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Kearney Columbus

Bearcats

Discoverers

The Columbus (NE) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Kearney (NE) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Kearney	25	25	2
Columbus	23	17	0

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Columbus (25-26)

Kearney

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	31	15.5	43.7	71	12	.268
2	Elle Cochran (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Merrick Bruce (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
8	Sophie Glandt (Sr)	2	6	3.0	37.5	16	3	.188
10	Makena Williams (So)	2	8	4.0	42.1	19	5	.158
12	Anna Geluso (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
13	Alyssa Bauer (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
16	Kamryn Benson (Sr)	2	3	1.5	60.0	5	1	.400
24	Lena Arnold (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	0	.000
26	Jamie Wilkens (Jr)	2	9	4.5	50.0	18	2	.389
27	Stella Harbols (Sr)	2	5	2.5	55.6	9	1	.444

Columbus

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	14	7.0	25.5	55	12	.036
2	Emersyn Jaeger (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
6	Avery Bloebaum (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
7	B. Gentile (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	4	-.800
9	Paighton Erb (Sr)	2	9	4.5	39.1	23	4	.217
10	Ashlyn Kay (So)	2	2	1.0	20.0	10	1	.100
14	Aliyah Betz (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	1	-.250
15	Makenna Inman (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
21	Kaylie Fedde (Jr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	1	.143
23	Carley Kapels (Sr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	1	.000

Kearney

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	1	0.5	2.0	49	7	85.7	36
2	Elle Cochran (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	1	85.7	5
4	Merrick Bruce (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	9	0	100.0	8
8	Sophie Glandt (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	Makena Williams (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	2	71.4	5
12	Anna Geluso (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
13	Alyssa Bauer (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	0	100.0	5
16	Kamryn Benson (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
24	Lena Arnold (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	1	80.0	3
26	Jamie Wilkens (Jr)	2	1	0.5	7.1	14	3	78.6	10
27	Stella Harbols (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Columbus

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	5	2.5	12.8	39	100.0	15
2	Emersyn Jaeger (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	100.0	1
6	Avery Bloebaum (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	100.0	1
7	B. Gentile (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0		0
9	Paighton Erb (Sr)	2	1	0.5	11.1	9	100.0	5
10	Ashlyn Kay (So)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	100.0	2
14	Aliyah Betz (Jr)	2	1	0.5	100.0	1	100.0	1
15	Makenna Inman (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	100.0	0
21	Kaylie Fedde (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0		0
23	Carley Kapels (Sr)	2	2	1.0	22.2	9	100.0	5

Kearney

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	2	4	4	2.0
2	Elle Cochran (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
4	Merrick Bruce (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
8	Sophie Glandt (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5
10	Makena Williams (So)	2	0	1	1	0.5
12	Anna Geluso (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
13	Alyssa Bauer (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
16	Kamryn Benson (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
24	Lena Arnold (Jr)	2	1	0	1	0.5
26	Jamie Wilkens (Jr)	2	0	1	1	0.5
27	Stella Harbols (Sr)	2	0	2	2	1.0

Columbus

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	2	2	1.0
2	Emersyn Jaeger (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
6	Avery Bloebaum (So)	2	0	0	0.0
7	B. Gentile (So)	2	0	0	0.0
9	Paighton Erb (Sr)	2	1	1	0.5
10	Ashlyn Kay (So)	2	0	0	0.0
14	Aliyah Betz (Jr)	2	1	1	0.5
15	Makenna Inman (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
21	Kaylie Fedde (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
23	Carley Kapels (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Kearney

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	34	17.0
2	Elle Cochran (Jr)	2	2	1.0
4	Merrick Bruce (Sr)	2	5	2.5
8	Sophie Glandt (Sr)	2	3	1.5
10	Makena Williams (So)	2	0	0.0
12	Anna Geluso (Jr)	2	2	1.0
13	Alyssa Bauer (Sr)	2	6	3.0
16	Kamryn Benson (Sr)	2	3	1.5
24	Lena Arnold (Jr)	2	1	0.5
26	Jamie Wilkens (Jr)	2	10	5.0
27	Stella Harbols (Sr)	2	2	1.0

