The Pierre Governor volleyball team would battle in the first and third set, but would be swept by the Brookings Bobcats on Thursday 25-21, 25-8 and 25-21.
The loss drops the Govs to 1-13 on the season while Brookings stops a six game losing streak and moves to 9-13 on the year. Pierre had a strong first set fighting to stay tied late in the set, but ultimately the first and third were similar ending in a four point win for the Bobcats. Brookings would dominate the second set as the Govs didn’t have an answer for the attack. Mia Mahlke, the lone senior for Brookings led the way with seven kills, the match high. Harper Hoek and Julia Burns each had six kills while Abbigail Buisker had five aces with three kills. Pierre would be led by Addison Novotny’s six kills while Evie Doyle and Hannah Eads each had four kills while Ally Keyes finished with a match high six aces, four coming in the third set.
Pierre will return home on Tuesday and take on the Watertown Arrows. Coverage begins around 6:00 with a 6:30 first serve on KCCR and on YouTube at KCCR Sports with Jon Winkler on the call.
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