Winner volleyball team advanced to the Sweet 16 as they defeated Little Wound in 3 sets in Pine Ridge on Thursday.
Winner won 25-8, 25-13, 25-12.
Mackenzie Levi and Morgan Hammerbeck were 100 percent in serving. Alexis Richey and Levi each had 3 ace serves.
Hammerbeck had 13 kills and Abby Marts, 10. Gracie Littau had 20 set assists and Levi, 12. Hammerbeck was 75 percent in serve receive and Richey was 66 percent. Richey had 12 digs and Hammerbeck and Abby Marts, 10 each. Sam Marts had 2 solo blocks.
As a team, Winner was 95 percent in serving with 9 aces, 37 kills, 52 percent in serve receive and 54 digs.
“We came out focused and determined to win,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “We did a great job of serving and kept Little Wound out of system. We also did a great job of attacking the ball which kept Little Wound scrambling. We also did a great job of talking and working together as a team,” said the coach.
In the first round of the regional in Winner, the Winner Lady Warriors defeated St. Francis 25-5, 25-7, 25-9.
Abby Marts and Richey were 100 percent in serving. Richey had 6 ace serves and Daesha Klein, 3. Hammerbeck had 12 kills and Abby Marts, 8. Littau had 18 set assists and Levi, 11. Littau was 100 percent in serve receive and Hammerbeck, 75 percent. Hammerbeck had 11 digs and Richey and Abby Marts, 8 each. Sam Marts had 1 solo block.
As a team, Winner was 98 percent in serving with 15 aces, 34 kills, 33 set assists, 65 percent in serve receive and 40 digs.
“I thought we came out focused and ready to play. We did a good job of serving,” said Keiser. “We were aggressive and did a great job of attacking and moving the ball to different hitters which kept St. Francis on the defensive end. We did a great job of working together as a team,” said Keiser.
Winner played Belle Fourche in Wall on Nov. 7 in the Sweet 16 tournament.
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