WILLMAR - Kelly Pearson tallied 18 total kills and Sam Schlangen and Shelby Uphoff each had 15 as the Central Lakes College Raiders opened their season with a pair of close losses Friday.
The Raiders dropped their first match against North Dakota State College of Science 25-22, 26-24, 25-22. They then lost to Ridgewater in the nightcap 3-1 with two games being decided 26-24.
"My first comment to everybody is don't panic." said CLC head coach Jane Peterson. "We've got some things to do better, but it's good to know that we're right in there with the caliber of these teams."
"We played tough tonight, they were good volleyball games, and defensively we played very well. It's disappointing to lose when you have a chance to win, especially against Ridgewater."
Schlangen was credited with 44 set assists while Ashton Kapphahn added 32 set assists and 13 kills.
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NDSCS 25 26 25
Central Lakes 22 24 22
Ridgewater 25 24 25 26
Central Lakes 17 26 20 24
Central Lakes statistics (2 matches)
Alyssa Hamilton 5 kills, 2 blocks,
Kelly Pearson 18 kills, 1 ace serve, 7 digs
Ashley Abear 12 digs,
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Sam Schlangen 15 kills, 1 ace serve, 10 digs, 2 blocks, 44 set assists
Ashton Kapphahn 13 kills, 1 ace serve, 15 digs, 4 blocks, 32 set assists
Shelby Uphoff 15 kills, 1 ace serve, 2 digs, 7 blocks
Alex Lucken
Jenny Skoog 8 kills, 1 block
Journee Howard 5 kills, 1 ace serve, 1 dig, 1 block
Ellen Stromgren 7 kills, 1 dig
Cassie Shaver 1 kill, 2 ace serves, 18 digs
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Overall: CLC 0-2. Next: Central Lakes vs. Lake Region (N.D.) at Willmar 10:30 a.m. Saturday, vs Jamestown (N.D.) JV at Willmar 2:30 p.m. Saturday .
