NORTHEAST VOLLEYBALL STARTS SEASON HOT

GARDEN CITY, Kan.  – The Northeast Community College volleyball team made a trip to Garden City, Kansas to begin the year Friday as part of the Scooter's Coffee Invitational. The Hawks downed Frank Phillips College 3-0 before topping Allen County Community College 3-1 to start the campaign 2-0.

Northeast (2-0) faced tight contests in every set against Frank Phillips as the final scores were 25-23, 25-23 and 25-22, but the Hawks were able to dig deep and prevailed each in every time. Northeast has a roster full of eight different freshmen and many were able to impact the showdown in their very first matchup wearing a Hawks uniform.

Game 2 wasn't quite a sweep like Game 1, but Northeast was able to handle the Red Devils in four sets to cap a perfect day on the road.

STAT SHEET AGAINST FRANK PHILLIPS:

Set Scores: 25-23, 25-23, 25-22

Kills: Lauren Buhrman (Wisner, Neb.) 10

Blocks: Alex Arenas (Wakefield, Neb.), Shaylyn Safranek (Merna, Neb.)

Ace Serves: Lauren Buhrman 3

Digs: Sydney Redden (Wayne, Neb.) 22, Lauren Buhrman 11, Jayden Bestenlehner (Omaha, Neb.) 11, Alex Arenas 11

Assists: Kiara Krusemark (Wayne, Neb.) 32

STAT SHEET AGAINST ALLEN COUNTY:

Set Scores: 25-11, 26-28, 25,23, 25-17

Kills: Lauren Buhrman 14, Alex Arenas 12, Chloe Sandell (Polk, Neb.)

Blocks: Chloe Sandell 8, Lauren Buhrman 4, Alexa Cunningham (Wausa, Neb.), Shaylyn Safranek, Alex Arenas 2, Kiara Krusemark 2

Ace Serves: Lauren Buhrman 4, Alex Arenas 2, Sydney Redden 2

Digs: Kiara Krusemark 24, Sydney Redden 22, Jayden Bestenlehner 22, Lauren Buhrman 14, Alex Arenas 14

Assists: Kiara Krusemark 42, Sydney Redden 4

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Volleyball Coach Amanda Schultze on the keys to her team securing victories today:

"Ball control," Schultze said. "We stayed in our system for most of the games. Blocking was also a major key. We did a great job defensively at the net."

Schultze on what her group can take from today heading into Saturday:

"We can go in with a little more confidence tomorrow knowing what we can do as a team!" Schultze said.

UP NEXT:

Another doubleheader is on deck as the Hawks will square off with Ranger College at 8 a.m. before dueling with Trinidad State College at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Garden City, Kansas.

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