PERU, NE - On Saturday, August 26, the Peru State volleyball team was able to get revenge from Tuesday's match on the Bethany Swedes with a sweep Saturday morning. Below is a breakdown of how the Saturday morning match went…
 
The first set was tightly contested as the Swedes took a 14-12 lead from a couple of errors by the Bobcats. Peru State then went on a 5-0 run to make the score 17-14, with an ace from Allie Schneider (Humphrey) and kills from Elli Williams (Olathe, Kan.) and Shealie Wiebers (Papillion).
 
The Bobcats were up 20-15 after a kill Erison Vonderschmidt (Falls City) but the Swedes would get the game back to within one point after three kills and an error.
 
Peru State closed the first set on a 5-1 run, with kills by Addison Schneider (Humphrey), a couple of errors from the Swedes and a kill by Vonderschmidt as the set went final at 25-20.
 
Bethany started out hot in the second set as they were up 7-3 early, the Bobcats would then take the next four points to tie the game at seven with kills by Wiebers and Allie Schneider, Alyssa Bock (Plattsmouth) also connected with an ace.
 
Bethany would then score the next three points to make the score 10-7. The Bobcats later in the set would take a 14-13 lead after a kill from Allie Schneider. The Swedes and the Bobcats would trade the next few points.
 
The Swedes would then take a 21-17 lead, but the Bobcats would then get another 5-1 run to regain the lead at 22-21, with kills by Allie Schneider, Addison Schneider and an ace from Bock.
 
Peru State closed out the set 25-22 with a kill from Addison Schneider, an ace from Bock and  kill from Vonderschmidt.
 
In the third and final set both teams traded points for a while, until the Bobcats went on a 5-0 run with kills by Keiley Hein (Omaha) and Vonderschmidt and an error from the Swedes.
 
Peru State extended its lead out to 19-12 late in the third set after a kill from Vonderschmidt. The Bobcats looked like as if they had the game in tow up 24-16 after a kill from Addison Schneider. The Swedes would score the next four points before Hein would get the final kill giving the Bobcats a 25-20 set win to finish the sweep.
 
Hein and Vonderschmidt tied for the lead in kills with ten apiece, Schneider finished with five. Bock had a team-high four aces, Allie Schneider finished with three and Hein with two.
 
Addison Schneider led the team with six blocks, Vonderschmidt finished with four and Allie Schneider finished with two.
 
Allie Schneider had a team-high 33 assists. Chantal Paniagua (Santo Domingo, D.R.) led the team in digs with 22 while Hein and Vonderschmidt finished with 15 and 12 respectively.

 

The Peru State volleyball team fell to the Waldorf Warriors on Saturday, August 26, in five sets. The Warriors improve their record to 4-0, while the Bobcats fall to 2-2 on the year.
 
Below is a breakdown of how the five-set match went…
 
It was a back-and-forth affair in the beginning of the first set, the Bobcats then started to pull away up 16-13 after a kill by Elli Williams (Olathe, Kan.). Peru State kept its three-point advantage for the middle of the first set.
 
The Warriors would get within three trailing 19-16 after an error. Peru State then finished the set strong on a 6-2 run with kills from Allie Schneider (Humphrey) and Erison Vonderschmidt (Falls City). The Bobcats would win the first set 25-18.
 
The Warriors came out strong in the second set as they were up 10-5. Peru State closed the gap trailing 11-8 after an error from the Warriors. Peru State in the middle of the second set would get the Warriors lead shrunk to one after a kill and ace from Keiley Hein (Omaha) trailing 15-14.
 
Waldorf and Peru State traded points back-and-forth until the Bobcats took a 19-18 lead with a kill from Addison Schneider. Peru State would hold a lead only once more in the second set as an ace from Olivia Gordon (Oskaloosa, Iowa) put Peru State up 22-21. Waldorf scored the final four points of set two winning 25-22.
 
Peru State came back with a vengeance in the third set as they held the Warriors in single digits for the first half of the set up 15-9 after a service ace from Allie Schneider. Peru State kept its foot on the gas as they lea 20-12 with kills from Hein, Kalyssa Fox (Casa Grande, Ariz.) and Addison Schneider (Humphrey).
 
The Bobcats took care of the Warriors in the third set with a 25-17 set victory after a kill from Williams.
 
Waldorf gave Peru State some of its own medicine in the fourth set as it was the Warriors turn to flex their muscle. Waldorf was up 18-11 in the fourth set. The Bobcats were able to trim the lead slightly trailing 20-14 after back-to-back kills from Vonderschmidt.
 
Waldorf seemed as if they had the fourth set wrapped up 24-16. Two kills from Hein and an ace from Chantal Paniagua (Santo Domingo, D.R.) had the Bobcats  trailing 24-19. The Warriors were able to take the fourth set 25-19.
 
In the fifth set, the Warriors kept their momentum going as they were up 6-3, but the Bobcats were able to find their groove to get the score within a point trailing 9-8 after an ace from Olivia Gordon (Oskaloosa, Iowa).
 
Peru State had the game tied at ten after a kill from Vonderschmidt and an error by the Warriors. Waldorf went on a 5-2 run to slam the door shut on Peru State as the Warriors won the game 3-2.
 
Vonderschmidt led the team in kills with 18, Hein finished with 11, and Addison Schneider had nine. Gordon and Vonderschmidt each had three aces. Williams led the way in blocks with three, Fox had two and Addison Schneider finished with one.
 
Allie Schneider had a team-high 47 assists. Paniagua led the team in digs with 20.
 
Peru State returns to its home court this Tuesday, August 26, against the York Panthers at 7:00 p.m.