The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team placed fifth at the Dak-12 Conference tournament on Saturday, October 15th in Tea. Dell Rapids finished 3-1 on the day.
In the opening round, the Quarriers defeated the Vermillion Tanagers in three sets. Vermillion won the opening set 25-22, but the Quarriers won the next two by scores of 26-24 and 25-12. JoJo Henry had 11 kills to lead the team. Riley Hill had seven kills, and Kenzie Garry had five kills. Randall had four ace serves, and Hill had three. Randall also had a team high three blocks. Lauryn Kloth had two blocks. Hill added 12 digs. Henry had eight, Randall seven, and Garry, Emma Molskness and Lexi Ingalls all had six digs. Randall had 14 set assists, while Hill had 10.
The Quarriers faced the Dakota Valley Panthers in the second round. The Panthers got the win in three sets by scores of 25-16, 23-25, and 25-14. Randall led the team in kills with 15. Henry finished with six. Randall also had two ace serves, 10 digs, and 11 set assists. Kloth finished with four blocks. Henry and Garry each had two. Ingalls had a team-high 12 digs. Henry had 10, and hill finished with eight digs. Hill had 17 set assists.
Dell Rapids bounced back in the third round with a straight set win over the Canton C-Hawks by set scores of 25-20 and 25-13. Henry had a team-high eight kills, and Randall finished with seven kills. Henry also had three ace serves with Ingalls adding two. Ingalls also finished with seven digs. Randall and Garry both finished with five digs. Randall had 13 set assists, and Hill finished with 12 set assists.
The Quarriers finished the day with a three-set win over the Lennox Orioles for fifth place. They won by set scores of 20-25, 25-13, and 25-20. Henry had 10 kills. Kloth and Garry both had nine kills. Randall finished with five ace serves with Henry finishing with three. Randall also had three blocks, and Kloth had two. Garry tallied seven digs. Ingalls finished with six. Hill had five digs, and Randall and Molskness both had four digs each. Hill and Randall both had 13 set assists each.
Dell Rapids (15-12) will host Madison on Tuesday, October 19th.