DODGE CITY — The Great Bend High School volleyball team improved to 2-3 on the season after going 2-1 at the Dodge City quadrangular on Tuesday.
The Lady Panthers dropped their first match against Spearville, but rallied to beat South Central and Dodge City.
Spearville topped Great Bend 29-27 and 25-15.
“Against Spearville, we played pretty passive,” GBHS head coach Kelsey Perry said. “We just wanted to wait on them to make a mistake rather than being aggressive.”
Great Bend’s Braylin Bretz and Regan Unruh each had a team-leading six kills against Spearville.
Unruh also led her team with five digs.
The Lady Panthers found their footing against South Central, winning 25-13 and 25-23.
“Against South Central, we started to find some comfort on the court and some chemistry,” Perry said. “You could tell the girls were beginning to adjust to the faster pace and we had some kids start to step up and take control.
“Getting that first win can really build confidence for all the players.”
Brittnee Barber finished with 17 assists against South Central.
Lindsay Leuenburger had 10 digs, and Morgan Kottas recorded eight kills.
Against their Western Athletic Conference foe, the Lady Panthers managed to win 25-14 and 25-21.
“We continued that (confidence) into the final match against Dodge City,” Perry said. “The first se we got up quickly and never gave them a chance to get back in.
“The second set we handed them too many bad errors and that kept it close, but with that confidence they gained throughout the day we were able to finish the match with a good win.”
Barber added 16 more assists on the day against Dodge City.
Kottas had seven kills, and Unruh finished with seven digs, both team-leading statistics.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Dodge City Quadrangular

Tuesday

At Dodge City

Spearville 2, Great Bend 0
(29-27, 25-15)
Brittnee Barber — 2 digs, 9 assists
Braylin Bretz — 1 assist, 6 kills, 1 block, 2 digs, 1 ace
Morgan Kottas — 3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig, 1 ace
Lindsay Leuenburger — 6 digs
Peyton Burkhart — 1 kill, 2 blocks, 3 digs
Dakota Sanders — 4 assists, 3 digs
Regan Unruh — 6 kills, 5 digs
Kate Warren — 1 assist, 2 kills, 3 digs
Lauren Welsch — 1 kill
Kaily Griffith — 2 digs

Great Bend 2, South Central 0
(25-13, 25-23)
Brittnee Barber — 7 digs, 1 ace, 1 block, 17 assists
Braylin Bretz — 4 digs, 2 kills, 4 blocks
Morgan Kottas — 2 digs, 2 aces, 8 kills, 1 block
Lindsay Leuenburger — 10 digs
Dakota Sanders — 5 digs, 3 assists
Regan Unruh — 4 digs, 6 aces, 6 kills
Kate Warren — 1 dig, 2 kills, 2 blocks

Great Bend 2, Dodge City 0
(25-14, 25-21)
Brittnee Barber — 4 digs
Braylin Bretz — 1 dig, 1 ace, 3 kills, 2 blocks
Morgan Kottas — 3 digs, 7 kills, 1 block
Kalyn Blessing — 1 kill
Linsay Leuenburger — 2 digs, 1 ace
Sarah Mauler — 4 digs
Peyton Burkhart — 1 kill, 2 assists
Dakota Sanders — 4 digs, 1 kill
Regan Unruh — 7 digs, 2 aces, 5 kills
Kate Warren — 1 dig, 1 kill, 3 blocks
Lauren Welsch — 1 kill