Pender takes 3rd in East Husker Conference Tournament

 

The Pender Volleyball Team went 3-1 at the East Husker Conference Tournament last week, beating Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 2-1 and Clarkson/Leigh l 2-0 in Clarkson Thursday night before losing 2-1 to West Point-Beemer, but beating North Bend Central 2-0 for 3rd place at Stanton on Saturday.

The Bulldogs won set one 25-17 before the Pendragons claimed set two 25-23 and set four 26-24.

Ashley Ostrand had 11 kills and 15 digs while Zoey Lehmkuhl added 15 digs and 15 assists. Caitlyn Heise notched 11 digs while Kirsten Frey compiled 10. Isabelle Felber came in with 8.

Pender beat Clarkson/Leigh 25-23 in the opening set and 25-20 in the second set.

Ostrand had 10 kills and 7 digs while Lehmkuhl tallied 9 digs and 16 assists. Heise added 9 digs while Frey posted 8.

The Cadets won set one 25-20 and set three 25-21 while dropping set two 25-15.

Ostrand had 12 kills and 8 digs while Olyvia Nelson totaled 7 kills. Heise chipped in 14 digs while Frey notched 12. Lehmkuhl contributed 10 digs and 22 assists.

The Pendragons took care of the Tigers 25-23 in set one and 25-17 in set two.

Ostrand finished with 10 kills and 9 digs while Lehmkuhl registered 18 assists.

Impressive finish for Pender.

The Pendragons (16-12) travel to Bancroft to take on BRLD (17-12) Tuesday night in the regular season finale.

The Wolverines lost 2-0 to Oakland-Craig and Clarkson/Leigh in EHC Consolation matches on Saturday at Stanton.

Pender is red hot right now while BRLD is on a bit of a cold streak.

This is the Pendragons' time to get the Wolverines if there ever was one.

Pender has really played good Volleyball down the stretch, and brings a lot of momentum into this match.

The Pendragons have definitely lived up to expectations this year to say the least.

It would kind of be icing on the cake to go into Bancroft and win Tuesday night.

The Wolverine Seniors will be playing their final match of the season at home so you know BRLD will get up for this one and rally around one another.

I think the biggest thing for Pender is to go in there and do what they've been doing the second half of the season.

Go in and play your game and let the rest take care of itself.