Southeast snags fourth in Douglas

Erick Starkey
Posted 8/30/17

The Southeast Lady Cyclones finished pool play 2-1 Friday at the Douglas Invitational, before going 1-2 Saturday in bracket play and taking fourth.

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Southeast snags fourth in Douglas

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DOUGLAS – The Southeast Lady Cyclones finished pool play 2-1 Friday at the Douglas Invitational, before going 1-2 Saturday in bracket play and taking fourth.
Douglas proved to be a tough opponent for the Lady Cyclones to begin the invitational. The Lady Bearcats won the match in two sets, 25-13 and 25-6. After the opening loss, it was all uphill for Southeast on Friday. The team picked up a two-set win over Hot Springs, S.D., 25-15 and 25-16, before a three-set match against Newcastle. Southeast won the first set, 25-13, before the Lady Dogies nabbed the second, 25-17. In the third and final set, the Lady Cyclones closed the door on the match, winning 15-9.
The Lady Cyclones snagged the fifth slot out of 12 teams in the gold bracket based on pool play.

To open the bracket, Southeast squared off against Cody. The Lady Cyclones picked up the win in two sets, 25-13 and 25-21. With the win, Southeast advanced further into the bracket, where they met Douglas for the second time in two days. Southeast made the match closer the second time around, but still lost in two sets, 25-22 and 25-15.
Buffalo eliminated the Lady Cyclones in a two-set match, 25-17 and 25-16. The loss to Buffalo gave the Lady Cyclones their fourth-place finish at the tournament.
Hailey Anderson had a solid weekend, racking up 55 kills, five blocks, 39 digs and two aces. Ellie Schmitt’s biggest contribution came in assists, where she led the Lady Cyclones with 53. She also accounted for 27 kills, which was second on the team, 25 digs and a team-high six aces.
Kassidy McClun found herself second for Southeast in assists, with 30. She rounded out her stat sheet with 18 digs, five kills and two aces. Whitney Foos and Kelci Lovercheck combined for 27 digs, nine kills and six aces. Macie Murphy, Kylie Carson, Morgan Ekwall and Breann Hort all contributed on the court and filled up their stat sheets over the weekend.
The Lady Cyclones finished the weekend at 3-3. They hit the road for a short trip to Lingle-Fort Laramie Tuesday after press time. Southeast returns to the court Thursday to play Cheyenne Central on the road. The varsity game has a first serve set for 6 p.m.