North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team will travel to Beatrice on Friday, Oct 28 and Saturday, Oct 29 to participate in the National Junior College Region IX Division II tournament.
The Lady Knights are the number two seed and will face the host and number three seed Southeast Community College Lady Storm at 5 p.m. on Friday. The winner of that match will face the number one seed Central Community College Lady Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
2016 Region IX Division II Volleyball Tournament Bracket
Lady Knight Head Coach Alexa McCall said, “If we can work on being very disciplined, I think we will find success against both teams.”
The Lady Knights go into the tournament with a 12-23 regular season record and 2-2 in Region IX Division II play. Sophomores Jessica Lovitt and Josie Palmer lead the Lady Knights in kills with 239 and 237 kills respectively. Palmer has a .195 kill efficiency to lead the team. Other statistical leaders include: Shelby Wolever has 751 set assists, Megan Chintala has 532 defensive digs, and Lovitt has 108 total blocks.
The Lady Storm are 5-27 on the season and 0-4 in Region IX Division II play. Freshman Zoie Allen leads the Lady Storm with 254 kills and a .225 kill efficiency. Madison Biesecker has 792 set assists and Mikayla Hoefelman has 312 defensive digs. Kim Whiting has 95 total blocks.
The Lady Raiders are 25-9, 4-0 in Region IX Division II. They are also currently ranked seventh in the NJCAA Division II poll. Keshia Ellwanger leads the Lady Raiders with 358 kills and has a .292 kill efficiency. Chiney Tompkin leads the Lady Raiders in kill efficiency at .320 and blocks at 139 total blocks. Riley Dorn has 1233 set assists, Sydney Yong has 534 defensive digs.
The Lady Raiders are the five-time defending Region IX Division II champions. The Lady Knights won Region IX in 2004, 2007, 2009, and 2010. Southeast has never won the Region IX Division II title.
The winner of the tournament will host the winner Region 13 on November 4-5 for a spot in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in Charleston, W. Va.
All matches of the tournament will be held at the Truman Center on the Southeast Community College Campus. They will be livestreamed at
www.sccstorm.com.