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CREIGHTON - The Randolph Lady Cardinal volleyball team dropped a Lewis & Clark Conference match to Creighton here on Oct. 1 25-20, 25-15 and 25-23 in the bestof- five-sets match. The Lady Cardinals were in the lead until the score hit 18 in the opening set, but a couple of errors changed the momentum and the score, allowing Creighton to take set one.
The Lady Bulldogs won set two by the 25-15 final, but Randolph was far from done in the match.
“The third set was back and forth and we played very well at the start and the entire set,” said Lady Cardinal coach Lyndsee English. “The girls played tough but we didn’t stay aggressive enough for the last two points. I would rather see us go out aggressive instead of playing not to lose.”
Mabel Ngebeh paced the Randolph offense with 10 kills in the match and just missed a doubledouble with nine digs.Lilly Kuchta registered six winners, Katarina Greiner had five slams.
Brooke Meier and Lexi Backhaus had 13 set assists each.
“We were really happy getting a win last week and we are working as a team and trying to get a win,” Meier said recently. “We are focusing on getting the pass up to the setter and running a quicker offense.”
Meier just missed a double-double with nine digs. Sydney Robinson had nine digs while Greiner added four stuffs at the net and eight digs in the match.
Kuchta, Greiner and Meier each had an ace serve.
“The girls need to play a complete game,” English said. “We have what it takes; the girls need to trust themselves and believe in themselves.”
Randolph will host Bloomfield on Oct. 10 then head to Bancroft for a quadrangular with Bancroft-Rosalie, Plainview and Stanton on Oct. 12.
Creighton defeats Randolph 25-20, 25-15, 25-23.
Randolph Leaders: Mabel Ngebeh 10 Kills, 9 Digs; Lilly Kuchta 6 Kills, 5 Digs, 1 Ace Serve; Katarina Greiner 5 Kills, 4 Blocks, 8 Digs, 1 Ace Serve; Sydney Robinson 4 Kills, 9 Digs; Brooke Meier 13 Set Assists, 9 Digs, 1 Ace Serve, Lexi Backhaus 13 Set Assists, 7 Digs.
