Missouri River Conference Preview: LeMars!

<p><strong>2020 SEASON RECORD:</strong>  Conference record 2-5, overall record 10-15.  The LeMars Bulldogs season came to an end against Spencer in a Class 4A - Region 1 Quarterfinal.  The Bulldogs lost the first two sets 16-25 and 19-25, won the third set 25-22, then fell in the fourth set 20-25.</p> <p><strong>COACHES:</strong>  </p> <table class="table table-sm"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Head Coach</td> <td>Jakki Tentinger</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Coach</td> <td>Mariah McCarty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Assistant Coach</td> <td>Emily Pick</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>GRADUATED:  </strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41243" first="Pypr" last="Stoeffler"] (OH)</strong></p> <p>Stoeffler played all 67 sets for the Bulldogs last season.  She had a team-high 3.6 KPS, 5 total blocks, 4.4 DPS, and a team-high 28 service aces with a 92.0% serve efficiency.  I am sure the Bulldogs are sorry to see her go after graduation.</p> <p><strong>Karlee Schiff (OH)</strong></p> <p>Schiff played in every set for the Bulldogs last season.  She had 6 assists, 1.4 KPS, 2 total blocks, 2.6 DPS, and 13 service aces with a 91.3% serve efficiency.</p> <p><strong>Kylie Dreckman (MH)</strong></p> <p>Dreckman played in 57 of 67 sets last season and contributed 6 assists, 2.1 KPS with a.276 efficiency, a team-high 30 total blocks, 1.5 DPS, and 13 service aces with an 86.5% serve efficiency.</p> <p><strong>Morgan Marienau (DS)</strong></p> <p>Marienau played in 26 sets for the Bulldogs last season and contributed 2 assists, 2.6 DPS, and 4 service aces with a 94.3% serve efficiency.</p> <p><strong>Alivia VanOtterloo (DS)</strong></p> <p>VanOtterloo played in 51 sets out of 67 last season and had 12 assists, 8 kills, a team-high 4.5 DPS, and 19 service aces with an 87.8% serve efficiency.</p> <p><strong>Alivia Milbrodt (MH)</strong> and <strong>Mya Kibby (DS)</strong> also graduated in 2021.</p> <p><strong>RETURNING PLAYERS:</strong> </p> <p><strong>Payton Wright (2023, S)</strong></p> <p>Wright was the primary setter for the Bulldogs last season and played in all 67 sets.  She contributed 5.6 APS, 22 kills, 5 total blocks, 1.9 DPS, and 11 service aces with a 93.4% serve efficiency.  </p> <p><strong>Kelsey Feuerhelm (2022, MH)</strong></p> <p>Feuerhelm played every set for the Bulldogs last season as well.  She had 3 assists, 44 kills, 10 total blocks, and 31 digs.</p> <p><strong>Taylor Mackey (2024, MH)</strong></p> <p>Mackey also played in every set last year for the Bulldogs.  She contributed 2 assists, 59 kills, 9 total blocks, 27 digs, and 3 service aces.</p> <p><strong>Sarah Brown (2024, DS)</strong></p> <p>Brown played in 50 sets in her freshman season for the Bulldogs.  She had 1.3 APS which was second-highest on this team with 63 assist, 2 kills, 2.6 DPS, and 10 service aces with a 91.2% serve efficiency. </p> <p><strong>Libby Leraas (2023, S)</strong></p> <p>Leraas played in 28 sets her sophomore season and had 1.8 APS, 2 kills, 1.9 DPS, and 6 service aces with a 90.6% serve efficiency.</p> <p><strong>Hannah Rolfes (2022), </strong><strong>Averie Morgan (2022, DS),</strong> and <strong>Ireland Stizmann (2023, OH) </strong>will also be returning for the Bulldogs.  From this data it looks like the Bulldogs lost about half of their starting lineup and more than half of their firepower.  They do have many underclassmen ready to give it a try though, so don't count them out.  I look for them to be middle of the pack again after they work out their kinks through their rebuild and reassignment of the jobs left empty by graduating seniors.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="mceTemp"> </div>