The Panthers traveled to Mankato the next night and swept the Crusaders 25-17, 25-10, 25-19.
"Though we didn't play our best, we were able to get another conference win on the road and that's big for us,” said Kuechenmeister.
The leaders: Schlaak 15 kills, 5 digs, 9 ace serves, 1 ace block; Wagner 13 kills, 4 digs, 4 aces; Jade Schultz 6 kills, 2 digs, 4 aces; Bartness 32 assists, 1 kill, 1 ace.
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"Though we didn't play our best, we were able to get another conference win on the road and that's big for us."
The Panthers hosted Medford Thursday and won 25-10, 25-18, 25-20.
Schlaak, a senior, was honored at the start of the match for 1,000 career kills. She topped 1,000 Sept. 10 at the Mankato tournament.
“It was nice to able to recognize such a big accomplishment at one of our first home matches,” said Kuechenmeister. “She's put the time in and worked hard to be the player she is today, and she's certainly deserving of the recognition.”
She again led the way, with 16 kills, 17 digs, 8 aces and 2 ace blocks.
Others: Wagner 8 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces, 1 ace block; Bartness 26 assists, 1 ace; Schultz 3 kills, 1 ace block, 4 digs; Tori Raimann 4 digs; Amy Thompson 4 digs; Harlee Vokoun 2 kills, 7 digs, 2 aces; Stormy Mulder 1 assist; Katie Cole 1 dig, 1 kill; Kalana Shurson 1 assist, 4 digs.
"We put on a nice performance in only our second home match of the season,” said Kuechenmeister “The gym was loud as Medford brought a lot of rowdy student fans, and I was overly impressed with our girls' ability to stay focused on the task at hand and get the job done."
The Panthers played Tuesday at home against Montgomery-Lonsdale. They play Thursday, Sept. 29 at USC and at the Blue Earth Area tournament Saturday.
