Volleyball Recap: Jolie Lien's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Great Plains Lutheran over Clark/Willow Lake

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Great Plains Lutheran can now relate to. They came up short against the Clark/Willow Lake Cyclones on Thursday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cyclones this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in October.

While Great Plains Lutheran was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Clark/Willow Lake's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-18, 25-20.

Jolie Lien

Digs

11/06/25 @ Clark/Willow Lake	30
11/04/25 vs Elkton/Lake Benton	56
10/28/25 vs Sisseton	33
10/24/25 @ Wilmot	23
10/21/25 vs Britton-Hecla	24
10/18/25 vs Mobridge-Pollock	37

Great Plains Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jolie Lien, who had 30 digs and one assist. She has been hot, having posted 23 or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nylah Vannelli, who had 20 digs.

Great Plains Lutheran moved to 15-15 with that defeat, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for Clark/Willow Lake, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-1.

Great Plains Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clark/Willow Lake, they will face off against Roncalli on Tuesday.