Back to Back Sweeps for Plainswomen

North Platte, Neb & Sterling, Colo...

After a difficult start to the season for the Northeastern Plainswomen volleyball team, they were able to come out swinging against the North Platte Community College and Laramie County Community College.  Both teams lost in 3-0 fashion as NJC came ready to play.  After the pair of wins, NJC now has an overall record of 3-3.  Next up for the Plainswomen is the Salt Lake Community College Invitational in Utah.  Northeastern will compete in 4 games during that tournament.

(Game Recap 8/26) Plainswomen vs. North Platte Community College = Won 3-0

Set #1 NJC-25 NPCC-17 (Won)

Set #2 NJC-25 NPCC-17 (Won)

Set #3 NJC-25 NPCC-20 (Won)

Breakdown: The North Platte Knights were no match for the Northeastern Plainswomen, with NJC coming out strong and finishing with a three-set sweep. Freshman Gabby Oos led the court offensively with 7 kills, freshman Annika Helf and sophomore Taylor Wiescamp were close behind with 6 kills with sophomore Lacy Hunt and Sidney Bills adding a combined 10 kills. Emma Meyer was able to serve the Knights off the court with 12 aces. Defensively with Plainswomen were able to pick up many digs across the roster and shut down many of North Platte's heavy hitters with a total of 18 blocks. Allie Schumacher and Emma Meyer led the way for assists with a combined 22 assists.

(Game Recap 8/30) Plainswomen vs. Laramie Community College = Won 3-0

Set #1 NJC-25 LCCC-16 (Won)

Set #2 NJC-25 LCCC-12 (Won)

Set #3 NJC-25 LCCC-21 (Won)

Breakdown: Northeastern was on-point all night against LCCC.  With a combination of solid defense and timely kills, LCCC was on their heels all night.  Freshman Annika Helf led the way with 12 kills while Sidney Bills tallied 6.  Sophomore Allie Schumacher had 19 assits in the win.  Grace Yoder had 10 digs while 2nd year player Lacy Hunt came up with 7.  NJC ended with a kill percentage of .296.