Driven – Unbeaten Teams

<p>  Keeping a perfect record is not easy.  We are almost halfway through the 2020 volleyball season and these six teams have proven it can be done.  Here is a look at the coaches, players and talent who have yet to lose.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Northfield - Big 9</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>They have stomped their way to an impressive 7-0 record in the Big 9 conference.  Their numbers are outrageous: 77 team serving aces, 269 kills, 9.3 digs a set, and nearly 50 blocks (solo and assisted.)  In fact, they haven’t even dropped a single set thus far.  It is looking like Rochester Mayo could be their toughest opponent and they don’t play them until November 5th.  Top Players: <ul> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="57498" first="Megan" last="Reilly"]</strong> (2021; OH) - hitting .471%</li> <li><strong>Teagan Timperly</strong> (2023; S) - 232 set assists</li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="10110" first="Emma" last="Torstenson"]</strong>  (2021; L) - 29 service aces</li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="73475" first="Sydney" last="Jaynes"]</strong> (2023; OH) - 48 kills</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Monticello- Mississippi 8</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>A squad full of juniors with a lot of talent and even more to prove.  They are off to a 5-0 start which has included some hard matches.  They recently beat Big Lake in 5 sets; they won the fifth set with a score of 15-13.  They have proven they have what it takes to come from beyond and finish a match. <em>Top Players:</em> <ul> <li><strong>Megan Witter</strong> (2022) - 6’2’’ MH</li> <li><strong>Natalie Emmerich </strong>(2022) - 5’9’’ OH</li> <li><strong>Holly Holker</strong>  (2022) - 5’9’’ S</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong style="font-size: 14pt;">Willmar - Central Lakes</strong></p> <ul> <li>Willmar has played more matches than some in their conference, but that also means they have had to beat more teams too.  They have already played and defeated Sartell-St. Stephen, currently second in the conference.  <em>Top Players:</em> <ul> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="72817" first="Lydia" last="Larson"]</strong> (2022) - 5’7’’ Setter - match high 55 assists </li> <li><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="29784" first="Bailey" last="Olson"] </strong>(2021) - 5’11’’ OH - match high 20 kills &amp; over 60 digs for the year</li> <li><b>Abi Stark</b> (2021) - 5’9’’ L - over 20 digs in 4/5 matches</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>