The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team finished 2-2 at the Dakota Valley Conference tournament on Saturday, October 16th.
The Cardinals defeated Lake Preston in straight sets by scores of 25-13 and 25-20. Addy Gilbert had seven kills. Courtney Brown, Maya Heinitz, and Ella Griffin all had three kills each. Brianna Griffin finished with three blocks, and Heinitz had two. Madala Hanson had a team-high eight set assists. Lindeman finished with six. Lindeman and Whitney Warwick both had five digs. Brown finished with four digs. Jaycee Tebay had three ace serves.
St Mary also defeated the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders in three sets. The Raiders won the first set 25-22, but the Cardinals won the next two 25-19 and 25-19. Brown had 13 kills, 11 digs, and two ace serves. Heinitz added seven kills and nine digs. E. Griffin had five kills, six set assists, two digs and two ace serves. Lindeman had 17 set assists and 16 digs. Hanson finished with six assists and four digs. Tebay and Josie Baumberger both had two ace serves.
Estelline/Hendricks handed the Cardinals one of the losses in the tournament. The Redhawks won in three sets by scores of 25-17, 25-27, and 25-22. Brown had nine kills, 16 digs, and two blocks. E. Griffin had seven kills, four set assists, four digs, two blocks, and two ace serves. Heinitz had four kills and 15 digs. Gilbert had a team-high three blocks. Lindeman added three kills, nine set assists, and 11 digs. Hanson had eight set assists and five digs. Warwick had 14 digs, and Baumberger had 11 digs.
The other loss the Cardinals suffered was to the Deubrook Dolphins. The Dolphins win by set scores of 25-18 and 25-17. Brown finished with five kills, and Lindeman had four. Baumberger led the team with six digs. Lindeman, Gilbert, and Brown all had four digs each. Brown also had three ace serves, and E. Griffin had two. Hanson had a team-high five set assists. Lindeman and E. Griffin each had four assists.
The Cardinals (16-8) will host the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Tuesday, October 19th.