Another Successful Week for Royals Volleyball

The Royals Volleyball team had another successful week going 4-1 and finishing their home tournament unbeaten. Also this week, the team surpassed the 20 win mark and solidified a third place finish in the Mon-Dak Conference after finishing in last place the past two seasons.

The Royals played at home for the entire week starting with hosting Bismarck State on Wednesday, October 12^th. Bismarck is currently ranked #15 in the nation, and they proved their ranking against the Royals. The Royals fought hard in the match, but ended up dropping the match by a score of 0-3. They had a strong lead in the second set, but couldn't hold on to take a set from the Mystics.

Over the weekend, the Royals hosted a seven team tournament in Devils Lake and only dropped one set over four matches. The Royals played Jamestown JV for the fifth time this season, and dropped the first set of the match. They quickly regrouped and took the next three, winning the match 3-1. The next opponent for the Royals was Dawson Community College of Glendive, MT, a fellow Mon-Dak team. The Royals played a solid match and won 3-0. Immediately following the DCC match, the Royals took on Assiniboine Community College out of Canada. The Royals continued their solid play and won by a score of 3-0. Saturday featured just one match for the Royals, and they took care of Trinity Bible of Ellendale, ND in 3 straight sets.

Scores and Highlights

LRSC vs. Bismarck State College – Loss 0-3 (20-25, 16-25, 21-25)

Lindsey Nyhagen: 2 kills, 10 assists, 7 digs

Desidy Schwanke: 9 kills, 1 assist, 10 digs

Maddie Stefonowicz: 15 kills, 4 digs, 1 block solo, 2 block assists

Mencia Rodriguez: 1 kill, 16 assists, 3 digs

Bailey Munson: 3 assists, 26 digs

LRSC vs. Jamestown JV – Win 3-1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-23)

McKenna Tofsrud: 2 service aces and 9 digs

Lindsey Nyhagen: 25 assists, 3 kills, 2 service aces, and 3 digs

Lexi Telehey: 10 kills, 3 digs

Ashley McFadgen: 10 kills, 2 service aces, 8 digs

Desidy Schwanke: 13 kills, 22 digs

Audrey Welle: 9 kills, 1 solo block, 1 block assist

Maddie Stefonowicz: 9 kills, 3 digs, 2 block assists

Mencia Rodriguez: 23 assists, 6 digs

Bailey Munson: 1 service ace, 3 assists, 17 digs

LRSC vs. Dawson Community College – Win 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-19)

Lexi Telehey: 10 kills, 4 digs

Ashley McFadgen: 6 kills, 1 assist, 1 service ace, 7 digs

Desidy Schwanke: 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 service ace, 12 digs

Maddie Stefonowicz: 7 kills, 1 assist

Mencia Rodriguez: 11 assists, 3 service aces, 4 digs

Bailey Munson: 4 assists, 12 digs

LRSC vs. Assiniboine Community College – Win 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-13)

Lindsey Nyhagen: 2 kills, 20 assists, 3 service aces

Ashley McFadgen: 9 kills, 2 digs

Desidy Schwanke: 9 kills, 2 service aces, 1 assist, 17 digs, 1 block assist

Maddie Stefonowicz: 11 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs

Bailey Munson: 1 service ace, 27 digs

LRSC vs. Trinity Bible – Win 3-0 (25-6, 25-12, 25-20)

Morgan Thielbar: 5 assists, 4 service aces, 5 digs

Lexi Telehey: 9 kills, 3 digs

Vivianna Kraft: 2 kills, 2 service aces, 8 digs

Desidy Schwanke: 9 kills, 1 assist, 12 digs

Brynn Johnson: 11 assists, 2 service aces

Audrey Welle: 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 1 solo block, 1 block assist

Bekah Widmer: 4 kills, 2 service aces, 6 digs

The Royals are currently sitting at a 22-11 overall record and a 6-5 conference record. They will travel to Ellendale on Tuesday, October 18^th to play Trinity Bible, and then Wahpeton on Wednesday, October 19^th for the final match of the season against NDSCS. Play-offs will begin on Sunday, October 23^rd when the Royals host Dakota County Technical College in Devils Lake for the first round.