RPAC Rundown Featured Matchup: Southwest at Arapahoe Volleyball
Arapahoe is set to host Southwest on Tuesday for a dual. The Varsity action is slated to begin at 6:00 PM CT.
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Arapahoe
Arapahoe is 11-2 on the season and is coached by Katie Helms.
Junior Taytum Roskop is leading the Warriors this season with 92 kills while hitting 0.156%. Senior Desi Farner has 84 kills, senior Clara Hilker had 79 kills, and senior Ruby McCune has 32 kills on the season.
Serving has been a strong key in Arapahoe's game this season as they have 77 total aces this season. Hilker recently broke the Career Aces record and is adding to that as the year goes on, currently she has 21 this season. Sawyer Shafer has 22 aces, and Suttyn Shafer has 15 aces on the year.
The Warriors are scrappy on defense as Hilker has 18 blocks this season, but they are able to pick up a lot of balls too. They have 655 digs this season. Suttyn Shafer has 152 digs, Roskop has 117 digs, Sawer Shafer has 116 digs; Farner has 110 digs, Hilker has 90 digs, and McCune has 58 digs this season.
Another player to watch is Cydney Carlson, a junior who has 26 kills this season.
Arapahoe is in the D1-10 District with Axtell, Loomis, Red Cloud, and Southern Valley.
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Southwest
Southwest is 7-9 and is coached by Kim Barnett.
A freshmen duo is leading the Roughriders on offense with Mila Nelms having 135 kills and Kalli Kurkowski having 94 kills.
Junior Aspen Billeter has 25 kills this season, 29 aces, 18 blocks, and 168 digs. She has 276 assists this season and has eclipsed the 2,000 career assist mark. She currently has 2,151 assists.
The Roughrider block has been a force this season. As mentioned, Billeter has 18. Sophomore Natalie Neseth has 17 block and Kurkowski has added 15 blocks.
Southwest is a scrappy group too as they have 686 digs as a team this year. Sophomore Alivia Cure has 126 digs, sophomore Ellyana Walkington has 116 digs, junior Lacie Houser has 103 digs, and Nelms has 135 digs.
Southwest is in the D1-11 District with Cambridge, Dundy County Stratton, and Wauneta-Palisade.
