Coach Martin's Clipboard
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Oct. 22 Wisner-Pilger, Scribner-Snyder
I was more than pleased with the effort the girls showed on
Thursday. We have been fighting an effort battle for a few weeks
now and I truly think we have worked it out. There where very few
balls that came over the net that didn’t at least get a finger on
them. The kind of effort the Lady Raiders put forth on both games
should make us much tougher to play come districts. The Lady
Raiders play a heck of a game when they are having fun and playing
loose. One major fix is we do need to sharpen up on our first pass.
The Gators and the Trojans hurt us a couple of times with some
point runs of the serve. If we can minimize those 5-7 point runs
into 2-4 point runs, we will be able to keep our games a little
closer and hopefully give us a better chance at a win. Being able
to refocus after an error will dictate how we finish our season. I
thought the highlight for the night was the turnaround in our
blocking, which was very present in both games. I am very proud of
the girls for their continued effort in adversity. We have had a
lot of youth step up and play in some key roles. We have also had a
wonderful group of seniors who have been stepping up in great ways
in practice and in games. They’ve become great leaders and role
models for the freshmen.
Wisner-Pilger stats are on the left; Scribner-Snyder are on the right.
| Kills | Digs | Blocks | Ace Serves | Set Assists | |
|
Kaitlin Scholl |
4-3 |
3-5 |
1-4 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
|
Abby Stollberg |
0-1 |
4-3 |
0-2 |
0-1 |
11-18 |
|
Jodi Popken |
2-2 |
6-6 |
2-1 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
|
Karli Havekost |
3-7 |
2-10 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
Jessica Bohling |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
Morgan Hagerbaumer |
0-0 |
3-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
Kali Einspahr |
2-7 |
2-15 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Charissa Hoff | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Oct. 6 versus Lyons Decatur
Loss
12-25, 13-25, 10-25
We had some trouble setting points against Lyons in the second and
third sets. We continue to make unforced errors. Aside from that, I
felt we played a great defensive game. Kalie Einspahr led the team
with 15 digs, Karli Havekost with 12 digs, and Morgan Hagerbaumer
had 11. Abby Stollberg had 12 assists. Karli Havekost: 5 kills;
Kali: 3 kills; Jodi: 2 kills.
Oct. 3 Bennington Invitational
versus Bennington 0-2; Yutan 0-2; North Bend Central 0-2. 0-3 on
the day.
The lady Raiders fought Bennington until late in the first set,
when Bennington was able to get a little run in. Errors were a
killer on Sat. Without unforced errors, we looked pretty good. The
girls were allover the court not letting anything touchthe floor.
The little improvements being made every day are dramatically
changing the skill of the team for the better. We will face North
Bend Central more times this season, and I am looking forward to
those games.
For the day ... Karli: 13 kills, 2 aces, 51 digs; Kali: 7 kills, 53
digs; Kaitlin 14 kills, 5 aces; Abby: 33 assists; Jodi: 2 kills
Oct. 1 versus Wayne
Loss
15-25, 22-25, 16-25
We came ready to play Wayne. The girls never gave up and looked
like they could take control of the set at any time. In the second
set we came out early with a 5-point strt but were unable to hold
on to it.
Kaitlin Scholl: 2 kills, 2 blocks, 14 digs; Abby Stollberg: 18
assists; Kali Einspahr: 7 kills, 14 digs, 2 ace serves; Jodi
Popken: 4 kills; Karli Havekost: 6 kills, 4 aces, 24 digs.
Sept. 24 Versus Brownell Talbot
Win
25-22, 25-15, 19-25, 19-25, 15-11
The team played a completely different game from our last two
contests. The ladies came out with an excitement for the game. They
played relaxed and focused and, most important, had fun. It was
nice to see them working hard and still being able to carry a
smile. I feel we brought back a needed piece of our team
dynamic.
Kaitlin Scholl: 13 kills, 3 aces, 18 digs; Taylor Anderson: 18
digs; Kali Einspahr: 4 kills, 32 digs; Jodi Popken: 7 kills, 3
aces; Abby Stollberg: 18 digs, 30 assists; Karli Havekost: 8 kills,
6 aces.
Sept. 22 versus West Point
Loss
14-25, 17-25, 7-25
Still having the taste of defeat from the weekend, I don’t feel we
were ready to play the Cadets. Once we start playing to win instead
of playing not to lose, the Lady Raiders will be a powerful team.
We started offensively but let unforced errors dictate the score.
Playing an offensive, downhill game will be the key to winning on
Thursday.
Sept. 19 Logan View Booster Club Volley Tournament
Format: 4 team round robin (3 sets/game)
Versus Homer 21-25, 19-25
Versus Omaha Bryan 9-25, 17-25
Versus Yutan 21-25, 12-25
Versus Omaha Bryan 22-25, 20-25
Versus Omaha Bryan 7-25, 14-25
Versus Yutan 17-25, 16-25
It was a tough weekend for us. We thought we’d be able to get a few
wins but faced very tough teams. This weekend we got a great view
of where we need to be and what we need to do get there. We play
Tuesday night at West Point.
Sept. 15 versus Pender
Win
18-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-18
The Lady Raiders got off to a rocky start. got into the swing of
things during the third set. Once we settled down and started
playing a more focused, controlled game, we were able to spread the
score a little. Abby Stollberg had 23 assists on the night, Karli
Havekost led the team with 10 kills, followed by Kaitlin scholl
with 7, and Kali Einspahr and Jodi Popken with 6 each.
Sept. 12 North Bend Central Tourney
Versus Scotus: Loss; 11-25, 10-25
Although Scotus lost seniors, they have an excellent group of girls
this season. We were able to keep it close early in both set, be we
got caught in a few point runs that put the game out of the reach.
The girls played both sets very confidently, working hard until the
very last point.
Versus Raymond Central: Win; 25-13, 23-25, 25-19
The Raiders were definitely ready to play and beat RC in the first
set. We got lax in the second set but were able to focus and finish
the third.
Sept. 8 Versus Tekamah-Herman
Loss
25-23, 21-25, 16-25, 16-25
The Lady Raiders played an outstanding game. Kaitlin Scholl led the
team with 16 kills. Abby Stollberg had 22 assists and 3 kills.
Outstanding play by all girls on the squad, but unfortunately we
let the game get away from us in the third and fourth sets. Keeping
our composure during opposing scoring runs and cutting runs short
will be the key to winning this weekend at the North Bend Central
tourney.
