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LWC Volleyball beats Corban, falls to Midland in quarterfinals

By Chris Wells

Sioux City, IA - Lindsey Wilson volleyball opened the knockout stage with a 3-0 win over Corban (OR) at the NAIA National Championship at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.

The Lindsey Wilson defense stymied the Warriors (23-13) for much of the contest in the 25-16, 25-20, 25-21 win. No. 22 Corban managed to hit just .091 while committing 25 attacking errors.

However, the no. 6-ranked Lindsey Wilson volleyball's season ended Friday night with a 3-2 loss to No. 14-ranked Midland (NE) in the NAIA National Championship quarterfinals.

Midland (26-7) battled back from two sets down to upset the Blue Raiders -- the defending national champions.


The Warriors advance to face second-ranked Park (MO) at 11amCT on Saturday.

Lindsey Wilson opened fast, taking the first two sets by comfortable margins. But the Warriors did something only Park has done this season -- take three straight sets off Lindsey Wilson -- in the 16-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-12 win.

Lindsey Wilson finished the match hitting just .185, including .082 in the final three sets. The Blue Raiders made just seven hitting errors in the first two sets but committed 12 errors in the third and seven more in the fourth set.

Paulina Sobolewska was the lone Blue Raider immune to the offensive struggles in the match. She finished with 17 kills without an error in 31 swings for a .548 attack.

The Blue Raiders (33-4) cruised in the opening set, building as much as a nine-point lead in the 25-16 win. Klara Mikelova started strong tallying six of 17 kills in the frame.

Lindsey Wilson carried the first-set momentum into the second with a .308 team hitting percentage in the 25-19 win. Elly Burke produced five kills and Grace Blomstedt had three in her four swings to lead the Lindsey Wilson attack. Sobolewska and Burke combined for five assisted blocks to help the Blue Raiders record three team blocks in the set. Lindsey Wilson had seven team blocks for the match.

Lindsey Wilson looked as if it might cruise into the national semifinals, erasing an early deficit in the third set to take a 14-13 lead. But Midland seized the momentum at 15-15 with a 7-0 spurt to take a 22-15 lead.

The Blue Raiders fueled the Midland run with five attacking errors -- something Lindsey Wilson could not overcome in a 25-22 third-set loss. Lindsey Wilson's 12 hitting errors in the third frame are the most in a single set this season.

A 5-0 Midland run in the middle of the fourth set and a 7-1 run late forced a decisive set. The Warriors outhit the Blue Raiders .303 to .121 in the fourth.

Lindsey Wilson started the fifth set winning four of the first five points and led 8-6 at the changing of sides. Midland pulled even at 9-9 -- one of five ties in the final set.

Tied at 12-12, Midland did something Lindsey Wilson is accustomed to doing -- closing the match. The Warriors scored the final three points with a pair of kills and a service ace to secure the win.

Lilo Larzelere concluded her outstanding freshman season with a match-high 22 digs. Autumn Proctor finished with 53 assists and 18 digs. Sarah Cruz ended with 10 kills.

Midland's Priscilla O'Dowd led the Warriors with 20 kills and 11 digs.

Lindsey Wilson closes its season with 33 wins -- the eighth straight 30-win season.


This story was posted on 2018-12-01 09:21:26
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