Volleyball Recap: Lakeville South picks up ninth straight win at home

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 4:42pm

Volleyball Recap: Lakeville South Cougars vs. Minnetonka Skippers

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Lakeville South entered their tilt with Minnetonka on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Minnetonka Skippers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.

The final score came out to 25-14, 25-14, 25-21.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lakeville South to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josie Tingelhoff, who had 12 digs. Tingelhoff is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Wagner, who had five digs and two aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Lakeville South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive games.

Lakeville South's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Minnetonka, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Rosemount the next time they take the court. Lakeville South will head out to face Rosemount at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Minnetonka will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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