GETTYSBURG – Northwestern racked up 14 ace serves on the way to a sweep over Kadoka Area in Class B SoDak 16 volleyball action Tuesday night.

The Wildcats improved to 33-5 following a 25-14, 25-13, 25-13 victory.

Lila Johnson, Brenna Halvorson, and Sophia Troske each had three aces for the Wildcats.

Breelyn Satter topped a balanced hitting attack with eight kills. Taylor Vetter followed with seven, and Lilly Haven contributed six.

Northwestern will face Harding County in the opening round of next week’s state tournament in Sioux Falls.

Kadoka Area stats not reported

Serving: Northwestern 68-72 14 aces (Lila Johnson 12-12 3 aces, Brenna Halvorson 14-15 3 aces, Sophia Troske 15-17 3 aces).

Hitting: Northwestern 92-95 32 kills (Breelyn Satter 16-18 8 kills, Taylor Vetter 25-28 7 kills, Lilly Haven 8-9 6 kills).

Setting: Northwestern 87-87 31 assists (Johnson 70-70 27 assists).

Digs: Northwestern 41 (Elexis Kramp 15, Halvorson 13, Johnson 8, Vetter 8).

Blocks: Northwestern 1 solo 14 assists (Kylee Henjum 1 solo 3 assists, Haven 4 assists, Kramp 3 assists).

Records: Kadoka Area 25-9; Northwestern 33-5.