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The Battle Creek (NE) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home non-conference match against Elgin/Pope John (Elgin, NE) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Elgin/Pope John	29	25	14	1
Battle Creek	31	18	25	2

Final score provided by J. Luettel.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Battle Creek (23-24)

Elgin/Pope John

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	41	13.7		108	19
1	Kate Furstenau (Jr)	3
1	B. Martinsen (Sr)	3
2	Camry Kittelson (So)	3	2	0.7	16.7	12	3	-.083
5	Kayton Zwingman (So)	3	2	0.7	33.3	6	1	.167
6	B. Martinsen (Fr)	3
7	Ashlynne Charf (Sr)	3	14	4.7	32.6	43	6	.186
8	Baylee Busteed (Sr)	3			.0	1
9	Sara Bode (Jr)	3	8	2.7	40.0	20	3	.250
12	Chloe Henn (Jr)	3	15	5.0	57.7	26	6	.346

Battle Creek

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	41	13.7	31.8	129	15	.202
1	Jaidyn Smutny (So)	3
2	Sophie Humphrey (Jr)	3	12	4.0	35.3	34	2	.294
3	Ella Reeves (Jr)	1
3	Addi Taake (Sr)	3	3	1.0	13.0	23	3	.000
4	J. Buckendahl (Jr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	0	.250
5	Jaid Wehrle (Jr)	3	5	1.7	31.3	16	3	.125
6	Tylar Humphrey (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
9	Lauren Lutt (Sr)	3
11	K. Freudenburg (So)	2	3	1.5	25.0	12	2	.083
17	Sami Wemhoff (Jr)	3	10	3.3	40.0	25	5	.200
22	Taylynn Aldag (Sr)	3	7	2.3	50.0	14	0	.500

Elgin/Pope John

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	3	6	2.0		67	4	94.0
1	Kate Furstenau (Jr)	3			.0	9	1	88.9
1	B. Martinsen (Sr)	3
2	Camry Kittelson (So)	3	1	0.3	8.3	12
5	Kayton Zwingman (So)	3
6	B. Martinsen (Fr)	3	1	0.3	14.3	7
7	Ashlynne Charf (Sr)	3	1	0.3	11.1	9	2	77.8
8	Baylee Busteed (Sr)	3	3	1.0	18.8	16	1	93.8
9	Sara Bode (Jr)	3			.0	14
12	Chloe Henn (Jr)	3

Battle Creek

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	3	6	2.0	8.2	73	5	93.2
1	Jaidyn Smutny (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	14	1	92.9
2	Sophie Humphrey (Jr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	2	80.0
3	Ella Reeves (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0
3	Addi Taake (Sr)	3	3	1.0	25.0	12	0	100.0
4	J. Buckendahl (Jr)	2
5	Jaid Wehrle (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	0	100.0
6	Tylar Humphrey (Sr)	3	2	0.7	16.7	12	0	100.0
9	Lauren Lutt (Sr)	3
11	K. Freudenburg (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0
17	Sami Wemhoff (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	15	1	93.3
22	Taylynn Aldag (Sr)	3

Elgin/Pope John

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	3	1	1	0.3	5
1	Kate Furstenau (Jr)	3
1	B. Martinsen (Sr)	3
2	Camry Kittelson (So)	3
5	Kayton Zwingman (So)	3	1	1	0.3	2
6	B. Martinsen (Fr)	3
7	Ashlynne Charf (Sr)	3
8	Baylee Busteed (Sr)	3
9	Sara Bode (Jr)	3				2
12	Chloe Henn (Jr)	3				1

Battle Creek

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	2	2	3	1.0
1	Jaidyn Smutny (So)	3
2	Sophie Humphrey (Jr)	3	1	1	2	0.7
3	Ella Reeves (Jr)	1
3	Addi Taake (Sr)	3
4	J. Buckendahl (Jr)	2
5	Jaid Wehrle (Jr)	3		1	1	0.3
6	Tylar Humphrey (Sr)	3
9	Lauren Lutt (Sr)	3
11	K. Freudenburg (So)	2
17	Sami Wemhoff (Jr)	3
22	Taylynn Aldag (Sr)	3	1		1	0.3

Elgin/Pope John

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	3	62	53	20.7
1	Kate Furstenau (Jr)	3	19	5	6.3
1	B. Martinsen (Sr)	3	5	6	1.7
2	Camry Kittelson (So)	3	9	10	3.0
5	Kayton Zwingman (So)	3	2	2	0.7
6	B. Martinsen (Fr)	3		4
7	Ashlynne Charf (Sr)	3	16	6	5.3
8	Baylee Busteed (Sr)	3	5	16	1.7
9	Sara Bode (Jr)	3	4	3	1.3
12	Chloe Henn (Jr)	3	2	1	0.7

Battle Creek

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	55	18.3
1	Jaidyn Smutny (So)	3	12	4.0
2	Sophie Humphrey (Jr)	3	3	1.0
3	Ella Reeves (Jr)	1
3	Addi Taake (Sr)	3	17	5.7
4	J. Buckendahl (Jr)	2
5	Jaid Wehrle (Jr)	3	3	1.0
6	Tylar Humphrey (Sr)	3	6	2.0
9	Lauren Lutt (Sr)	3	7	2.3
11	K. Freudenburg (So)	2	1	0.5
17	Sami Wemhoff (Jr)	3	5	1.7
22	Taylynn Aldag (Sr)	3	1	0.3

Elgin/Pope John

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	39	13.0	111	1
1	Kate Furstenau (Jr)	3			8
1	B. Martinsen (Sr)	3
2	Camry Kittelson (So)	3
5	Kayton Zwingman (So)	3
6	B. Martinsen (Fr)	3
7	Ashlynne Charf (Sr)	3			1
8	Baylee Busteed (Sr)	3	39	13.0	102	1
9	Sara Bode (Jr)	3
12	Chloe Henn (Jr)	3

