The Britton-Hecla volleyball squad rebounded from a first-round loss to Milbank and downed Great Plains Lutheran and Freeman to claim the consolation championship at a tournament at Great Plains Lutheran in Watertown on Saturday.
That came on the heels of straight set wins over Waverly-South Shore last week Tuesday and Florence-Henry on Thursday to boost the Lady Braves’ season record to 10-2 heading into last night Tuesday’s home clash with Sisseton.
This week the local netters hope to avenge their loss to Milbank at Milbank on Thursday and host Waubay-Summit on Tuesday.
“The girls played hard and came out of the week and tournament with some good wins for our team,” said Peters. “It was a group effort and the girls are really starting to play with purpose and finding their strengths, which is the perfect time as we reach the height of our season with the most difficult teams to be faced in the next few weeks.”
Junior Jaelee Grupe reached a personal milestone this week, recording her 1,000th career assist.
B-H 25-25-25
W-SS 19-19-8
Britton-Hecla recorded 11 service aces and 31 kills to sweep Waverly-South Shore, led by Kennady Van Lith with five aces and Daynika Zuehlke and Maddi Micko with eight kills apiece.
The Lady Braves took charge midway through the opening set, going on a 13-3 run behind four Micko kills to stretch an 8-7 lead to 21-10. W-SS led the second set 15-12 but Airiana Buer served five straight and Chellon Pruitt pounded a couple of kills to put B-H on top 18-15 to fuel the win.
B-H led the final set 10-7 when Van Lith put on a serving exhibition. The junior served 13 straight points, including five aces, as the Lady Braves earned the sweep.
F-H 22-21-23
The Lady Braves won three hard-fought sets to earn the sweep over Florence-Henry.
Maddi Micko was a dominant force at the net with 14 kills and Daynika Zuehlke pounded 12. Jaelee Grupe had five aces and 34 assists, while Kennady Van Lith was credited with 20 digs.
GPL Tournament
Milbank 21-25-25
B-H 25-16-23
Milbank battled back from an opening-set loss to hand the Lady Braves just their second loss of the season.
Jaelee Grupe had nine kills and Maddi Micko eight. Kennady Van Lith had 18 digs and three service aces.
B-H 25-25
GPL 23-22
Britton-Hecla swept Great Plains Lutheran in a hard-fought match.
Jaelee Grupe was a force at the net with 7 kills, 11 assists, and a block and three block assists. Maddi Micko and Daynika Zuehlke added five kills each.
B-H 25-20-25
Freeman 16-25-20
The Lady Braves took the opening set against Freeman but had to go three sets to get the win.
Maddi Micko led B-H with a 17-17 effort and three aces at the service line and 26-29 at the net with 12 kills. Adalyn Schmieg contributed 10 digs.
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