MMCRU spotted South O’Brien the first set, then came back to win the rest for a 3-1 War Eagle Conference victory over the Wolverines September 20 at Marcus. Set scores for the Royals were 20-25, 25-21, 25-14 and 25-20.
Karlee Warnke recorded four solo blocks, one block assist, seven kills and 10 digs. She was also 14-for-14 serving with an ace. Marissa Ebel matched Warnke with seven kills and was the leader in digs with 15. Whitney Einck had 18 set assists and Jinger Nieuwenhuis notched 10 digs.
South O’Brien Stats
Kills-Errors-Attempts (Kill Efficiency): Team 25-14-72 (.153), Karlee Warnke 7-0-11 (.636), Whitney Einck 1-1-2 (.000), Jinger Nieuwenhuis 1-1-2 (.000), Marissa Ebel 7-6-28 (.036), Claire Wagner 1-0-2 (.500), Tatiana Conley 2-2-7 (.000), Brooklyn Edwards 4-2-12 (.167), Maddie Johnson 2-2-8 (.000).
Assists: Einck 18, Warnke, Johnson 1.
Digs: Team 57, Ebel 15, Warnke, Nieuwenhuis 10, Einck 8, Edwards 5, Johnson 3, Jadyn Renken, Taylor Wulf 2, Payton Farquhar, Conley 1.
Blocks: Warnke 4 solo, 1 assist; Johnson 1 solo, 1 assist; Einck, Edwards 1 assist.
Serving (Efficiency): Team 65-79 (.823) 5 aces, Warnke 14-14 (1.000) 1 ace, Einck 11-12 (.917), Wulf 3-3 (1.000), Farquhar 4-6 (.667), Ebel 11-12 (.917), Claire Wagner 0-1 (.000), Conley 3-6 (.500), Edwards 10-12 (.833) 2 aces, Johnson 9-13 (.692) 2 aces.