Battle Creek

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	38	12.7	124
1	Jaidyn Smutny (So)	3	0	0.0	7
2	Sophie Humphrey (Jr)	3	16	5.3	55
3	Ella Reeves (Jr)	1
3	Addi Taake (Sr)	3	0	0.0	4
4	J. Buckendahl (Jr)	2
5	Jaid Wehrle (Jr)	3
6	Tylar Humphrey (Sr)	3	22	7.3	57
9	Lauren Lutt (Sr)	3
11	K. Freudenburg (So)	2
17	Sami Wemhoff (Jr)	3
22	Taylynn Aldag (Sr)	3	0	0.0	1

Elgin/Pope John

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	58	10	19.3
1	Kate Furstenau (Jr)	3	16	2	5.3
1	B. Martinsen (Sr)	3	9	2	3.0
2	Camry Kittelson (So)	3	1		0.3
5	Kayton Zwingman (So)	3		1
6	B. Martinsen (Fr)	3
7	Ashlynne Charf (Sr)	3	18	2	6.0
8	Baylee Busteed (Sr)	3
9	Sara Bode (Jr)	3	14	3	4.7
12	Chloe Henn (Jr)	3

Battle Creek

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	64	6	21.3
1	Jaidyn Smutny (So)	3	14	0	4.7
2	Sophie Humphrey (Jr)	3	5	2	1.7
3	Ella Reeves (Jr)	1
3	Addi Taake (Sr)	3	31	4	10.3
4	J. Buckendahl (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
5	Jaid Wehrle (Jr)	3	1	0	0.3
6	Tylar Humphrey (Sr)	3	1	0	0.3
9	Lauren Lutt (Sr)	3	9	0	3.0
11	K. Freudenburg (So)	2	1	0	0.5
17	Sami Wemhoff (Jr)	3	1	0	0.3
22	Taylynn Aldag (Sr)	3

Match Story

Nebraska High School Volleyball - Elgin/Pope John nudged by Battle Creek

September 28, 2023: Battle Creek, NE 68715

The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack volleyball team (Elgin, NE), was nudged 2-1 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the host Battle Creek Braves (Battle Creek, NE)

The Braves (18-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Guardian Angels Central Catholic (West Point, NE). The Bluejays enter the non-league challenge with a 16-3 record. In their last challenge, Guardian Angels Central Catholic nipped Johnson-Brock (Johnson, NE), 2-0, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Wolfpack encounter the St. Francis Flyers (Humphrey, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, October 3. Elgin/Pope John will attempt to move on its 16-3 season record. The Flyers enter the challenge with a 9-8 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Nebraska Christian (Central City, NE).

EPJHS (CO-OP) @ Battle Creek Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Sep. 28, 2023 @ 7p

The Battle Creek (NE) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home non-conference match against Elgin/Pope John (Elgin, NE) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Elgin/Pope John (23-24)

NE	Class
52	6

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	SW	SL
28-7	4-0	15-1	7-4	6-2	.800	1.000	71	24

Battle Creek (23-24)

NE	Class
50	15

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	SW	SL
23-10	1-2	10-4	2-3	11-3	.697	.333	61	38

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Elgin/Pope John	24.3	24.2	22.2	22.9	16.0	2.0
Battle Creek	23.1	23.2	23.0	22.2	10.7	1.8

Team Stat Comparison

Elgin/Pope John		Battle Creek
1135	Kills	1142
157	Total Blocks	119
195	Serving Aces	190
1837	Digs	1698
1043	Assists	1082
1439	Receptions	1852

Team Leaders

Elgin/Pope John		Battle Creek	National Avg.
#7 Ashlynne Charf383	Kills	#17 Sami Wemhoff265	53
#5 Kayton Zwingman57	Total Blocks	#22 Taylynn Aldag69	12
#1 Kate Furstenau41	Serving Aces	#6 Tylar Humphrey46	16
#1 Kate Furstenau600	Digs	#1 Jaidyn Smutny398	85
#8 Baylee Busteed953	Assists	#6 Tylar Humphrey573	50
#1 Kate Furstenau513	Receptions	#3 Addi Taake578	88

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Elgin/Pope John	7-1		Battle Creek	6-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/5/23	Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 2-0	9/7/23	Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]	Battle Creek	(W) 2-1
10/16/23	Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 3-2
9/7/23	Boyd County	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 3-0	9/23/23	Boyd County	Battle Creek	(W) 2-0
9/12/23	Elgin/Pope John	Norfolk Catholic	(W) 2-0	9/7/23	Norfolk Catholic	Battle Creek	(W) 2-0
9/12/23	Cedar Catholic	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 2-0	9/26/23	Cedar Catholic	Battle Creek	(L) 3-2
				10/16/23	Battle Creek	Cedar Catholic	(W) 3-1
9/23/23	Elgin/Pope John	West Holt	(L) 2-0	10/13/23	West Holt	Battle Creek	(W) 3-0
9/28/23	Boone Central/Newman Grove	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 2-0	9/28/23	Boone Central/Newman Grove	Battle Creek	(W) 2-0
11/4/23	Elgin/Pope John	Guardian Angels Central Catholic	(W) 3-1	10/3/23	Guardian Angels Central Catholic	Battle Creek	(L) 3-1

Record Breakdown

Elgin/Pope John (23-24)		B Battle Creek (23-24)
28-7	Overall	23-10
5-0	League	2-2
19-5	Non-League	17-5
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
7-1	Common Opponent	6-2
15-1	Home	10-4
7-4	Away	2-3
6-2	Neutral	11-3
2-1	Playoff	0-0
28-7	In-State	22-10
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0