The West Point-Beemer Volleyball Team is 4-3 so far this season, losing 3-0 at Stanton in last Tuesday night's season opener, beating Pender 2-0, but losing 2-0 to Fremont Bergan on Thursday at the Northeast Nebraska Volleyball Classic at Pender, beating BRLD and Oakland-Craig 2-0, but losing 2-0 to Wisner-Pilger at the Classic on Saturday, and sweeping the Gators 3-0 at home Tuesday night.
The Cadets lost set one to the Mustangs 25-17, set two 25-14, and set three 25-15.
Brooke Haase had 7 kills for West Point-Beemer while Brooklyn Weddle and Sidney Swanson posted 11 digs apiece. Sierra Kile added 9 digs and 19 set assists.
The Cadets fell 25-13 in set one to Bergan, and dropped set two 25-20.
Swanson posted a team-high 9 kills and 7 digs while Kile notched 12 digs and 14 set assists. Weddle chipped in 9 digs while Andrea Hoffman compiled 7.
West Point-Beemer won set one over the Pendragons, 28-26, and took set two 25-17.
Kile led the way with 15 set assists.
In the first meeting between the two schools, the Cadets lost 25-19 in set one and 25-14 in set two to the Gators.
Swanson had 15 digs while Kile totaled 9 digs and 24 set assists. Weddle chipped in 9 digs while Ashton Troyer had 7.
West Point-Beemer beat the Wolverines 25-18 in the first set, and 25-15 in the second set.
Swanson posted 9 kills and 9 digs while Weddle had 8 digs. Kile registered 7 digs and 22 set assists.
The Cadets downed Oakland-Craig 25-16 in set one, and 25-18 in set two.
Weddle had 17 digs while Swanson recorded 12. Kile added 22 set assists.
In round 2 against the Gators, the Cadets took set one 25-20, set two 25-22, and set three 25-15.
Kendra Paasch had a match-high 14 kills while Swanson posted 12 kills and 10 digs. Haase and Abby Kaup totaled 8 kills each while Weddle and Troyer notched 18 and 10 digs, respectively. Kile contributed 13 digs and 47 set assists.
Head Coach Conley Straight. "We were a completely different team tonight against Wisner. We didn't give them our best shot on Saturday in Wisner. We thought we didn't play our type of Volleyball. And girls definitely came out wanting this one from the beginning."
Straight's team only has one returning starter but he says they're playing as a team. "It's definitely trust between the girls. And I told them from the beginning it's going to be a team effort this year. We can't ride Sidney the whole way through otherwise her arm's going to fall off on us and that sort of thing. And this group is tight. They've gotten the chemistry going already. Now it's battle of can we keep that chemistry continuing? Because when we play at our best Volleyball as a team it shows that our results can be positive."
This was a huge win for the Cadets. I feel the Wisner-Pilger win has a chance to get West Point-Beemer's season on the fast track for success.
The Cadets (4-3) host Twin River (4-2) and Schuyler (1-2) in a Thursday Triangular.
The Titans swept Logan View/Scribner-Snyder and Tekamah-Herman in a home Triangular on Tuesday while the Warriors lost 3-0 at Lexington on Friday.
I look for West Point-Beemer to have no trouble with Schuyler, but the match against Twin River figures to be tough.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that match goes the distance.
The Titans are a good team, but the Cadets seem to have things going right now, and really played well Tuesday night.
Now it's simply a matter of West Point-Beemer refocusing and getting ready for this Triangular.
The win over the Gators was great, but now it's time to refocus and get ready for Twin River and Schuyler.
The Cadets have to continue to get great production from all the girls that have contributed so far, especially the production they got against Wisner-Pilger.
The Gators easily won the first time around, and West Point-Beemer did a complete 360 and turned the tables against the Cadets.
West Point-Beemer is going to be extremely difficult to beat if they keep playing like that.
The Cadets played amazing Volleyball, and I look for them to continue their winning ways Thursday night.
I really think West Point-Beemer will be 6-3 after Thursday night and perhaps 8-3 heading into the Stanton Tournament next weekend, but there's business to take care of first before that happens.
The Cadets just have to take things in stride and one match at a time, and keep their eye on the prize.
West Point-Beemer has proven to be a good Volleyball Team so far and showed signs of greatness with Tuesday night's win.
Now the question is can the Cadets keep it up and sustain the high level of play they showed against the Gators?
I definitely think they can, but the Titans will be a tough test on Thursday, and West Point-Beemer has to be ready to roll in both matches.
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