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Devils Lake tournament recap

NR-S won one of their four matches at the Devils Lake Tournament Saturday, Sept. 28.

The Rockets had a record of 1-2 in pool play. They took a 23-25, 20-25 loss to the Devils Lake Firebirds’ junior varsity, followed that up with a two-set win over the Bottineau Stars, 25-22 and 25-19, and lost to Region 4 foe St. John on aggregate score, taking the first set, 25-16, but dropping the second, 14-25.

A rematch with Bottineau came about in bracket play, but NR-S came up short in a 2-1 loss, 18-25, 25-20 and 12-15.

The team was playing without starter Kayahna Hopfauf in the rotation for the tournament.

Cumulative stats from New Rockford are below.

NR-S Stats

Kills: Hannah Haley 14, Brianna Price 7, Chloe Heinz 6, McKayla Waldo 4, Mya Cudworth 3, Kindra Jacobson and Cassie Longnecker 1.

Assists: Dani Bjerke 36, Longnecker 1.

Aces: Haley 4, Jacobson, Longnecker and Waldo 1.

Digs: Longnecker 47, Haley 16, Kenna Munson 7, Bjerke 5, Makayla Biel and Price 3, Heinz 2, Cudworth and Jacobson 1.