The Tri-Valley Mustangs and West Central Trojans met for the third time this season on Tuesday, November 3rd at Tri-Valley High School.  This meeting was in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament, and all three meetings have occurred in the last 17 days with the Mustangs winning the first two.

Tri-Valley got out to a quick 5-1 lead in the opening set of the match.  The Mustangs maintained a two-to-three point lead before extending it to 15-9 midway through the set.  The lead grew to 10 points at 23-13, and Tri-Valley took the first set 25-13.

The momentum carried into the second set as the Mustangs scored the first six points for a 6-0 lead.  West Central pulled within three points early in the set, but the Mustangs never lost the lead and eventually won in the second set 25-17 for a 2-0 lead.

The Mustangs once again grabbed an early lead in the third set at 6-2.  West Central, however, was able to get the set tied at 12-12.  The set was within a point for much of the remainder of the game.  With the score tied 20-20, the Trojans finished the set on a 5-1 run to win 25-21 and force a fourth set.

The fourth set started close as both teams were tied 4-4.  The Mustangs then went on a 7-1 run for an 11-5 lead.  That run gave all the momentum to Tri-Valley.  The lead grew to 19-9, and the Mustangs won the set 25-15 to win the match.

West Central was led by Cassidy Siemonsma with 11 kills and four blocks.  Jenna Lueth had 14 digs, and Jocelyn Nilson added 10 digs.  Rachel Bucher had three ace serves.  Alaina Murphy added three blocks, and Brooke Opitz finished with 17 set assists.

Kaitlyn Mohnen had 15 digs and 10 kills for the Mustangs.  Blayne Gacke had 13 digs, nine kills, and seven ace serves.  Jessica Masgain had three blocks and two ace serves.  Grace Shildhauer added 20 set assists in the match.

The Trojans end their season with an overall record of 6-15.

Tri-Valley moves on to the next round of the Region 3A tournament.  They will plat at #1 Sioux Falls Christian in a SoDak16 Qualifier match on Thursday, November 5th at 7:00 p.m.

Playing against each other for the second time in less than 10 days, the Tri-Valley Mustang and the West Central Trojan volleyball teams clashed on Monday, October 26th at Tri-Valley High School.

The Mustangs took the match in straight sets again, this time by scores of 25-18, 27-25, and 25-15.

Tri-Valley got things rolling early as they jumped out to a 7-3 lead.  The lead quickly grew to eight at 13-5.  The Trojans battled to within two points at 17-15.  The Mustangs responded to push the lead back to five points at 22-17 and eventually winning the set 25-18.

The Mustangs again got to an early lead in the second set.  Tri-Valley led 11-5.  West Central then went on a 12-1 run to take a 17-12 lead.  Tri-Valley pulled within a point a couple of times, but West Central was able to keep the lead and held a 23-20 advantage.  The Trojans were at set point at 24-22, but Tri-Valley tied the score at 24-24.  West Central got the next point for a 25-24 lead to force set point again.  Tri-Valley then scored the next three points to get the come-from-behind 27-25 win.

The momentum of that win propelled Tri-Valley to another early lead at 10-5.  West Central scored four in a row to pull within a point at 10-9.  The Trojans tied the set at 11-11.  The Mustangs then scored the next five points for a 16-11 lead.  Tri-Valley then closed out the set on a 9-4 run for the 25-15 win.

The Trojans were led by Brooke Opitz with 23 set assists, 10 digs, three blocks, and two ace serves.  Cassidy Siemonsma had nine kills and five blocks.  Jenna Lueth finished with 14 digs.  Grace Harden had five kills.

Blayne Gacke had 13 digs, six kills, and five ace serves for the Mustangs.  Kaitlyn Mohnen had 13 digs, eight kills and six blocks.  Hannah West also finished with 13 digs.  Tabor Teel had nine blocks.  Grace Schildhauer had a team-high 18 set assists, and Brookelyn Stieben had eight set assists.

This was the final regular season match for the Mustangs.  Tri-Valley finishes their regular season with a record of 9-10.  West Central will finish their regular season at home on Tuesday, October 27th against Parker.

The two teams look to be headed for another match against one another in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament.

The Tri-Valley Mustangs earned a straight-set match win over the West Central Trojans at the Dak-12 Conference tournament on Saturday, October 17th.  The conference tournament format changed with a few teams unable to play.  Instead of a bracketed tournament, there were just four single matches scheduled.

The first set of the match featured a couple of runs by each team.  With the score tied 3-3 early, the Mustangs went on a 4-0 run to take a 7-3 lead.  Tri-Valley led 10-6 before the Trojans went on a 4-0 run to tie the set at 10-10.  Tri-Valley then went on another 4-0 for a 14-10 advantage.  The Mustangs were then able to maintain a four-point lead before extending it to 22-16.  West Central pulled within two points at 23-21, but the Mustangs ended the rally and took the set 25-21.

Tri-Valley got out to a quick start in the second set.  The Mustangs went on a 6-1 run to turn a 2-2 tie into an 8-3 lead.  The lead grew to eight points at 15-7, and Tri-Valley kept a five-to-seven point lead the remainder of the set and won the second set 25-17.

The Mustangs, again, used a run get an early lead.  West Central scored the first point of the third set, but Tri-Valley scored the next six points for a 6-1 lead.  The advantage grew to eight points at 14-6.  The lead stayed at eight points at 20-12 before West Central started to rally.   The Trojans scored six straight points to pull within two points at 20-18.   West Central got the lead down to one at 21-20, but that was as close as they could get.  Tri-Valley ended the set on a 4-1 run to win 25-21 and take the match in straight sets.

Tri-Valley (8-8) will host Mt Vernon/Plankinton on Tuesday, October 20th.  West Central (6-11) will host Garretson also on Tuesday, October 20th.