Lady Cyclones Split Pair Of Games In Tuesday Triangular

The Lady Cyclones went 1-1 Tuesday night in their home triangular.

Undefeated St. Mary's swept the triangular with wins over Plainview and O-C.

St. Mary's topped Clearwater-Orchard in two sets, 25-12 and 25-9.

"The girls may have lost this game but they did a lot of things right," Coach Shelly Mlnarik said. "St. Mary's is number one in wildcard points for a reason. I thought our girls came out and hit hard. They worked the net and they did a great job on serve receive."

Sophomore Kinzly Macke recorded 3 kills and 17 digs to lead the Lady Cyclones in the match. Click here for complete stats from O-C vs St. Mary's.

Clearwater-Orchard picked up another win when they defeated Plainview in straight sets, 25-12 and 27-25.

"The girls came out strong," Mlnarik said. "They played a little flat toward the second set, but turned it on the last 3 points and came out on top."

Mallory Cooper led the attack for the Lady Cyclones with 8 kills, followed by Sierra Schroeder and Briana Stelling each with 6. Click here for O-C stats vs Plainview.

Clearwater-Orchard earned the 6th seed in the NVC Tournament (15-10) and will play No. 11 Niobrara/Verdigre on Monday, Oct. 27 at 6:15 p.m. in Elgin. Click here for the full tourney bracket.

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