The Heartland Huskies returned to the court last night in Milford to compete in the semifinals of the Southern Nebraska Conference Volleyball Tournament. They were matched up against the #4 seeded Sandy Creek Cougars.
The first set stayed close the entire set and went back and forth throughout. The Huskies found themselves leading late in the set 21-18. However, the Cougars responded with back to back ACE serves and would eventually go on to win the first set 24-26.
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The Huskies kept the second set within reach as they were tied 10-10. But Sandy Creek continued to push and jumped out to a 14-21 lead and would go on to win the second set 16-25. Â Sandy Creek defeated Heartland 0-2, 24-26 /16-25. The Cougars will advance to the finals to take on Fillmore Central. Â The Huskies will play for 3rd place on Friday at 6:00 p.m. against the Thayer Central Titans.
You can follow the game on our LIVE blog via the Huskie Sports Network on Friday starting at 6:00 p.m.
Heartland vs. Sandy Creek Statistics
Hitting (Kills/Attempts/Errors/Percentage): A. Kroeker 3-10-1-.200, S. Brune 4-17-1-.180, M. Dick 5-13-3-.150, M. Janzen 4-14-2-.140
Assists: A. Bittinger 10, M. Huebert 6
Digs: S. Brune 7, M. Janzen 2, M. Dick 2, B. van den Berg 2
Blocks:Â A. Kroeker 2, Rest of the team 5
Serve Receive: B. van den Berg 18, M. Dick 8, M. Janzen 8
