Kali Peschel celebrates late in game 4 Thursday with teammate Lexie Berscheit (2).
Ashley Kollman also gives a hearty yell as the Streeters beat the Crusaders 3-1.
When Sauk Centre puts all facets of the game together, they will be tough to beat. After a slow start tonight against St. Cloud Cathedral, the Streeter volleyball squad rallied for 3 straight wins en route to a 3-1 victory to improve to 7-2 in WCC play.
Sauk lost game won by a wide 25-13 margin. Okay, they got kicked. Knocked down. But they got back up. They won game two 25-18 and an ever-important game three 25-22 which gave them momentum going into game four, which they won 25-18.
Just about every player had a shining moment in tonight's match, with every team member making contributions.
With the score 23-22 in game three, Kendra Zenzen made a diving dig to keep the ball in play on a Crusader kill attempt. Krista Primus then put it down for a 24-22 lead and an eventual win.
In the deciding game four Kali Peschel took over as the Crusaders couldn't defend the 6'1" junior middle hitter. Sauk trailed 12-6 in this one, but a Shelby Deters block got them back on track. A Primus tip and sideline kill eventually got the Streeters to within two at 13-11 before Deters tied it moments later with a kill. Emily Petermeier added a big kill and then Peschel five kills in the team's final 10 points.
Peschel finished with 15 kills and Primus added 11. Deters had 9, Petermeier finished with 7 and Zenzen, who has emerged as a sophomore, finished with 6. Zenzen also had 19 digs to lead the team. Peschel and Deters each had four ace blocks and Jena Klaphake had 23 assists and berscheit 13. Lexie Berscheit also came up with several solid defensive plays to keep the ball alive, giving hitters like Peschel, Primus and Deters chances. She finished with 13 digs and was also 16-for-16 serving. Jenna Beste was also perfect from the service line, going 17-for-17. Ashley Kollman also saw ample action in two games and recorded 7 digs. Kourtney Nelson also came up with a big kill to help lead the Streeters.
