Tetons Route Shorthanded Royals

The Lake Region State College Royals volleyball team traveled to Williston, ND last night for a MonDak Conference match with the Williston State College Tetons. The Royals came into the match with a 3-16 (0-4) record while the Tetons were sporting an 8-8 (3-1) record. 

The old saying in sports is it is never easy to go on the road and get a win. This is especially true when it comes to conference opponents and last night was no exception. The Tetons protected their home court with energy and intensity. LRSC struggling all night with its serve receive leading to points for the home team. Head Volleyball Coach Brigitte Greywater said, "We need to clean up our serve-receive and get back to where that needs to be. You can't be a successfull volleyball team struggling in that area." WSC capitalized on the mistakes of the Royals throughout the night to make runs and take sets. The Tetons won the first set 25-10, they won the second set 25-14 and they won the third set 25-12. Williston takes the first three sets to win the match 3-0 over the Royals. 

Head Coach Brigitte Greywater said, "It was a tough night. We were shorthanded and it hurt us. We weren't able to make our substitutions and rotations like we usually do. When you're playing a strong team like Williston small things like rotations, serve receive and other errors turn in to big advantages for them. They took advantage of these things all night."

With the win the Royals drop to 3-17 (0-5). They will be back in action at home Sunday afternoon, Oct 1st at 1pm versus Dakota College at Bottineau. The game will be in support of Samaritan's Feet which is an organization that, "Serves and inspires hope in children by providing shoes as the foundation to a spiritual and healthy life resulting in the advancement of education and economic opportunities." Head Coach Brigitte Greywater will be coaching the game bare foot. The LRSC Athletic Department will be taking donations of new pairs of shoes all week. Spectators for Sundays game are encouraged to bring a new pair of shoes to the game for donation. 1 pair of new shoes=1 free admission. for more information on Samaritan's Feet check out their website www.samaritansfeet.org. The LRSC Athletic department has been working with Samaritan's Feet for 5 years now and has helped distribute over 1,000 pairs of shoes in the Lake Region.

Tailgate for Sunday's game will be provided by BSN Sports and will consist of soup and bread. So come on out Sunday and support your Lady Royals!

Go Royals!