RPAC Rundown Feature Matchup: Southern Valley at Alma Volleyball Preview
Alma will host Southern Valley on Tuesday, October 6th, for an RPAC matchup. Varsity is scheduled to start around 6:30 PM.
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Alma
The Cardinals are 7-15 and are coached by Skyler Hellmuth.
Junior Vayden Epp leads the Cardinals with 123 kills, averaging 2.7 kills per set. Senior Taylor Pool has 80 kills this season; sophomore Cayle Molzahn has 39; sophomore Abbie Pool has 36; and sophomore Maryn Mintzmyer has 33.
Alma has 93 aces this season, averaging two aces per set. Freshman Kenley Haussermann leads the team with 27 aces; junior Halee Neubauer has 16; senior Kamri Neal has 14; and Epp has 13.
The Cardinals have a block that can impact a game, as they have 62 total blocks this season, averaging 1.3 blocks per set. T. Pool leads the team with 27 blocks, Epp has 22 blocks, and Mintzmyer has 13 blocks.
Alma has 912 digs this season, averaging 19.8 digs per set. Neal leads a team with 224; Epp has 151; Haussermann has 114; and Neubauer has 108.
In setting, Haussermann leads the team with 238 assists this season.
Others who could have an impact are junior Reece Molzahn and freshman Jaelyn Bradley.
The Cardinals are in Class C2 and in Region 3 with Arcaida/Loup City, Centura, Doniphan-Trumbull, Elm Creek, H&H, Hastings St. Cecilia, Hi-Line, Kenesaw, Maxwell, Maywood-Hayes Center, Nebraska Christian, Ravenna, Sandy Creek, South Loup, Superior, and Sutton.
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Southern Valley
The Eagles are 1-18 and are coached by Ali Hosier.
Southern Valley has 309 kills this season as a team averaging 6.6 kills per set. Sophomore Haisley McQuiston has 75 kills, sophomore Lauren Quinn has 74 kills, senior Lorelie Horwart has 62 kills, and Junior Sophia Cunningham has 46 kills.
Southern Valley has a strong serve game, as McQuiston has 25 aces, Cunningham has 17 aces, sophomore Cali Santifer has 10 aces, and junior Emerson Lovitt has 10 aces.
Eagles have a total of 41 blocks this season. McQuiston has 19 blocks, 10 of them are solo. Horwart has 13 blocks, and Junior Paisley Hammond has 15 blocks.
Southern Valley has picked up 760 digs this season. Santifer leads the way with 198 digs; sophomore Lauren Quinn has 138 digs; Cunningham has 133 digs; Lovitt has 94 digs; and junior Laney Becker has 44 digs.
Lovitt is running the offense again this season and has 206 assists, averaging 4.6 assists per set.
Southern Valley is in the D1-10 Subdistrict with Arapahoe, Axtell, Loomis, and Red Cloud.
