The GACC Volleyball Team lost 3-0 at Battle Creek and 3-2 to O'Neill at Battle Creek Tuesday night in the Mid-State Conference Tournament before beating Boone Central/Newman Grove 2-0 and Pierce 2-1 at the Tournament Thursday night.
The Braves dominated set one 25-12, won set two 25-21, and took set three 25-14.
Bobbie Ortmeier led the Bluejays with 7 kills. Kali Stratman added 10 set assists.
Head Coach Paul Steuter says his team had a shaky start. "The girls really looked nervous. I was a little surprised by that this late in the season. They didn't have their legs under them, they were tentative, both hitting and in serve receive. Which I thought we kind of solved that problem. But I guess we'll keep working on that aspect of the game and hopefully that'll improve."
Steuter. "I told the girls in that first set, later on in the first set, we have to build momentum. This is possibility always of 4 or 5 sets. You can always go that far. So we wanted to try to gain that momentum. We had a few good breaks even though we lost that set I thought it did put us in a better frame of mind for the 2nd set where we battled them very well."
The Eagles won set one 25-17 before GACC took set two 25-19. O'Neill came back to win set three 25-17 before the Bluejays claimed set four 25-22. The Eagles took set five 15-12.
Riley Throener had 14 kills and 8 digs while Brooklyn Bailey totaled 11 kills. Ally Plagge chipped in 10 kills and 20 digs while Ortmeier notched 10 kills. Stratman registered 20 digs and 37 set assists while Meghan Brunsing and Hanna Knobbe posted 16 and 8 digs, respectively.
GACC topped the Cardinals 28-26 in the 1st set, and 26-24 in the 2nd set.
Bailey led the way with 7 kills while Plagge had 11 digs. Stratman registered 9 digs and 8 set assists while Throener had 8 digs. Knobbe chipped in 7.
GACC took set one from Pierce, 26-24, lost set two 25-11, but rebounded to win set three 25-20.
Throener notched 8 kills and 9 digs while Plagge and Ortmeier compiled 7 kills each. Plagge chipped in 12 digs while Stratman posted 11 digs and 15 set assists. Knobbe added 10 digs while Brunsing recorded 8.
I think the wins over BC/NG and Pierce should give GACC the confidence necessary to make a postseason run.
The Bluejays (9-16) take on Walthill (10-10) in the 1st round of Sub-Districts at Oakland-Craig on Monday.
The Blujays went 1-1 at the Lewis and Clark Conference Tournament on Saturday, beating Bloomfield 2-1, but losing 2-0 to Wakefield.
I think GACC will have an easy time in this match. Walthill hasn't played the caliber of teams the Bluejays have, and GACC should win easily.
It will be interesting to see if the Bluejays can get through this sub-district.
I think Clarkson/Leigh is GACC's only threat to not make it to Lincoln.
I feel the Patriots will be tough, but the Bluejays have played a lot of tough teams and are battle tested.
It should be an interesting sub-district final should the two meet, and I don't know what to expect.
GACC has had a tough season for the most part while Clarkson/Leigh has experienced a lot of winning.
The Patriots haven't faced the same sot of competition though, and the Bluejays have pride and tradition on their side.
I think the winner of this sub-district will move on to state. I feel GACC has a chance to win it, but I wouldn't pencil the Bluejays in just yet.
If GACC plays the way they did Thursday night they should advance to a district final, but if the Bluejays play the way they have for the majority of the season then getting past the sub-district final could be very iffy.
Throener, Plagge, and Ortmeier need to have big matches for GACC.
Stratman needs to pass well also, and the Bluejays have to be on top of their game.
GACC had a tough regular season, yet here the Bluejays are. A chance to advance to state.
GACC takes on Walthill at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. The D1-4 Sub-District Final will be played at 7:30 p.m.
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