Volleyball play on Tuesday had St Agnes hosting Chadron. SA had their hands full with the visitors. In the varsity contest, the Cards got the win 25 8 and 25 17. Chadron was also victorious in the early affair, winning the JV match up 25 18 and 25 10. With the loss, the Academy drops to 1 and 2 on the year while the Crusader junior Varsity squad falls to 0 and 1.
St Agnes was strong in the opening set of the JV battle. Three early scores from Avery Breen gave the Crusaders a 5 to 1. A pair of points from Alliance’s Charlee Shrewsbury then made it 9 to 3. The guests answered back with a big spree to close to within 3 before a McKenzie Conyers tally made it 12 to 8 in favor of the Academy. Unfortunately, it was the Cardinals who made the plays later in the set. Alliance would get a kill by Jamisyn Rasmussen and another tally by Breen to tie the game at 17 but it was all Cards at the end. Final of set #1 Chadron 25
St Agnes 18. Momentum stay with the guests in the second. CMS jumped to a big lead-8 to 1- and stayed tough throughout. Two points by Crusader Raya Beck made it 16 to 6 but it was as close as the hosts would get. Set 2 went to the visitors 25 10
Chad. 25. 25
All. 18. 10
Stats. Rasmussen 1 kill
Shrewsbury 2 points. Breen 4 points. Conyers 1 point. Beck 2 points
Solid play by the Cards then continued in the varsity ball game. Chadron scored the set’s first 8 points before a kill by Alliance’s Allie Armstrong stopped the spree. Down 13 to 4, a point by Kale Hulquist made it 13 to 5. The rest of the set belong to Chadron as the Cardinals took the opener 25 8.
Alliance had their moments in the second. A kill by Hulquist and 2 ace serves by Quinn Robertson made it 3 to 0. Later in the set, a kill by Robertson and an ace spike by Nala Raza tied the set at 6. After a nice spurt by the guests, three consecutive points by Raza made it 13 to 11. Alliance made one last push in the final moments. Points from Robertson and Breen closed the Crusader’s deficit to 6 at 23 to 17. The set came to a close with 2 points by the guests and Chadron getting the W 25 17.
Chad. 25. 25.
All. 8. 17
Stats. Hulquist 1 point 1 kill
Robertson 4 points 1 kill
Reza. 3 points 1 kill
Breen 3 points. Armstrong 1 kill
The Academy will take on Community Christian on Monday in Scottsbluff.