Lady Jays Volleyball
Lady Jays Dominant at Madison Tournament
By Lauren Ueding
The Lady Jays Volleyball team claimed the championship at the Madison Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 23.
“Overall I think the girls did a pretty good job. All of our games over the weekend were sweeps, so that is always a good indicator of good plays. We also have some games that we really were able to work on like some different combinations and different plays that will help prep us for tougher games in our schedule because we know we have some really tough games coming up next couple of weeks that it will be good to prepare for the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge game,” said assistant coach Katie Brummels.
The Lady Jays first played Madison. The first set was a huge sweep for the Lady Jays, who dominated the Dragons 25-6. The Lady Jays pulled another win in the second set against the Dragons 25-15 and won the game 2-0 once again.
For the second game, Pierce played Wisner-Pilger. The first set was an amazing set for the Lady Jays as they defeated the Gators 25-17. The second set, however, was a tight set for the Lady Jays as they won it 27-25.
For the championship game, the Lady Jays played Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. In the first set, the Lady Jays scored 25 while the Bears scored only 19. The second set was very tight for the Lady Jays, who came away victorious 26-24. The Lady Jays pulled a victory and won the game 2-0.
“Overall we did pretty well, but there are some areas we need to improve on like serving and serving receive and out of system,” said Nora Herian.
The Lady Jays play at Ponca for a triangular on Thursday, Sept. 28.
Lady Jays Dominate Lutheran High
By Abbie Cone
On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Pierce Lady Jays volleyball team hosted Lutheran High Northeast and finished them in orderly fashion 3-0.
“We had a lot of energy which definitely helped us win the first set and continue through the rest of the game,” Skylar Scholting comments.
Starting off strong in the first set, Pierce dominated 25-14. In the second set, the Lady Jays came out with the win 25-19, and Pierce put them away in the third set with a final push 25-17.
For stats on the night, Nora Herian led the team in kills with 18, Claudia Riggert put away 10, and Jaya Wachholtz contributed seven.
Riggert and Herian both made three blocks, and Abigail Cone and Wachholtz added one each. Maggie Painter led the team in digs with 13, Wachholtz dug up 11, Scholting added 10, Cone made six, and Herian had five.
Painter also served seven aces during the night, and Scarlett Babl and Adrienne Riggert each added one.
“I’m happy with how we played,” says head coach Zach Weber. “There were obviously some things that could’ve been cleaner, but offensively we continue to look good.”
The Lady Jays will be in action on Thursday, September 28, in a triangular against Dakota Valley and Ponca held at Ponca.
Pierce Lady Jays Take on Hartington Cedar Catholic
By Jana Stone
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Pierce Lady Jays traveled to Hartington to play against Hartington Cedar Catholic and took home the win. Pierce won 3-1 in sets.
In the first set the Lady Jays did not know what to expect against the Trojans and lost a close set 25-20.
Senior Jaya Wachholtz says, “We started off a little slow, but once we started running actions, we started to get our energy back.”
In the second set Pierce was able to hold HCC back and won the set 25-17.
The third set the Trojans were not able to keep up with the Lady Jays and Pierce won the set 25-14.
The last set was another win for Pierce. The set ended with a score of 25-14.
Nora Herian and Wachholtz led the team with the most kills, 18 and 15, respectively. The team as a whole had a total of 47 kills.
Skyler Scholting had four ace serves, leading the team, followed by Adrienne Riggert with three aces.
The Pierce junior Varsity and C-team both lost against HCC.
The Pierce Lady Jays will next play on Thursday, Sept. 28, against Ponca.
Lady Jays Defeat the Warriors
By Grace Behmer
The Lady Jays volleyball won 3-1 as they hosted the Crofton Warriors on September 14 .
Jaya Wachholtz had a total of 16 attacks during the game, while the team had a total of 44 kills on the night. Freshman Nora Herian added 12 kills, while Abigail Cone and Claudia Riggert added seven kills each.
“We did a good job on increasing our intensity and bouncing back after a rough first set. Overall we played very well and got a great conference win for the team,” says Riggert.
During the first set the Bluejays took the loss 25-15; however, the remainder of the game the Lady Jays dominated the remainder of the game; winning 25-12, 25-22, and 25-14.
Riggert and Wachholtz had three ace serves along with Scarlett Babl, Skyler Scholting, Herian and Maggie Painter each adding two aces.
“We played well this week and picked up two big wins against very good conference teams. I’m very proud of the way we bounced back after that first set. Handling adversity is definitely turning out to be a strength of this group,” states coach Zach Weber.
The Lady Jays have posted a 13-1 record thus far in the season.
