Lions Sweep Pioneers 2-0 Drop Closer to Chieftains 0-2 (10-6-11)

Louisville coasted to a 25-20, 25-21 victory over the Ft. Calhoun Pioneers in opening action of their own triangular. The Lions hosted Ft. Calhoun and ECNC foe Yutan in their final home event of the season.

Louisville opened against the Pioneers, dabbling with a 5-1 offense for the first time this season and featured a new line-up that allowed players to try new roles and gain valuable game experience. Senior Natalie Minchow sat out the match after fighting an illness for much of the week.

“Natalie has been sick and we wanted to give her some rest during the first match,” commented Coach Davenport. “We tried a 5-1 and got players on the court in different positions. I was happy with how the girls responded.”

Yutan brought a 15-3 record and a state ranking to the closing match of the triangular and proved deserving of their accolades. The Chieftains swept Louisville, 13-25, 19-25. Yutan’s junior setter, Morgan O’Malley, connected with Morgan Davis for eight kills and spread attacks across the net combining with the Egr sisters who pounded seven kills, five aces and two blocks.

Junior Tori Dean turned in a solid performance for the Lions with six kills and a service ace. The Lions put together 13 kills in the match, well below their season average. Junior Morgan Dittberner had three solo stuffs in the match.

“We have some things to work on, “ commented Coach Davenport, “we will see them again soon and we’ll be working toward a different outcome.”

Louisville, 13-9 on the season travels to Murdock on Tuesday, October 11 to challenge Cass County rivals Elmwood-Murdock and Conestoga. Opening action is slated for 5:00 p.m.

Yutan (kills-aces-blocks): M Davis 8-2-1, M. O’Malley 2-0-1, M. Egr 2-2-1, K. Thomas 4-0-1, L. Egr 5-3-1, T. Robinson 1-0-0
Set assists: O’Malley (15)
Louisville (kills-aces-blocks): P. Higginbotham 0-0-0, S. Lane 1-1-0, M. Zahn 0-0-0, T. Dean 6-1-0, M. Shepard 0-0-0, M. Poland 2-0-0, J. Marcoe 0-0-0, N. Minchow 2-3-0, M. Dittberner 2-0-3, H. Rose 0-0-0
Set assists: Shepard (4), Minchow (8)



Statistics are unofficial.