Lady Wolfpack Sweeps Double Triangular In Clearwater

The Elgin Public/Pope John volleyball team improved its record to 18-3 after they swept the double triangular in Clearwater on Thursday.

The Lady Wolfpack defeated both opponents, Chambers/Wheeler Central and Clearwater-Orchard, in straights sets. 

EPPJ won its first match, 25-19 and 25-18, over CWC. Sophomore hitter Liz Selting led the team's attack with 6 kills, followed by Terri Seier with 5. Click here for complete game stats vs. CWC.

In the final game of the night, the Lady Wolfpack topped the Lady Cyclones, 25-15 and 25-12.

"O-C played a very good team tonight," Cyclone Coach Shelly Mlnarik said. "EPPJ has a lot of weapons and we struggled to get them stopped. The girls worked hard to the end."

Selting pounded down 10 kills for EPPJ in the match. Click here for complete game stats for both teams.

Clearwater-Orchard's first game of the night was against Wausa. The Lady Cyclones rolled to a two-set win over the Lady Vikings, 25-15 and 25-19. Briana Stelling led the O-C attack with 8 kills, followed by Mallory Cooper with 5. Click here for complete stats.
 
"The girls came together to get another win," Mlnarik said. "They pushed hard to make that five in a row. We had some really good serves tonight and our hitters did a nice job of finding the gaps and holes!"

Clearwater-Orchard will travel to Bassett on Friday for a JV and Varsity dual against North Central. JV action will begin at 4:30 p.m. and varsity is set for 5 p.m.

EPPJ's next matches will be at home Tuesday as they host a triangular with Neligh-Oakdale and Riverside.

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