The Howells-Dodge Volleyball Team is 3-2 to start the season, losing 3-2 at Oakland-Craig last Thursday night, beating Winside and Randolph 2-0, but losing 2-0 to Hartington-Newcastle at the Randolph Quad on Saturday, before falling 3-2 at Clarkson/Leigh Tuesday night in action heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Knights won set one 25-22 before the Jaguars took sets two and three 25-18. Oakland-Craig won set four 25-16 before Howells-Dodge won set five 15-4.
Jessi Brester had 15 kills while Erin Prusa had 10 and Grace Kreikemeier registered 7 kills and 8 digs. Taya VanLengen added 18 digs while Alyssa Coufal registered 34 set assists.
The Jaguars knocked off Winside 25-14 in set one, and 25-20 in set two.
Tonya Brester notched 10 digs while Coufal recorded 17 set assists.
Howells-Dodge defeated the Cardinals 25-20 in set one, and 25-18 in set two.
Brester finished with 7 kills while VanLengen had 9 digs. Coufal dished out 20 set assists.
Hartington-Newcastle topped Howells-Dodge 26-24 in the first set, and 25-20 in the second set.
Coufal registered 11 set assists.
The Patriots won the opening set 25-22, before Howells-Dodge came back to win the next two sets 25-21 and 25-22.
Clarkson/Leigh took the game over from there, winning set four 25-12 and set five 15-2, claiming the match 3-2.
Prusa registered 14 kills while Brester recorded 7. VanLengen recorded 23 digs while Brester and McKenna Klosen notched 12 and 8, respectively. Coufal chipped in 30 set assists.
“They Stepped up their game, man. They’ve got four or five really nice hitters, a great setter. You gotta give them the props,” Howells-Dodge coach Neil VanLengen said after the game. “They stepped it up. We didn’t do anything bad, they just stepped it up.”
VanLengen says the Jaguars simply wore out. "First thing you got to remember is that was their first game of the season, that's our 5th game. I think they started a little slow. They're a darn good team man. They are very good. I think they got things going. I think that was one thing that really helped. Blocking...we didn't do a great job blocking. And then our setter Alyssa Coufal was home sick throwing up, and she just ran out of gas. You could tell in that 4th set she was just completely gassed."
Howells-Dodge (3-2) takes on Pender (0-2) and Emerson-Hubbard (1-2) at the Emerson-Hubbard Triangular Tuesday night.
The Pendragons lost 2-0 to Fremont Bergan and West Point-Beemer at home in the Northeast Nebraska Volleyball Classic Thursday night.
The Pirates won 3-1 at Omaha Nation Tuesday night before losing 2-1 to Homer and 2-0 to Ponca at the Homer Triangular Thursday night.
I think both these matches have a good chance to be wins for the Jaguars.
Howells-Dodge has their own tournament next Saturday, and I feel two wins on Tuesday would set things up nicely for that day.
The Jaguars need both of these matches too to get back on track and erase any bad taste they might have in their mouths following the loss to Clarkson/Leigh.
I think these matches have a good chance to be feel good matches for Howells-Dodge so to speak.
The Jaguars have to be ready to play and be aggressive, but as long as Howells-Dodge plays up to their capability they should be fine.
Everyone has to keep stepping up their game and contributing for Howells-Dodge.
The Jaguars are without Grace Dvorak and Jayda Bazata, who have both been injured.
These two are certainly big losses for Howells-Dodge, but it appears the Jaguars have managed so far.
The Jaguars would no doubt be better off with them healthy, but Howells-Dodge has adapted nonetheless, or so it appears.
The Jaguars have a big week next week, and I think being off for as long as they have will allow them to come out well rested and refreshed.
Howells-Dodge should be ready to go Tuesday night, and it honestly wouldn't surprise me if the Jaguars swept both matches.
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