Langford Area picked up its first two wins of the season at the Wolsey-Wessington Tournament on Saturday while dropping four decisions.
Coach Susan Larson’s crew, now 2-8, played North Central last night Tuesday, travels to the Ipswich Tournament on Saturday, and hosts Tiospa Zina on Tuesday.
B-H 25-26-20-25
LA 18-24-25-22
Britton-Hecla defeated the Lady Lions in four sets but needed a pair of comebacks to get the job done. LA, now 2-8, led 18-11 in the second set and still led 24-23 before B-H scored the final three points. Then, after winning set three, LA led 22-19 before the Lady Braves scored six straight points to end the match.
SERVING: LA, 75-85, 6 aces (Lizzie Gustafson 14-14, 2 aces; Alex Darling 17-18, 1 ace; Clarissa Guy 13-15)
HITTING: LA, 104-120, 22 kills (Eliana Darling 22-26, 9 kills; Gustafson 30-32, 4 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 18-22, 3 kills)
SETTING: LA, 125-126, 21 assists (Paytyn Marlow 66-66, 14 assists; Guy 48-49, 7 assists)
DIGS: LA, 108 (A. Darling 22, E. Darling 22, Guy 14)
BLOCKS: LA, 7 (E. Darling 3, Emily Olson 2, Marlow 2)
AC 25-25-25
LA 11-21-20
“We had a slow start but we came around in the second and third set,” said Larson. “I was proud of some of the adjustments the players made during the game. It was nice to have Eliana Darling back on the court full time.”
SERVING: LA, 45-52, 3 aces (Clarissa Guy 8-11, 1 ace; Eliana Darling 4-5, 2 aces; Brynn Samson 9-9; Paytyn Marlow 8-9)
HITTING: LA, 59-73, 16 kills (Emily Olson 14-16, 7 kills; E. Darling 12-13, 5 kills; Lizzie Gustafson 13-16; Marlow 6-9. 2 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 8-12, 1 kill)
SETTING: LA, 73-76, 16 assists (Marlow 36-36, 9 assists; Guy 25-28, 5 assists; E. Darling 5-5, 1 assist)
DIGS: la, 44 (Samson 10, E. Darling 8, Marlow 6, Guy 6)
BLOCKS: LA, 7 (Darling 3, Olson 2, Marlow 1, Wegleitner 1)
W-Wess. Tourney
Sanborn Central 25-26
Langford Area 10-24
After a tough opening set LA battled in the second before falling 26-24.
SERVING: LA, 30-35, 4 aces (Alex Darling 10-11, 1 ace; Regan Bruns 7-8, 2 aces; Eliana Darling 3-3, 1 ace; Paytyn Marlow 4-4)
HITTING: LA, 47-57, 9 kills (Autumn Wegleitner 15-17, 4 kills; Lizzie Gustafson 7-8, 3 kills; Darling 4-5, 2 kills; Emily Olson 11-13)
SETTING: LA, 53-55, 7 assists (MKarlow 32-33, 4 assists; Clarissa Guy 18-19, 3 assists)
DIGS: LA, 45 (Alex Darling 16, E. Darling 7, Bruns 6)
BLOCKS: LA, 8 (Gustafson 3, E. Darling 3, Olson 2)
W-Wess. 25-25
Langford Area 23-16
Langford Area lost the opening set by just two points but wasn’t able to mount a rally in set two. Eliana Darling had five kills, three blocks, and 10 digs to lead the Lady Lions..
SERVING: LA, 37-40, 3 aces (Paytyn Marlow 9-9, 2 aces; Lizzie Gustafson 4-4, 1 ace; Brynn Samson 7-7)
HITTING: LA, 42-59, 11 kills (Eliana Darling 8-12, 5 kills; Marlow 5-5, 3 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 10-11, 1 kill; Gustafson 9-14, 1 kill)
SETTING: LA, 46-50, 10 assists (Paytyn Marlow 28-28, 6 assists; Clarissa Guy 10-12, 1 assist)
DIGS: LA, 38 (Alex Darling 14, E. Darling 10)
BLOCKS: LA, 11 (E. Darling 3, Gustafson 3, Olson 2, Wegleitner 2, Brooke Dwight 1)
Langford Area 25-25
Sunshine Bible 15-12
Langford Area came up with 16 kills to sweep Sunshine Bible and end a six-game losing streak.
. SERVING: LA, 41-48, 8 aces (Lizzie Gustafson 9-10, 2 aces; Alex Darling 5-6, 2 aces; Emily Olson 8-8, 1 ace; Clarissa Guy 5-6, 1 ace)
HITTING: LA, 37-41, 16 kills (Eliana Darling 8-9, 6 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 10-11, 4 kills; Gustafson 9-9, 4 kills)
SETTING: LA, 26-26, 13 assists (Paytyn Marlow 19-19, 7 assists; Guy 11-11, 4 assists)
DIGS: LA, 37 (Alex Darling 9, E. Darling 7, Marlow 5, Regan Bruns 5)
BLOCKS: LA, 2 (E. Darling 2)
Langford Area 27-25
Leola-Frederick 25-15
Langford Area avenged a loss earlier this season after winning a tight opening set 27-25 and then cruising to the sweep.
SERVING: LA, 43-47, 8 aces (Paytyn Marlow 15-16, 5 aces; Eliana Darling 6-7, 1 ace; Autumn Wegleitner 5-6, 1 ace; Brynn Samson 6-6)
HITTING: LA, 56-62, 15 kills (E. Darling 16-17, 5 kills; Lizzie Gustafson 16-18, 2 kills; Wegleitner 10-11, 4 kills; Emily Olson 7-8, 3 kills)
SETTING: LA, 53-56, 13 assists (Marlow 26-27, 7 assists; Clarissa Guy 23-25, 5 assists)
DIGS: LA, 55 (Marlow 12, Alex Darling 12, Samson 11)
BLOCKS: LA, 8 (Mariah Tosse 2, Gustafson 2, E. Darling 1, Marlow 1, Olson 1)
