The Wisner-Pilger Volleyball Team swept Logan View/Scribner-Snyder and Fort Calhoun 2-0 at the Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Triangular last Thursday night to end the regular season before downing GACC 3-1 in the C2-4 Sub-District Semifinals aired on 107.9 the Bull Monday night, only to lose in five sets to Ponca in Tuesday night's Sub-District Final also aired on the Bull.
The Gators defeated the Raiders 25-23 in set one and 25-17 in set two.
Rachel Otten had 9 kills while Karrin Jindra recorded 11 digs. Emily Buhrman added 10 digs while Aspin Waterman totaled 9. Erin McGuire dished out 7 set assists.
Wisner-Pilger won set one over the Pioneeers 25-16, and took set two 25-17.
Jindra posted 7 kills while Buhrman added 12 digs. Waterman added 10 digs while Adi Meyer and McGuire registered 10 and 7 set assists, respectively.
The Gators won set one over the Bluejays 25-23 and took set two 25-18 before losing set three 25-15 and winning set four 25-19.
Otten had 16 kills while Jindra recorded 9 kills and 24 digs. Buhrman added 14 digs while Meyer totaled 7 digs and 21 set assists. McGuire notched 7 digs.
Wisner-Pilger won set one over the Indians 25-15 before losing sets two and three 25-21, and then taking set four 25-20 before losing set five 15-4.
Otten had 13 kills and 10 blocks while Jindra tallied 7 kills and 21 digs. Adi Meyer registered 9 ace serves, 8 digs, and 19 set assists while Waterman and Buhrman had 17 and 14 digs, respectively. McGuire compiled 8 digs and 8 set assists.
Great play from the Gators last Thursday and in Sub-Districts.
Head Coach Jean Groth breaks down her team's as well as their opponents' play in Sub-Districts. "Against GACC, the Gators won the “serve and receive battle”. The majority of time, the Blue Jays were unable to set their ‘number one’ option within their offense in their efforts to side us out. That made it much easier on our defense. Tied to that was the efficiency of the Gator attackers. GACC made more attack errors that we did, and that was difficult for them to overcome. Against PONCA, our serve also bothered their offense. But the Ponca servers took our offense out of system more times than we had hoped for, creating more errors that aided in the Ponca win."
Wisner-Pilger (21-11) snagged the last Wildcard into Sub-State and will face Mead (23-1) at David City on Saturday in action that will be aired on 107.9 the Bull.
The Raiders swept Oakland-Craig 3-0 in the C2-2 Sub-District Final from West Point-Beemer Tuesday night.
Groth says serving could very well decide this one. "Mead is a very aggressive serving team. Those aggressive servers gave Mead the edge over OC’s ball control. That is the same advantage we had over OC when we played them. So it may become a battle of which team can earn more points with their serve… or maybe just force the other team more times out of system."
I would add that hitting errors and hitting efficiency could greatly affect the outcome of this match as well.
Groth discusses the keys to a Gator win. "Our goal is three-fold. #1 Earn 17 points per set. (Kills, Ace Serves, and Stuff Blocks totaled) #2 Make fewer than 8 errors per set. (Attack Errors, Service Errors, Blocking Errors) #3 Win the “Serve/Receive” Battle."
It seems pretty clear what Wisner-Pilger needs to do to win and advance to State so the Gators have to go out there and make it happen.
I feel Wisner-Pilger's tough match against Ponca and the tough schedule they play has prepared them for this moment.
I also think being at Sub-State last year and experiencing that for the first time allows these girls to know what to expect this time around.
I look for the Gators to go out there and play well and lay it all out on the line.
I feel Wisner-Pilger can definitely win this match and has what it takes to win.
Groth says making state would be a huge deal. "Any time a team can represent their school and their community in Lincoln at the state tourney… it is a very rewarding experience. The team is looking forward to the challenge."
The girls have to dream big and visualize what it would be like to get down to Lincoln and play at Lincoln Southwest, Pinnacle Bank Arena, and the Devaney Center.
Getting to State would be really big for this program, and I hope the Gators can go out there and get the job done.
First serve from David City is set for 3:00 p.m. on the Bull.
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