The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals finished with a 2-2 record at the Dakota Valley Conference tournament in Estelline on Saturday, October 15th.
Estelline/Hendricks 2, Dell Rapids St Mary 1
The Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks won a tough, close battle in three sets. The Redhawks won the first set in extra time by a score of 26-24. The Cardinals took the second set in extra time also by a 26-24 score. Estelline/Hendricks finished the match with another close score, 25-23.
Maya Heinitz finished with 12 kills, 19 digs and 2 ace serves. Ella Griffin had 11 kills and five digs. Brianna Griffin added six kills. Jaycee Tebay had five kills, a block, and a set assist. Brianna Lindeman had 32 set assists and 11 digs. Josie Baumberger had 20 digs, and Madala Hanson had 19 digs.
Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 2, Dell Rapids St Mary 1
The Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders defeated the St Mary Cardinals in straight sets. The Raiders won the match by scores of 25-15 and 25-12.
E. Griffin had five kills and four digs. B. Griffin finished with four kills, one block, and one ace serve. Heinitz had five digs and a kill. Megan Geraets and Tebay both had two kills each. Lindeman finished with 14 set assists and five digs. Whitney Warwick had three digs.
Dell Rapids St Mary 2, Iroquois-Lake Preston 0
The Cardinals cruised through their match against the Iroquois-Lake Preston Sharks. St Mary won in straight sets by scores of 25-9 and 25-13.
Heinitz and E. Griffin both had 10 kills and an ace serve. Lindeman had 25 set assists, three digs, a kill, and a block. Baumberger had seven digs. Hanson had five digs. Warwick addd two digs and four ace serves. B. Griffin had three kills and two digs. Geraets had two kills and two blocks.
Dell Rapids St Mary 2, De Smet Bulldogs 0
St Mary also won their match against the De Smet Bulldogs in straight sets. The scores were closer in this match as the Cardinals won 25-18 and 25-23.
E. Griffin had a team-high 10 kills and four digs. Heinitz had seven kills, seven digs, and four ace serves. B. Griffin finished with three kills, five digs, and three ace serves. Lindeman added 18 sete assists. Tebay had four blocks, a kill, and a set assist. Geraets added three blocks. Baumberger had eight digs, Hanson had five, and Warwick finished with four.
