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Harvey-Wells County split their last two games of the regular season, as they defeated Dunseith in Harvey and dropped a four-setter to Central McLean on the road.
With the win over Dunseith, HWC sealed up the Super Region 4 fifth seed, and will play fourth-seeded North Prairie in Devils Lake on Monday, November 6. The split for HWC moved their record to 11-8 during the regular season and 5-4 in Super Regional play.
Central McLean 3, HWC 1
Saturday, October 28 saw the Hornets travel to Turtle Lake to make up a game with Central McLean. The Hornets saw the power of the Cougars, as five players had 10 kills or more in the match, lifting the home team to a 3-1 victory. The highly-touted Cougars, at 25-4, had received votes in the latest Class B volleyball poll.
HWC played with the Cougars right out of the gates, as the game was tied at three. Reagan Kjelstrup had four kills in a 10-2 run, moving the Central McLean lead to 13-5. The Hornets didn't have a response in the opening set, as they committed three service errors in a row, helping the Cougars to a 25-10 win.
Central McLean jumped out early in game two, with Adlyn Eng doing most of the damage. Eng recorded seven kills out of 13 points, as the home team led, 13-3. Braylee Keller had three kills and Kali Fike recorded back-to-back aces as HWC cut the lead to 17-11. Several HWC attack errors and two more kills from Eng gave the Cougars game two, 25-15.
The Hornets responded nicely in the first win-or-go-home game. Kali Fike had an ace and two kills, and Taylor Nelson had two kills and an ace as the Hornets jumped out to a 13-6 lead. Central McLean had their troubles at the net as the Cougars recorded several attack errors, helping HWC to a 19-10 advantage. Braylee Keller added two kills late, and Rachel Neumiller ended game three with a kill for a 25-16 Hornet win.
It appeared early on in game four that the set would be a dandy. The two teams played within single points early on, but the Cougars found their groove. Leading 12-8, Central McLean scored nine of the next 13 points with Morgan Snyder recording three kills and moving the lead to 21-12. Kjelstrup had three kills in the final four points, and Emry Hunt finished the match off with her 12th kill, giving the Cougars the 25-13 and 3-1 match victory.
Central McLean recorded a whopping 60 kills on the night, and was led by Kjelstrup's 13. Daphne Lauer dished out 49 assists, while Leah Jacobson recorded 28 digs. Central McLean had a total of 93 digs from nine different players.
HWC was led by Ashley Keller and Braylee Keller with seven kills each. Fike served up 24 assists and recorded 13 digs to lead the Hornets in those statistics.
HWC 3, Dunseith 0
In the final regular season Super Region 4 matchup, the Hornets took on the Dragons in Harvey on Friday, October 27. The night was designated as Senior Night, as all of the seniors involved in the program were recognized.
The Hornets had their hands full at times in the 3-0 sweep, with the Dragons playing much better than their one win record indicated.
Game one started with a solid run from Dunseith, as they took an 11-6 lead midway through the first set. Neumiller's kill sparked a four-point run, and then another Neumiller kill gave the Hornets a 13-12 lead. Braylee Keller's two kills and back-to-back aces from Fike late in the set helped lift HWC to a 25-15 win.
Harvey-Wells County jumped out early in the second set, taking a 7-3 lead on two Nelson kills. Nelson backed that up with consecutive aces, but Dunseith held strong as kills from Elizabeth Azure and Amelia Morin cut the HWC lead to 11-10. Morin's back-to-back kills kept the Dragons close at 14-13, but the Hornets started to roll with kills from Rylee Jones and Braylee Keller for a four point lead. Leading 21-19, HWC got an ace from Braylee Keller and two kills from Ashley Keller to seal game two, 25-19.
The final set of the night saw the Dragons once again playing very competitive volleyball taking a 6-3 lead early. Kills from Azure and Graycee Gillis kept Dunseith in control, but kills from the Keller girls pulled HWC back to within one at 10-9. With the game knotted at 13, Gillis started a three- point run with a kill and the visitors led, 16-13. Enter Braylee Keller to serve, as the freshman served six straight points and was the recipient of two kills from Ashley Keller to propel HWC to a 20-16 lead. Dunseith got a kill from Jordin Davis and cut the lead to two, but Ashley Keller added two more late kills as the Hornets sealed the set and match, 25-21.
Braylee Keller led HWC on the night with 10 kills and 17 digs, while Kali Fike had six aces and 27 assists. The Hornets amassed 34 kills on the night for the win. Dunseith was led by six kills from Azure, while five Dragons had 11 or more digs.
Nonregion Volleyball
Central McLean 3, HWC 1
at Turtle Lake
HWC 10 15 25 13 - 1
CMC 25 25 16 25 - 3
HWC Individual Stats
Kills: Ashley Keller and Braylee Keller 7, Taylor Nelson and Rachel Neumiller 5, Kali Fike 3, Rylee Jones 2, Christalea Wagner 1.
Aces: Fike 2, Nelson and Neu-miller 1.
Assists: Fike 24, Brooklyn Dockter, Ava Haldorson, Jones and B. Keller 1.
Digs: Fike 13, Haldorson and Neumiller 12, Dockter and B. Keller 11, Wagner 10, Maci Reutter 7, A. Keller 5, Nelson 4, Jones 3.
Super Region 4 Volleyball
HWC 3, Dunseith 0
at Harvey
Duns. 15 19 21 - 0
HWC 25 25 25 - 3
HWC Individual Stats
Kills: B. Keller 10, A. Keller 8, Neumiller 7, Nelson 3, Jones 2, Fike, Haldorson, Ebony Heilman and Wagner 1.
Aces: Fike 6, Nelson 2, B. Keller and Neumiller 1.
Assists: Fike 27, Haldorson 3, B. Keller 1.
Digs: B. Keller 17, Neumiller 11, Fike 10, Dockter and Reutter 8, Haldorson 7, Jones 6, Heilman and A. Keller 2, Wagner 1.
Dunseith Individual Stats
Kills: Graycee Gillis 8, Elizabeth Azure 6, Amelia Morin 4, Jordin Davis and Kaylee Poitra 2.
Aces: Gillis 3, Morin 2, Azure 1.
Assists: J. Davis 11, Kieesha Davis 3, Morin 2, Azure, Gillis and Poitra 1.
Blocks: Gillis and Morin 1.
Digs: Morin 18, J. Davis and Gillis 15, Azure 14, K. Davis 11, Poitra 8.
