The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars are starting to play better volleyball as they went 2-1 last week, and are 1-1 so far this week.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast beat Scribner-Snyder 3-0 last Tuesday before beating Winnebago 2-0 and losing 2-1 to Emerson-Hubbard on Thursday at the Winnebago Triangular.
The Cougars topped Madison 2-0 on Tuesday of this week while losing 2-1 to Howells-Dodge.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast took sets one and two from the Trojans 25-12, and won set three 25-20.
Kelly Wakeley finished with 10 kills and 15 digs while Maddie Ronnfeldt had 9 kills. Brianne Haskell posted 7 kills and 11 digs. Abby Peterson and Mickayla Petersen totaled 11 digs each while Lexie Bacon registered 8 digs and 22 set assists. Petersen added 7 set assists.
Head Coach Angela Hathaway says it was a good win for her squad. "It was definitely a team effort. It was awesome to see us not give up, not lag in the middle. When we're up we finished, it was an awesome team effort and good to see improvements throughout the season. This is pry the first match we've seen the middles actually come alive more so than just our outsides. So it was definitely a team effort all throughout the game."
The Cougars defeated the Indians 25-8 in set one and 25-16 in set two.
Haskell had 7 digs while Bacon recorded 12 set assists.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast took set one from the Pirates 25-13, but lost sets two and three 25-21.
Haskell finished with 10 kills and 16 digs while Wakeley posted 7 kills and 20 digs. Peterson totaled 11 digs while Bacon had 9 digs and 9 set assists. Petersen compiled 12 set assists.
The Cougars topped the Dragons in set one 25-20, and won set two 25-14.
Haskell finished with 8 kills and 8 digs while Peterson totaled 17 digs. Wakeley notched 14 while Bacon and Petersen dished out 11 set assists apiece.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast downed the Jaguars 26-24 in set one before losing set two 25-23 and set three 25-22.
Haskell registered 14 kills and 18 digs while Wakeley had 9 kills and 20 digs. Peterson finished with 15 digs while Bacon recorded 13 digs and 18 set assists. Petersen totaled 9 digs and 12 set assists.
The Cougars are starting to come on. Lyons-Decatur Northeast has played at a very high level as of late.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast (6-11) is at Boys Town on Thursday for a Double Triangular with the host Cowboys (6-10) and Cedar Bluffs (13-3).
Boys Town lost 3-0 at home to Fremont Bergan on Tuesday while the Wildcats won 3-2 at Bancroft-Rosalie on Tuesday.
I really think the Cougars are going to challenge both of these teams.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast has played some of their best volleyball of the season the last two weeks, and I look for the Cougars to play well on Thursday as well.
The most interesting thing to see will be if Lyons-Decatur Northeast can get over the hump.
7 of the Cougars' 11 losses this season have gone the distance. Lyons-Decatur Northeast could be a whole lot better record wise than they are right now.
It has to be frustrating to lose all those close matches, but the Cougars have to keep fighting and realize all those tough losses are only going to make them better.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast has to keep fighting just like they have in every match this season. The Cougars have to believe that eventually some of these close matches will go their way.
It will be interesting to see what transpires on Thursday.
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