NRHEG leaders: Anna Stork 5 kills; Maddie Wagner 4 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace block; Abby Wacholz 4 kills, 3 ace blocks; Hailey Schuller 4 kills; Marnie Wagner 3 kills, 9 digs, 1 ace block; Anna Lundberg 9 assists, 3 digs; Rachel Collins 10 assists; Alyssa Esplan 7 digs.
The Panthers competed with USC but dropped the match 25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 29-27.
“We came out flat in the first game and parts of game two,” said Peterson. “Games three and four we really battled.”
Individually: Stork 15 kills, 3 digs, 4 assists, 3 ace blocks; Ryann Hagen: 9 kills, 1 ace block; Marnie Wagner 9 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace block; Wacholz 5 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 3 ace blocks; Maddie Wagner 3 kills, 9 digs; Lundberg 20 assists, 10 digs; Schuller 2 digs, 4 assists; Remi Wayne 8 digs; Esplan 5 digs; Collins 15 assists.
The Panthers are seeded fifth among eight teams in Section 2AA South. They open tournament play Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at No. 4 seed Tri-City United. The winner plays Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. at Mankato East High School.