NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College volleyball team held their home opener Tuesday night at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk. The Hawks captured a victory by a final score of 3-1 in front of an excited crowd.
Northeast (3-2) dropped the first set in the matchup but rallied to take the next three sets to drop the Lancers. Freshman Mya Hedstrom (O’Neill, Neb.) was everywhere on the court for the Hawks as her 16 kills were a team high. The sophomore class for Northeast also stuffed the stat sheet as Shaylyn Safranek (Merna, Neb.) had two blocks, three ace serves, three digs and 25 assists. The Hawks will now head to Sioux City, Iowa with another four-game event on deck.
STAT SHEET:
Set Scores: 23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-15
Kills: Mya Hedstrom (O’Neill, Neb.) 16
Blocks: Alexa Cunningham (Wausa, Neb.) 3, Jayda Christensen (Norfolk, Neb.) 2, Shaylyn Safranek (Merna, Neb.) 2
Ace Serves: Alexa Cunningham 3, Shaylyn Safranek 3
Digs: Jayden Bestenlehner (Omaha, Neb.) 14, Shaylyn Safranek 3
Assists: Shaylyn Safranek 25
HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:
Head Volleyball Coach Amanda Schultze on the victory:
“Overall, I’m glad we got the win,” Schultze said. “We saw some things that we need to obviously work on. We can’t miss five serves in one set and give away points. It was a good win.”
Schultze on heading to another tournament this weekend:
“We have an opportunity to get better,” Schultze said. “We have to find a leader and continue to build team chemistry.”
UP NEXT:
The Hawks will take part in the Siouxland Invitational beginning at 10 a.m. Friday in Sioux City, Iowa against No. 17 North Dakota State College of Science and then will battle Iowa Lakes Community College later in the day at 2 p.m.
