Watford spikers fall to Stanley
By Neal A. Shipman
Farmer Editor
Watford City was no match for a very physical, hard-hitting Stanley team in volleyball action last Tuesday as the Blue Jays swept the Wolves in three games.
But the Wolves rebounded after the loss coming back to down Parshall, 3-1, on Thursday to improve their season record to 12-9-2 and 6-2 in dual action.
This week, the Wolves will host Trenton on Thursday evening and compete in the Beach Tournament on Saturday.
Stanley 3, Watford City 0
If Watford City has any hopes of advancing to the State Class B Volleyball Tournament, the Wolves will have to beat perennial power Stanley. And in a matchup of the two top teams in this region, it looks as though the Wolves are going to have their work cut out for them.
Watford City played the Blue Jays close in the first game falling to Stanley, 25-22. But the second two games belonged entirely to the Blue Jays as Stanley defeated the Wolves, 25-9 and 25-6.
Charlie Hystad led the Wolves with five kills, while Tori Hopkins had 10 assists and McKayla Haugeberg had 10 digs.
Individual statistics for Watford City from the match were as follows:
Kills: Charlie Hystad, 5; McKayla Haugeberg, 3; Jessica Brown, 3; Brianna Allex, 2.
Assists: Tori Hopkins, 10; Amanda Mogen, 1.
Blocks: Hystad, 3; Allex, 1; Brown, 1; Mogen, 1.
Digs: Haugeberg, 10; Hystad, 7; Mogen, 5; Hopkins, 5; Allex, 4; Brown, 4.
Watford City 3, Parshall 1
Watford City improved its season dual meet record to 6-2 as the Wolves downed the Parshall Braves, 3-1, in volleyball action last Thursday.
Watford City took the first two games handily defeating Parshall by scores of 25-1 and 25-12 before falling to the Braves, 25-7, in the third game. But Watford City quickly got back on track as the Wolves blasted the Braves 25-15.
Charlie Hystad had a big game for the Wolves as she had seven service aces along with six kills.
Individual statistics for Watford City from the match were as follows:
Aces: Charlie Hystad, 7; Tori Hopkins, 5; Jessica Brown, 3; Brianna Allex, 2; McKayla Haugeberg, 2.
Kills: Allex, 6; Hystad, 6; Haugeberg, 6; Brown, 6; Amanda Mogen, 2.
Assists: Tori Hopkins, 17; Haugberg, 2; Allex, 1; Mogen, 1.
Digs: Haugeberg, 6; Bessie Schmitz, 6; Hopkins, 6; Mogen, 5; Hystad, 3; Allex, 1.