SPEARFISH, S.D. — Rapid City Stevens showed why it is one of the top volleyball teams in the state Tuesday night, defeating Spearfish in straight sets, 25-12, 25-13, 25-18, at Spearfish High School.
The loss dropped the Spartans to 10-21 on the season, while Stevens improved to 25-7.
Spearfish struggled to find offensive rhythm early, managing just 12 and 13 points in the opening two sets. However, the Spartans finished strong in the third set, recording eight kills and scoring 18 points while continuing to attack aggressively against the Raiders.
Senior outside hitter Julia Billington led the Spartans with 10 kills and 10 total points. Billington also played a key role in serve receive, handling a team-high 18 receptions.
Setter Layla Meredith turned in an efficient performance with six kills on 15 attacks and a .267 hitting percentage, while adding a block assist. Piper Jacobs paced the offense with 11 assists, and Megan Markovetz contributed nine assists and a team-best eight digs.
Addie Keller led Spearfish from the service line with two aces and served 10 times without an error. Taylor Burry added two kills and six digs, while Caitlin Lyon successfully handled nine serve receptions without an error.
As a team, the Spartans finished with 23 kills, 23 assists, three aces and 33 digs while hitting .118. Stevens controlled play at the net and limited Spearfish to a single team block during the 72-minute match.
Replay: https://www.youtube.com/live/SFHMtMSlefg?si=f425UUp-Xqvd__GD
