The Langford Area volleyball team lost three of four matches in the past week and Coach Susan Larson is hoping her club can rebound in the final week of the regular season.
The Lady Lions dropped a 25-12, 25-13, 25-16 decision to Groton Area on Monday and won one of three at a tournament in Miller on Saturday. LA defeated Phillip 25-23, 25-18 but fell to Aberdeen Roncalli 25-12, 25-5 and Hot Springs 25-16, 25-21.
Larson’s squad took a 9-17 record into a match with Webster Area last night Tuesday and will wrap up regular season play by hosting Warner on Tuesday. Region 1B play is set for Nov. 4-5, and 7.
“We had a rough start against Groton and it took us a while to settle in,” said Larson. “We just seem to be out of rhythm lately. I’m hoping we can find our footing again this season. We had been playing so well and then we took a week off from games and were struggling to find that same aggressiveness. We really need to focus on passing and I think that will help get our offense back into their groove.”
Eliana Darling needed to get one dig in the Groton match to get her 1,000th career dig and did that early, ending up with 11 for the night. The Lady Lions’ lone senior also led her team at the net with four kills and was 6-6 at the service line with an ace.
SERVING: LA, 36-43, 3 aces (Elilana Darling 6-6, 1 ace; Clarissa Guy 10-11; Lizzie Gustafson 5-6; Alex Darling 3-4, 1 ace)
HITTING: LA, 68-79, 14 kils (E. Darling 11-12, 4 kills; Emily Olson 14-19, 3 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 14-15, 2 kills; Gustafson 12-13, 2 kills; Paytyn Marlow 7-8, 2 kills)
SETTING: LA, 80-80, 14 assists (Marlow 40-40, 9 assists; Guy 31-31, 5 assists)
DIGS: LA, 53 (A. Darling 12, E. Darling 11, Guy 8, Marlow 7)
BLOCKS: LA, 5 (E. Darling 1, Marlow 1, Mariah Tosse 1, Olson 1, Wegleitner 1)
Miller Tourney
“We had a rough start to our day with Roncalli,” said Larson. “After a week without a game, we needed to get back into the swing of things. We played well against Phillip and Hot Springs.
“Eliana (Darling) continues to play consistently and has proven to be a good leader,” added Larson. “And I was proud of the team for recovering from the rocky start we had. They have proven to be a team that doesn’t give up easily and is willing to work despite the score.”
Roncalli 25-25
LA 12-5
Eliana Darling was 8-10 at the net with three kills and added seven digs to lead LA.
SERVING: LA, 18-19, 1 ace (Lizzie Gustafson 3-3, 1 ace; Emily Olson 4-5)
HITTING: LA, 25-36, 4 kills (Eliana Darling 8-10, 3 kills; Mariah Tosse 3-3, 1 kill; Gustafson 7-8)
SETTING: LA, 30-33, 4 assists (Paytyn Marlow 18-19, 2 assists; Clarissa Guy 10-12, 2 assists)
DIGS: LA, 26 (E. Darling 7, Alex Darling 5)
BLOCKS: LA, 0
LA 25-25
Phillip 23-18
Eliana Darling came up with seven kills and Alex Darling served four aces to lead the Lady Lions.
SERVING: LA, 42-47, 9 aces (Alex Darling 12-13, 4 aces; Clarissa Guy 6-7, 3 aces; Emily Olson 13-14)
HITTING: LA, 52-68, 20 kills (Eliana Darling 13-15, 7 kills; Lizzie Gustafson 12-15, 2 kills; Mariah Tosse 3-4, 3 kills; Autumn Wegleitner 8-12, 2 kills)
SETTING: LA, 59-60, 17 assists (Paytyn Marlow 33-33, 10 assists; Guy 19-20, 6 assists)
DIGS: LA, 49 (E. Darling 11, Alex Darling 8, Marlow 6)
BLOCKS: LA, 9 (Gustafson 3, Olson 2, E. Darling 2)
Hot Springs 25-25
LA 16-21
Eliana Darling had four kills and a pair of aces, Emily Olson three kills, and Alex Darling 15 digs to pace the Lady Lions.
SERVING: LA, 33-38, 6 aces (Autumn Wegleitner 9-10, 2 aces; Eliana Darling 6-6, 2 aces; Clarissa Guy 6-8, 1 ace; Paytyn Marlow 5-5, 1 ace)
HITTING: LA, 45-55, 11 kills (E. Darling 8-9, 4 kills; Emily Olson 11-12, 3 kills; Lizzie Gustafson 11-15, 2 kills)
SETTING: LA, 47-51, 10 assists (Marlow 29-30, 5 assists; Guy 15-17, 5 assists)
DIGS: LA, 52 (Alex Darling 15, Marlow 9, E. Darling 8, Gustafson 6)
BLOCKS: LA, 5 (E. Darling 2)