Columbus

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	20	10.0
2	Emersyn Jaeger (Sr)	2	3	1.5
6	Avery Bloebaum (So)	2	4	2.0
7	B. Gentile (So)	2	0	0.0
9	Paighton Erb (Sr)	2	2	1.0
10	Ashlyn Kay (So)	2	2	1.0
14	Aliyah Betz (Jr)	2	0	0.0
15	Makenna Inman (Jr)	2	5	2.5
21	Kaylie Fedde (Jr)	2	0	0.0
23	Carley Kapels (Sr)	2	4	2.0

Kearney

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	26	13.0	63	2
2	Elle Cochran (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
4	Merrick Bruce (Sr)	2	0	0.0	3	0
8	Sophie Glandt (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
10	Makena Williams (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
12	Anna Geluso (Jr)	2	1	0.5	2	0
13	Alyssa Bauer (Sr)	2	0	0.0	3	0
16	Kamryn Benson (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
24	Lena Arnold (Jr)	2	25	12.5	54	2
26	Jamie Wilkens (Jr)	2	0	0.0	1	0
27	Stella Harbols (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Columbus

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	9	4.5	43	2
2	Emersyn Jaeger (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
6	Avery Bloebaum (So)	2	6	3.0	28	2
7	B. Gentile (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
9	Paighton Erb (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
10	Ashlyn Kay (So)	2	0	0.0	1	0
14	Aliyah Betz (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
15	Makenna Inman (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
21	Kaylie Fedde (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
23	Carley Kapels (Sr)	2	3	1.5	14	0

Kearney

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	34	6	17.0
2	Elle Cochran (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
4	Merrick Bruce (Sr)	2	6	0	3.0
8	Sophie Glandt (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Makena Williams (So)	2	5	1	2.5
12	Anna Geluso (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
13	Alyssa Bauer (Sr)	2	13	1	6.5
16	Kamryn Benson (Sr)	2	0	1	0.0
24	Lena Arnold (Jr)	2	0	1	0.0
26	Jamie Wilkens (Jr)	2	9	2	4.5
27	Stella Harbols (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Columbus

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	R/S
	Team Totals	2	40	20.0
2	Emersyn Jaeger (Sr)	2	6	3.0
6	Avery Bloebaum (So)	2	0	0.0
7	B. Gentile (So)	2	0	0.0
9	Paighton Erb (Sr)	2	9	4.5
10	Ashlyn Kay (So)	2	3	1.5
14	Aliyah Betz (Jr)	2	2	1.0
15	Makenna Inman (Jr)	2	20	10.0
21	Kaylie Fedde (Jr)	2	0	0.0
23	Carley Kapels (Sr)	2	0	0.0

Match Story

Nebraska High School Volleyball - Kearney winner over Columbus

August 30, 2025: Kearney, NE 68845

In Saturday's non-league match, the Kearney Bearcats (Kearney, NE) volleyball squad overcame the visiting Columbus Discoverers (Columbus, NE), by a count of 2-0.

Next up, the Bearcats battle the Bennington Badgers (Bennington, NE) in a non-league match, on Saturday, August 30. Kearney will attempt to move on its 1-2 season record. The Badgers enter the match with a 1-0 record after their 3-0 non-league win over Lincoln Northwest (Lincoln, NE).

The Discoverers (1-3) will now prepare for their match against South Sioux City (South Sioux City, NE). The Cardinals enter the non-league battle with a 0-1 record. In their last battle, South Sioux City dropped by O'Neill (O'Neill, NE), 3-0, in a non-league battle.

