The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team entered the Dak-12 Conference tournament as the #3 seed team on Saturday, October 13th at Dakota Valley High School.
The #3 seed earned the Quarriers a first-round bye, so their first match was against the Vermillion Tanagers who defeated West Central prior. Dell Rapids beat Vermillion in straight sets (25-16, 25-23) to earn a trip to the semi-final round.
The Quarriers had to face the #2 seed Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in the semi-finals. The Huskies beat Lennox to advance to this round. Elk Point-Jefferson defeated Dell Rapids in straight sets (25-16, 25-12) to advance to the championship match and send Dell Rapids to the 3rd place match.
Dell Rapids med up with the Dakota Valley Panthers, who fell to Sioux Falls Christian in the other semi-final round. The Quarriers took the match and placed third with a three-set win by scores of 25-23, 18-25, 25-20. In this match Hannah Fletcher had 18 set assists, eight digs, and five kills. Jayda Knuppe had six kills and three digs. Mackenzie Grisham and Maria Jackson both had four kills. Grisham also had 11 digs and two ace serves. Brooke Klein ended the third-place match with 16 digs.
With the 2-1 record in the tournament, Dell Rapids now has a season record of 18-7. The Quarriers will travel to Madison on Tuesday, October 16th.