There aren’t many home matches this year for the NRHEG volleyball team, and the Panthers gave the home fans something to cheer about on Thursday, Sept. 25.
They hosted Nicollet in a nonconference clash and prevailed in five games, winning 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13 in New Richland.
NRHEG’s individual leaders: Maddie Wagner 16 kills, 2 ace blocks, 12 digs; Anna Stork 12 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace block, 2 digs; Abby Wacholz: 12 kills, 3 ace blocks, 1 dig, 2 ace serves; Ryann Hagen 9 kills, 4 digs; Marnie Wagner 8 kills, 14 digs; Anna Lundberg 1 kill, 28 assists, 5 digs, 1 ace serve; Hailey Schuller 21 assists; Alyssa Esplan 20 digs
Two nights earlier, the Panthers hosted Tri-City United and dropped a 3-0 decision, falling 25-13, 12-15, 25-12.
Individually for the Panthers: Marnie Wagner 1 kill, 5 digs; Wacholz 2 kills, 1 dig; Stork 1 kill; Hagen 3 kills, 1 ace block; Sophia Fischer 1 kill; Cassidy Sletten 1 kill, 1 ace block; Lundberg 3 assists, 2 digs; Schuller 3 assists; Maddie Wagner 4 digs.
The Panthers play Thursday, Oct. 2 at Waterville.
