Raiders win one of five

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. - Alexa Hoffman had 38 kills as the Central Lakes College Raiders volleyball team won one of five matches in the Kishwaukee, Wis., tournament Friday and Saturday.

Shayna Foote had 61 digs and 91 set assists and Rachel Voeltz had 16 blocks for the Raiders.

"It was pretty much the same story where we're close but not quite," Raiders coach Jane Peterson said. "When you lose by three or four points you know you're right in a game. We just haven't figured out how to finish off a game. We just don't have the confidence we need to win."

The tournament featured 24 teams with many Division I and II schools. CLC and others were Division III.

"This team has played as tough a schedule as any I've coached," Peterson said. "We've played way more Division II schools than we ever have before. We'll find out if that was a mistake or not."

The Raiders will prepare this week for the Minnesota College Athletic Conference state tournament Saturday and Sunday at Thief River Falls. CLC was state runner-up in 2007.

"We have rarely played as well as we can play," Peterson said. "I think I know how good we could be but we lack consistency in a lot of areas. It's not just one thing, it's more than one person, it's more than one skill. If we were just more consistent we could be a dominant team.

"We have players with the physical ability to do a lot of things. We've been working hard on the mental part, being focused, being prepared, but it's hard to get people to change the way they think but that's a valid and worthwhile thing to do I think."

Harper CC 25 25 22 25

Central Lakes 17 18 25 22

Carl Sandberg CC 25 25 25

Central Lakes 21 23 18

Kalamazoo, Mich. 25 25 25

Central Lakes 10 19 13

South Suburban, Ill. 21 19 13

Central Lakes 25 25 25

Rock Valley, Ill. 25 25 19 25

Central Lakes 18 17 25 20

Central Lakes statistics

Samantha Boyer 1 ace, 56 digs

Rachel Voeltz 31 kills, 3 aces, 43 digs, 16 blocks

Andrea Wynn 26 assists, 1 ace, 27 digs, 1 block

Kaylee Hawks 16 kills, 3 aces, 23 digs, 7 blocks

Shayna Foote 29 kills, 91 assists, 8 ace serves, 61 digs, 4 blocks

Erin Jugasek 32 kills, 5 assists, 6 digs, 7 blocks

Alexa Hoffman 38 kills, 1 ace serve, 17 digs, 15 blocks

Chelsey Christensen 15 assists, 1 ace, 7 digs

Natika Klauck 9 kills, 14 digs, 6 blocks

Christine Malm 3 ace serves, 19 digs

Krystle Hamilton 2 ace serves, 15 digs, 2 blocks

Overall: CLC 15-15. Next: CLC in MCAC state tournament Saturday and Sunday at Thief River Falls.