The Sandy Creek volleyball team added four more wins to their total from last year, as after going 6-24 a year ago, the Cougars wrapped up the 2023 season 10-20.
Wins for the year came by way of sweeps over Ravenna, Kenesaw, Gibbon, Fillmore Central, and Heartland. The Cougars also had a 2-1 win over Heartland, and upended Wilber-Clatonia, Centura, Sterling, and High Plains Community in the same 2-1 fashion.
On the attack, sophomore Emma Fisher, and senior Ella Martin had 339 combined kills, as Fisher led with 202, and Martin 137. Fisher was 594-728 on the attack (81.6%), while Martin was 479-560 (85.5%).
Sophomore Paige Biltoft also finished in triple figures for kills with 113, as Biltoft was 293-393 at the net (74.5%).
Setting up the attack was the duo threat of Martin, and sophomore Katelyn Pohlmier, as the two combined for 504 of Sandy Creek’s 579 total assists. Martin led the way with 260, while Pohlmeier put up 244 assists.
Martin also led the team’s serving final stats with 53 aces, while converting on 264 of 314 attempts (84.1%). Pohlmeier followed with 28 aces, while Fisher added 20 aces. Pohlmeier was 249-268 (92.9%), while Fisher was the most accurate server for the Cougars, serving at a 94.4 percent clip, converting on 186 of 197 total attempts.
Senior Sophie Dane, from her libero position, led the team in digs with 290. Martin added 265, Fisher, 235, and Pohlmeier, 126.
Biltoft had a team-high 23 blocks, with senior Lexi Shuck adding 15, and Pohlmeier, 12.
HITTING- ATT KILLS % Emma Fisher............... 594-728 202 81.6 Ella Martin.................. 479-560 137 85.5 Paige Biltoft................ 293-393 113 74.5 Lexi Shuck................... 156-192 56 81.3 Katelyn Pohlmeier....... 148-189 40 78.3 Brooke Dooley............. 125-156 34 80.1 Claire Williamson......... 84-113 20 74.3 Karys Lipovsky.............. 45-69 9 65.2 Ava Hubl......................... 2-2 1 100.0 Jenae Calderon................ 4-6 0 66.7 Sophie Dane.................... 4-5 0 80.0 Anna Paus....................... 1-1 0 100.0 Sydnee Bennett............... 1-1 0 100.0
Team:................. 1,936-2,415 612 80.2 SERVING- ATT ACE % Ella Martin.................. 264-314 53 84.1 Katelyn Pohlmeier....... 249-268 28 92.9 Emma Fisher............... 186-197 20 94.4 Brooke Dooley............. 155-182 18 85.2 Sophie Dane................ 165-181 15 91.2 Paige Biltoft.................. 65-81 11 80.2 Claire Williamson.......... 60-69 4 87.0 Karys Lipovsky................ 4-8 0 50.0 Jenae Calderon................ 1-1 0 100.0
Team:................. 1,288-1,448 159 89.0 DIGS: Dane 290, Martin 265, Fisher 235, Pohlmeier 126, Lipovsky 81, Williamson 79, Biltoft 75, Dooley 42, Shuck 33, Hubl 1, Paus 1.
TEAM: 1,228. BLOCKS: Biltoft 23, Shuck 15, Pohlmeier 12, Fisher 10, Martin 7, Dooley 2, Williamson 1, Lipovsky 1, Hubl 1. TEAM: 72.
SET ASSISTS: Martin 260, Pohlmeier 244, Dane 19, Biltoft 15, Fisher 14, Lipovsky 8, Dooley 5, Williamson 5, Shuck 4, Paus 4, Bennett 1.
TEAM: 579.
