Volleyball Recap: Ponca Comes Up Short

If Ponca was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Vermillion on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Indians took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack on Thursday. The Indians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolfpack apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

While Ponca ultimately came up short, they really made Tri County Northeast work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 17-25, 25-21, 28-26.

Oliva Taylor

Digs

10/16/25 @ Tri County Northeast	10
10/14/25 @ Vermillion	20
10/09/25 @ Wynot	21
10/09/25 @ Cedar Catholic	10
10/07/25 @ Wakefield	13
10/06/25 vs South Sioux City	18

Despite the loss, Ponca still got an impressive performance from Oliva Taylor, who had ten digs and three assists. Taylor has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.

Tri County Northeast can attribute much of their success to Emily Mitchell, who had ten digs and three assists. Those three assists gave Mitchell a new career-high.

Ponca's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Tri County Northeast, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-4.

Coming up, Ponca will challenge O'Neill at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Indians are facing the Eagles at the right time seeing as the Eagles are stuck on a three-game losing streak. Tri County Northeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now.