Wildcats win two in DC play

The Blair-Taylor volleyball team picked up two Dairyland Conference wins to stay one match back from first place.

B-T hit the road and came back with a 3-1 win over Eleva-Strum last week Tuesday before topping Alma Center Lincoln, 3-1 in Blair on Thursday. Set scores from the two matches were not reported to the Times.

The wins put B-T at 3-1 in Dairyland Conference play, tied with Whitehall — which defeated B-T earlier this year — behind undefeated teams Cochrane-Fountain City and Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran. The Wildcats will have a busy week this week as they hosted Melrose-Mindoro on Monday before heading to Alma/Pepin on Tuesday. They’ll take on one of the DC’s top teams, C-FC, at home on Thursday. 

The Wildcats controlled their match against E-S from the service line and at the net.

Sophomore Andrea Waldera had a big night for the Wildcats, scoring nine service aces along with 11 kills, 14 blocks and eight digs. Freshman Chloe Medenblik was also a force at the net, picking up 10 kills and seven blocks; she added two aces.

Anna White had five aces for B-T, Maddie Frederixon added three while Jenna Beam, and Paige Kelly both had two. 

Kelly led the team with 40 digs, Beam added 15.

Waldera had another big night against ACL as she finished with 16 kills, five blocks, three aces and four digs. Medenblik helped at the net with 10 kills and five blocks, while also adding two aces. 

White had eight aces to lead the team, while Frederixon added four and Kelly finished with two. White also had a team-high 10 set assists to go with four digs. 

Kelly led the team with 17 digs, Beam added seven and Frederixon finished with five.