Cadott watches games slip out of their grasp

Cadott senior Emily Malecki races to try to save the play during a match with Osseo-Fairchild Sept. 30. Spirits were high on Cadott’s court for Homecoming, but the win was just out of reach, with Osseo-Fairchild taking the sets, 3-0. Photo by Ginna Young

By Ginna Young

Cadott’s volleyball program battled hard throughout the week, but couldn’t come up with the wins against their many opponents.

Sept. 28 vs. Stanley-Boyd conference (L 3-0)

Starting off their week, the Hornets hosted rivals Stanley-Boyd. The first set was a close one, with the Orioles winning, 25-19. The next sets weren’t as close, with Stanley-Boyd taking the victories, 25-16 and 25-10.

Junior Lauryn Goettl ended with 6 kills, 2 aces, 9 assists and 16 digs, while junior Elly Eiler had 7 kills, 5 assists and 9 digs, and junior Laken Ryan came up with 13 digs.

Sept. 30 vs. Osseo-Fairchild conference (L 3-0)

With spirits high for the home court match, Cadott started out hot, but the Osseo-Fairchild Thunder bounced back to take the win in three sets, 25-15, 25-18 and 25-14.

“We played much smoother last night than we have the past couple of weeks,” said coach Lynn Schreiner. “Our serving and serve receive did struggle a bit against a very aggressive serving team, but overall, we seemed to be much more aggressive at the net and moving faster on defense.”

Goettl led on the night, with 5 kills, 2 aces, 6 assists and 11 digs. Eiler ended with 5 kills and 7 digs, and sophomore Emma Kowalczyk had 4 kills, 1 ace and 6 digs.

Oct. 2 vs. New Richmond Invitational (L 4-0)

To finish out the long week, Cadott headed to New Richmond, facing off against the host school to start the tournament. New Richmond would walk away with the sets, 28-15 and 25-23.

Eiler had 5 kills and 6 digs, and Kowalczyk added 3 kills and 6 digs.

The Hornets then faced Somerset, dropping the first set, 25-18, but coming back to win in the second set, 25-18. The third set would go the way of Somerset, 15-7.

Eiler added 7 kills and 13 digs, with Goettl notching 6 kills, 1 ace and 6 digs, while Ryan had 6 aces, 1 kill and 3 digs.

Altoona was next up on the schedule, winning the sets 2523 and 26-24.

Eiler continued racking up kills, with 4, and had 8 digs, Goettl recorded 2 aces, 4 assists and 6 digs, and Ryan added 1 ace and 7 digs.

The final opponent of the day was Baldwin-Woodville, where the Hornets dropped the first set, 25-17, but rallied to take the second set, 25-14. Baldwin refused to be denied and came up with the win in the third set, 15-8.

Goettl finished with 6 kills, 2 aces, 8 assists and 11 digs, while Eiler had 5 kills and 6 digs.