Concordia Volleyball Goes 2-2 at Home Tournament
The Concordia High School Volleyball team finished 2-2 at their home tournament on Saturday, October 1st.
Concordia opened pool play with a 25-14, 25-22 win over the Hanover Wildcats. Sophomore Taylor McDaniel had 11 points with 5 aces, 6 kills and 5 digs. Junior Carlie Carlgren finished with 3 points with 1 ace, 6 kills, 3 digs and 2 blocks. Senior Hanna Acree provided 3 points with 1 ace and 11 digs. Junior Callie Parker turned in 3 points, 2 kills, 3 digs and 1 block. Freshman Kynlee Hamel had 3 kills and 2 digs. Junior Hattie Blackwood added 3 points and 2 digs. Senior Shaelin Giersch had 3 kills, while Sophomore Kenlee Williams had 2 kills, 1 block and 1 dig. Freshman Baylen Arnold ended up with 3 points with 1 ace and 4 digs.
The Panthers then suffered a loss in straight sets to Southeast of Saline, 15-25, 19-25. McDaniel had 4 points with 2 aces, 1 block and 2 digs. Carlgren posted 2 points with 1 ace, 3 kills, 2 blocks and 6 digs. Parker finished with 1 point with 1 ace, 6 kills, 1 block and 1 dig. Giersch had 3 kills and 1 dig. Williams added 3 kills and 1 block. Hamel had 1 kill. Acree finished with 7 digs. Senior Madison Starr had 4 digs. Blackwood added 2 points and 1 dig, while Arnold had 3 points and 1 dig.
Concordia bounced back from the loss to beat Minneapolis in straight sets, 25-8, 25-14. Acree led the way with 20 points with 2 aces. McDaniel had 10 points with 4 aces, 7 kills and 2 digs. Giersch posted 7 kills, 2 blocks and 1 dig. Hamel turned in 2 points with 1 ace, 5 kills, 1 block and 1 dig. Williams posted 4 kills and 1 dig. Carlgren added 1 point, 1 kill and 3 digs. Starr had 1 dig. Sophomore Kinsleigh Bethune finished with 1 point. Junior Kaitlyn Nelson provided 1 kill and 2 digs, while Arnold ended up with 2 points with 1 ace and 3 digs.
The Panthers then ended pool play falling in two sets to Beloit, ranked #3 in Class 3A, 20-25, 23-25. Acree had 6 points and a match-high 14 digs. Hamel turned in 5 points, 4 kills, 4 blocks and 1 dig. McDaniel had 4 points with 3 aces, 7 kills, 5 digs and 1 block. Parker finished with 4 kills, 3 blocks and 1 dig. Giersch posted 3 kills, 2 blocks and 3 digs. Williams provided 3 kills, 1 block and 2 digs. Blackwood added 3 points with 1 ace, 5 digs and 7 assists. Carlgren had 2 points, 2 kills, 7 digs and 1 block, while Arnold finished with 3 points with 1 ace and 9 assists.
Next up, Concordia returns to North Central Kansas League play as they hit the road to play Wamego on Tuesday, October 4th, beginning at 5:15 pm.