The Mullen Lady Broncos advanced to the Class D2 state volleyball tournament semifinals with a 3-1 win over Wilcox-Hildreth on Thursday. Mullen dropped the first set 25-22 and then fell behind 15-5 in set #2. Mullen would then turn it around coming back to win a deuce game 26-24 to even the match at one set apiece. Mullen took the lead winning set #3 25-14 and then closed it out in set #4 25-20. Mullen hit .156 for the match and held Wilcox-Hildreth to .081 hitting for the match. Jenna Donahoe finished with a match high 20 kills for the Broncos. Abigail Gracey had 10 kills and Brynne McCully finished with 9 kills. Kalli Licking finished with 36 assists for Mullen. Mullen advances to the state semifinals where they will play at 11 a.m. at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. The match will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com.
The Sandhills/Thedford Knights saw their season come to an end Thursday at the NSAA state volleyball championships falling to Class D2 top seed St. Mary’s in straight sets (25-18, 25-12, 25-19). St. Mary’s hit .292 for the match while holding Sandhills/Thedford to .098. St. Mary’s was led by Pyper and Tatum Ickes who combined for 38 kills in the match. Sandhills/Thedford was led by Emma Ray who finished with a team high 12 kills. Gracie Knight had 7 kills and Lindsey McIntosh finished with 6. Grace Johnston had 24 assists for the Lady Knights who conclude the season with an overall record of 22-10. St. Mary’s advances to Friday’s semifinal round.
