21, 28-26, defeated Fargo Shanley 19-25, 25-14, 15-7, and lost to Fargo South 25-18, 25-20.
The Golden Eagles were aggressive from the service line throughout the day, recording 25 total aces in the three matches, including 10 in the opening loss to Fargo North. Sydney Evans led the way in that effort, recording four aces against North and six total.
Senior hitter Grace Kuch finished with 22 kills on the day, including 11 against Fargo North. Lauryn Burckhard tallied 15, and Leah Gough had 13.
“We had some tight matches against some tough Fargo schools,” said Central coach Jackie Bindenagel. “We did some really good things, but we know our list of improvements is still there. We have three more practices to get ready for Harrisburg.”
Central will host the Tigers of Harrisburg Thursday. The third-ranked Tigers are coming off a three-set loss to Western Christian of Iowa last Monday. Harrisburg will host Pierre on Tuesday before taking on the Golden Eagles.
Fargo North 25-28, Aberdeen Central 21-26
Serving: Aberdeen Central 42-46 10 aces (Sydney Evans 15-16 4 aces, Anna Malchow 3-3 3 aces, Madison Miller 6-8 2 aces).
Hitting: Aberdeen Central 66-84 23 kills (Grace Kuch 19-21 11 kills, Lauryn Burckhard 27-29 5 kills).
Setting: Aberdeen Central 71-71 16 assists (Arylie Waldo 71-71 16 assists).
Digs: Aberdeen Central 39 (Evans 11, Miller 11).
Aberdeen Central 19-25-15, Fargo Shanley 25-14-7
Serving: Aberdeen Central 52-55 8 aces (Sawyer Bahr 15-15 2 aces, Madison Miller 10-11 2 aces).
Hitting: Aberdeen Central 66-74 25 kills (Leah Gough 14-15 8 kills, Grace Kuch 16-18 7 kills, Lauryn Burckhard 23-26 6 kills).
Setting: Aberdeen Central 61-65 17 assists (Arylie Waldo (59-62 15 assists).
Digs: Aberdeen Central 35 (Waldo 12, Sydney Evans 9).
Fargo South 25-25, Aberdeen Central 18-20
Serving: Aberdeen Central 33-37 7 aces (Sawyer Bahr 5-6 2 aces, Madison Miller 7-8 2 aces).
Hitting: Aberdeen Central 58-66 16 kills (Lauryn Burckhard 19-22 4 kills, Grace Kuch 6-6 4 kills).
Setting: Aberdeen Central 59-61 12 assists (Arylie Waldo 56-58 11 assists).
Digs: Aberdeen Central 30 (Sydney Evans 10, Waldo 6).
