CLARK – Aberdeen Roncalli battled, but like all of the other Clark-Willow Lake opponents this season, came up short against the Cyclones Thursday night.
Fourth-rated Clark-Willow Lake improved to 17-0 on the season following a 25-15, 25-17, 25-23 Northeast Conference volleyball victory.
“I thought the girls played very well tonight,” said Roncalli coach Leesa Ware. “Despite the score, we played strong against an undefeated team. Clark-Willow Lake is an exceptional team. We just made too many errors and couldn’t find their holes tonight.”
The Cyclones racked up 10 ace serves to help fuel the win. Zoe Nichols had five and Eliza Larson added four. Shelby Begeman topped the squad with nine kills.
Rylee Voeller led the Cavaliers with 10 kills, while Jill Ellwein and Karsyn Davis each followed with five.
Roncalli, 7-5 on the season, will compete in a tournament at Redfield on Saturday.
Serving: Aberdeen Roncalli (Grace Cogley 3 aces, Ava Danielson 1 ace); Clark-Willow Lake 67-72 10 aces (Zoe Nichols 22-24 5 aces, Eliza Larson 14-15 4 aces).
Hitting: Aberdeen Roncalli (Rylee Voeller 10 kills, Jill Ellwein 5 kills, Karsyn Davis 5 kills); Clark-Willow Lake 82-93 23 kills (Shelby Begeman 28-33 9 kills, Larson 13-13 4 kills, Calia Larson 12-13 3 kills).
Setting: Aberdeen Roncalli (Elyana Roach 20 assists, Danielson 3 assists); Clark-Willow Lake 62-73 19 assists (Nichols 60-70 19 assists).
Digs: Aberdeen Roncalli (Cambry Feickert 19, Voeller 13, Morgan Helms 12); Clark-Willow Lake 37 (Kadee Frankfurth 10, E. Larson 9).
Blocks: Aberdeen Roncalli (Gabby Thomas 3 assists, Cogley 1 solo 3 assists).
Records: Aberdeen Roncalli 7-5; Clark-Willow Lake 17-0.