Kearney vs Columbus Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Aug. 30, 2025 @ 10a

The Columbus (NE) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Kearney (NE) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Kearney (25-26)

NE	Class
54	11

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	SW	SL
13-7	4-3	4-3	2-2	7-2	.650	.571	37	22

Columbus (25-26)

NE	Class
142	19

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	SW	SL
9-12	2-5	1-1	2-6	6-5	.429	.286	23	32

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Kearney	25.2	21.8	22.2	21.0	11.5	1.9
Columbus	23.7	21.0	22.5	23.0	12.0	1.1

Head-to-Head

Kearney won on 8/30/2025

8/30 @ 10a S1 S2 Wins

Kearney 25 25 2
Columbus 23 17 0

The Kearney (NE) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Columbus (NE) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Kearney won last month

9/16 S1 S2 S3 Wins

Kearney 25 25 25 3
Columbus 17 17 19 0

The Kearney (NE) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's away conference match against Columbus (NE) by a score of 3-0.
Box score
Kearney won last week

9/27 @ 5p S1 S2 Wins

Kearney 26 25 2
Columbus 24 20 0

The Kearney (NE) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Columbus (NE) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

9/16	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Kearney	25	25	25	3
Columbus	17	17	19	0

9/27 @ 5p	S1	S2	Wins
Kearney	26	25	2
Columbus	24	20	0

Team Stat Comparison

Kearney		Columbus
641	Kills	610
79	Total Blocks	64
115	Serving Aces	124
1132	Digs	882
595	Assists	542
928	Receptions	943

Team Leaders

Kearney		Columbus	National Avg.
#26 Jamie Wilkens230	Kills	#9 Paighton Erb235	36
#27 Stella Harbols41	Total Blocks	#9 Paighton Erb44	8
#24 Lena Arnold26	Serving Aces	#9 Paighton Erb35	11
#13 Alyssa Bauer292	Digs	#2 Emersyn Jaeger196	56
#24 Lena Arnold548	Assists	#23 Carley Kapels297	34
#26 Jamie Wilkens260	Receptions	#2 Emersyn Jaeger299	58

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Kearney	5-5		Columbus	4-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/28/25	Lincoln North Star	Kearney	(L) 3-0	9/11/25	Columbus	Lincoln North Star	(L) 3-0
8/30/25	South Sioux City	Kearney	(W) 2-0	8/30/25	South Sioux City	Columbus	(W) 2-0
9/2/25	Kearney	Northwest	(L) 3-2	9/27/25	Northwest	Columbus	(W) 2-0
9/4/25	Kearney	Lincoln Southwest	(L) 3-1	10/16/25	Columbus	Lincoln Southwest
9/9/25	Fremont	Kearney	(L) 3-2	8/28/25	Columbus	Fremont	(L) 3-0
				9/13/25	Fremont	Columbus	(L) 2-0
9/11/25	Kearney	Lincoln High	(W) 3-0	9/30/25	Columbus	Lincoln High	(W) 3-0
9/13/25	Lincoln Southeast	Kearney	(L) 2-1	10/9/25	Lincoln Southeast	Columbus
10/11/25	Kearney	Lincoln Southeast
10/11/25	Kearney	Lincoln Southeast
9/13/25	Norfolk	Kearney	(W) 2-1	8/30/25	Columbus	Norfolk	(L) 2-0
10/7/25	Kearney	Norfolk		10/14/25	Norfolk	Columbus
9/18/25	Grand Island	Kearney	(W) 3-0	9/4/25	Columbus	Grand Island	(L) 2-0
				9/13/25	Grand Island	Columbus	(L) 2-0
				10/4/25	Grand Island	Columbus
9/30/25	Lincoln East	Kearney	(W) 3-0	9/23/25	Columbus	Lincoln East	(L) 3-1
10/9/25	North Platte	Kearney		9/4/25	Columbus	North Platte	(W) 2-0
10/11/25	Kearney	Lincoln Northeast		10/7/25	Columbus	Lincoln Northeast

Record Breakdown

Kearney (25-26)		Columbus (25-26)
13-7	Overall	9-12
4-3	League	2-5
2-2	Non-League	1-2
3-0	Head to Head	0-3
5-5	Common Opponent	4-7
4-3	Home	1-1
2-2	Away	2-6
7-2	Neutral	6-5
0-0	Playoff	0-0
12-7	In-State	8-12
1-0	Out-of-State	1-0