Lady Bears power past state-rated Pierce

LAUREL - The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Lady Bears added three wins to improve to 19-2 as the 2024 season winds down.

The Lady Bears had a very busy and successful week defeating 13-9 Summerland on the road 25-17, 18-25, 25-21 and 25-14 on Oct. 5, swept Creighton on Oct. 3 25-14, 25-5 and 25-5 and avenged a loss to highly-rated Pierce on Oct. 1 with a 25-23, 20-25, 25-23 and 25-22 win over the Lady Bluejays in Pierce.

Against Summerland, LCC split the first two sets with the Lady Bobcats then went back-to-back in sets three and four to win the match.

Rena Rasmussen had a great night attacking with 19 kills. Tali Erwin added 11, Kaida Eriksen had seven and Lainey Schutte tacked on five.

Carlie Kvols did a fine job setting up the attack with 40 set assists, Eriksen had 20 solid passes, Rasmussen had 13, Bailey Graf had 12, Erwin had 10 and Schutte nine.

Defensively, Rasmussen had three stuffs at the net, Kvols had a couple and Schutte and Tyler Recob each had one block.

Schutte added 18 digs to her solid night on the court and Eriksen contributed 16.

Against the Lady Bulldogs, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge had little trouble in the sweep winning the last two sets 25-5 each.

Rasmussen again led a balanced attack with 15 kills and recorded a double-double with 12 digs.

Erwin had eight good swings, Eriksen six, Schutte and Recob had five each.

Kvols tipped up 35 assists.

The match with Pierce was a back-and-forth affair, with the Lady Bears gutting out the four-set match that was close from start to finish.

Another balanced night at the net and a good night at the service line made the difference.

Kvols distributed 35 assists with Rasmussen ending with 15 winners, Eriksen had a dozen and Erwin and Schutte recorded seven each.

Rasmussen had three ace serves, Recob added a couple, Schutte, Erwin and Eriksen each had one ace.

Erwin had 18 quality passes, Schutte had 16, Rasmussen 15 and Graf had 10.

The Lady Bears are set to take on Howells-Dodge and Humphrey/ Lindsay in a triangular at Humphrey/ Lindsay on Oct. 10 before playing in the annual Hartington-Newcastle Tournament this Saturday.

LCC will entertain Cedar Catholic on Oct. 15.

k=Kills, a=Ace Serves, b=Blocks, d=Digs, s=Set Assists, r=Successful Passes

LCC def. Summerland (13-9) 25-17, 1825, 25-21, 25-14.

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE: Lainey Schutte 5k, 1a, 1b, 18d, 9r; Tyler Recob 2k, 5a, 1b, 3d, Tali Erwin 11k, 2a, 7d, 1s, 10r; Rena Rasmussen 19k, 2a, 3b, 8d, 13r; Carlie Kvols 3k, 5a, 2b, 9d, 40s; Kaida Eriksen 7k, 2a, 16d, 2s, 20r; Bailey Graf 7d, 1s, 12r.

LCC defeats Creighton 25-14, 25-5, 25-5. LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE: Schutte 5k, 1b, 9d, 1s, 5r; Recob 5k, 1a, 1b, 2d, 2r; Erwin 8k, 1b, 6d, 4r; Rasmussen 15k, 1a, 12d, 2s, 1r; Kvols 3k, 1a, 4d, 35s; Eriksen 6k, 4a, 9d, 8r; Graf 3d, 5r.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge defeats Pierce 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22.

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE: Schutte 7k, 1a, 1b, 10d, 1s, 16r; Recob 3k, 2a, 1b, 7d, 1s, 3r; Erwin 7k, 1a, 15d, 2s, 18r; Rasmussen 14k, 3a, 1b, 13d, 3s, 15r; Kvols 3k, 1b, 8d, 36s; Eriksen 12k, 1a, 1b, 9d, 1s, 15r; Graf 7d, 10r.

NSAA Power Points Class C1

Minden 25-0 46.6400 Battle Creek 18-5 45.0435 Clarkson/Leigh 21-2 44.8261 LCC 19-2 44.8095 Holdrege 12-2 44.5714 Columbus Scotus 16-4 44.4500 Columbus Lakevw 13-7 44.4500 Pierce 17-4 44.2857 Kearney Catholic 14-4 44.0556 Ogallala 18-5 44.0435 Chase County 15-8 43.5217 Wahoo 12-6 43.5000 Broken Bow 13-6 43.2632 Omaha Concordia 16-10 43.1538 Milford 12-5 43.1176 Ashland-Greenwd 12-7 43.1053 David City 15-7 43.0000 Adams Central 16-8 42.7917 Bridgeport 16-7 42.5217 Gothenburg 14-7 42.4762 Omaha World Herald Class C1 Top 10

1. Minden 25-0 2. Battle Creek 18-5 3. Clarkson/Leigh 21-2 4. Columbus Scotus 16-4 5. LCC 19-2 6. Pierce 17-4 7. Columbus Lakeview 13-7 8. Holdrege 12-2 9. Kearney Catholic 14-4 10. Wahoo 12-6