Lady Bulldogs challenged by larger schools

The Sundance volleyball team went up against bigger schools, which meant tougher competition, this weekend as they participated in the Gillette Invite on Friday and Saturday.

Opening play against the number two ranked 4A team, Thunder Basin, the Lady Bulldogs held their own with a score of 20-25 in game one but lost a little momentum going into game two as they fell 10-25 in their first matchup of the weekend.

The rest of the weekend fared much like the opening game, with the Bulldogs being able to get points on the board but coming up short in the end as they fell to Rapid City Christian and Wheatland.

The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Big Horn on Friday and Saturday this week to participate in the Big Horn Invite.

Weekend scores:

SHS vs. Thunder Basin 20-25, 10-25

SHS vs. Rapid City Christian 10-25, 13-25

SHS vs. Wheatland 17-25, 15-25

Weekend stats:

Rachelle Miller 23 assists, 15 digs, 3 aces

Jaylin Mills 44 assists, 13 digs, 4 aces, 17 kills, 1 block

McKaya Gillespie 13 digs, 7 aces, 30 kills

Zoe Skeens 20 digs, 2 aces, 10 kills, 2 blocks

Lexie Marchant 16 digs, 19 kills, 4 blocks

Aspen Jones 4 assists, 19 digs, 4 aces, 3 kills, 1 block

Sydney Penning 4 assists, 2 digs, 4 kills, 1 block

Maddie Straub 2 kills

Shannon Gilmartin 15 digs, 3 aces