The Langford Area volleyball squad picked up two wins in five outings in the past week and stands at 4-11 on the season.
Coach Susan Larson’s squad defeated Lemmon and a strong Herreid-Selby team in straight sets at the Ipswich Tournament on Saturday while dropping decisions to Ipswich and Milbank. The Lady Lions fell to North Central in regular season play last week Tuesday in three sets.
This week Langford Area played Tiospa Zina last night Tuesday, travels to Ipswich on Thursday, and plays at Faulkton on Tuesday.
“Homecoming week was a good week for the volleyball team,” said Larson. “We played some very aggressive ball all week. We played some very competitive teams in the Ipswich tourney and played tough for eight out of nine sets. We let our last set against Milbank slip away from us, but after that struggle we came back and beat a really good team Herried Selby.
“I’m very proud of the volleyball this team is playing right now,” added Larson. “They are staying focused and remaining competitive despite the scoreboard. Dare I say we are actually playing some very scrappy defense. The hitters are getting more and more aggressive as our season goes on. Eliana Darling made the all- tournament team and is really leading this team front and back row.”
North Central 25-25-25
LA 21-20-16
LA came up with 24 kills, led by Eliana Darling’s nine, and made North Central work for its victory.
“Despite not winning, the girls played tough, gritty volleyball,” said Larson. “They played hard every set, never giving up. It was definitely some of our best hitting and blocking and our defense has been aggressive and scrappy. I’ve seen a lot of improvement.”
SERVING: LA, 54-58, 4 aces (Clarissa Guy 11-13, 2 aces; Alex Darling 9-9; Eliana Darling 6-7, 1 ace; Lizzie Gustafson 5-6, 1 ace)
HITTING: LA, 88-100, 24 kills (E. Darling 25-27, 9 kills; Gustafson 15-15, 6 kills; Emily Olson 8-13, 5 kills; Paytyn Marlow 13-14, 3 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 18-20, 1 kill)
SETTING: LA, 95-95, 20 assists (Guy 50-50, 8 assists; Marlow 37-37, 10 assists)
DIGS: LA, 84 (A. Darling 18, E. Darling 17, Regan Bruns 12, Marlow 10, Olson 10)
BLOCKS: LA, 13 (Mariah Tosse 6, E. Darling 3, Olson 2)
Ipswich Tourney
Ipswich 16-25-27
LA 25-19-25
LA came up just short as Ipswich rallied for two straight wins, including the 27-25 finale. Eliana Darling had eight kills, three aces, 13 digs, and a pair of blocks.
SERVING: LA, 68-70, 7 aces (Eliana Darling 16-16, 3 aces; Paytyn Marlow 13-14, 1 ace; Alex Darling 10-10, 1 ace; Emily Olson 9-9, 1 ace)
HITTING: LA, 87-98, 22 kills (E. Darling 12-13, 8 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 22-25, 6 kills; Olson 23-28, 4 kills; Lilzzie Gustafson 10-11, 3 kills)
SETTING: LA, 79-80, 19 assists (Marlow 41-42, 9 assists; Clarissa Guy 37-37, 10 assists)
DIGS; LA, 67 (E. Darling 13, A. Darling 12, Guy 11, Gustafson 10)
BLOCKS: LA, 5 (Mariah Tosse 3, E. Darling 2)
LA 25-25
Lemmon 12-19
The Lady Lions roared to a straight set win over Lemmon. Lizzie Gustafson had five kills, Alex Darling 12 digs, and Paytyn Marlow 4 blocks.
SERVING: LA, 44-48, 6 aces (Eliana Darling 7-8, 2 aces; Paytyn Marlow 7-8, 2 aces; Alex Darling 13-13, 1 ace)
HITTING: LA, 35-43, 12 kills (Lizzie Gustafson 10-11, 5 kills; E. Darling 11-12, 3 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 7-10, 1 kills; Emily Olson 2-4, 2 kills)
SETTING: LA 36-38, 8 assists (Marlow 18-19, 4 assists; Clarissa Guy 16-18, 4 assists)
DIGS: LA, 50 (A. Darling 12, E. Darling 11; Marlow 9)
BLOCKS: LA, 8 (Marlow 4,Gustafson 3)
Milbank 25-25
LA 22-7
LA battled Milbank in the first set but wasn’t able to get untracked in the second.
SERVING: LA, 31-33, 3 aces (Eliana Darling 7-8, 2 aces; Lizzie Gustafson 4-4, 1 ace; Paytyn Marlow 6-7; Clarissa Guy 5-5)
HITTING: LA, 38-46, 12 kills (E. Darling 11-12, 5 kills; Wegleitner 12-15, 4 kills)
SETTING: LA, 40-41, 9 assists (Marlow 19-20, 5 assists; Guy 21-21, 4 assists)
DIGS: LA, 34 (E. Darling 7, A. Darling 7; Gustafson 7, Brynn Samson 5)
BLOCKS: LA, 8 (Mariah Tosse 3, Emily Olson 3)
LA 25-25
Herreid-Selby 22-18
Alex Darling had three aces and Eliana Darling and Emily Olson eight kills apiece to lead LA to the straight set win.
SERVING: LA, 45-49, 5 aces (Alex Darling 10-10, 3 aces; Paytyn Marlow 10-10; Clarissa Guy 5-6, 1 ace)
HITTING: LA, 61-68, 25 kills (Eliana Darling 17-18, 8 kills; Emily Olson 9-11, 8 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 9-10, 4 kills; Lizzie Gustafson 14-17, 2 kills; Marlow 7-7, 3 kills)
SETTING: LA, 53-56, 24 assists (Guy 27-28, 17 assists; Marlow 22-24, 6 assists)
DIGS: LA, 54 (A. Darling 11, E. Darling 9, Guy 9, Marlow 8)
BLOCKS: LA, 7 (E. Darling 2, Mariah Tosse 2,Gustafson 2)
