Round 1: Columbus Lakeview beats cross town rival in 2019. Expecting more in 2020!

TEAM: COLUMBUS LAKEVIEW VIKINGS CLASS: C1 LOCATION: East Central Nebraska in Platte County NSAA TEAM ENROLLMENT (female, grades 9-11): 115 CONFERENCE: Central Conference COACH: K.C. Belitz The second game in the 2020 Nebraska Prep Dig Team Series is in the Stivrins Regional with a match up between C1 Columbus Lakeview and D2 Silver Lake; the biggest enrollment and the smallest. To hear more about your favorite team, hop over to our Twitter feed @nebhsvolleyball to vote them to the second round until 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20! UPDATED BRACKET HERE <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/05/Nebraska-Prep-Dig-Team-Series-Bracket.pdf">Nebraska Prep Dig Team Series Bracket</a> Columbus Lakeview finished the 2019 season with a record of 22-11. After falling in the second round of subdistricts to eventual state runner up St. Paul, the Vikings missed making the district finals by .1 in wild-card standings. Coach Belitz sums it up best, “Expectations are high with 8 returning letter winners, 5 returning starters, and a couple of key additions. We learned some tough lessons in 2019 about better handling success and failure, and those lessons will be valuable to the team this season. Optimism begins with returning the best setter in Lakeview’s history in [player_tooltip player_id="58251" first="Reese" last="Janssen"], paired with returning her top 4 offensive weapons from last year. There will be tough competition to continue Lakeview’s tradition at libero this year, which will solidify our back row. As always, the quality of leadership from players will determine whether that talent is maximized.” As an up and coming volleyball program in Columbus, the Lakeview program has posted 20+ win seasons in 6 out of the last 7 years and hopes to make a trip to state in 2020 which would be the first in 39 years. Janssen’s most memorable volleyball moment against Columbus Scotus, “Beating our cross-town rival in 2019 subdistricts. It was so much fun because we have a very strong competition with them and it was fun knowing the hard work paid off when we beat them.” Columbus Lakeview. Photo contributed by Coach. Returning letter winners: ⇒[player_tooltip player_id="58251" first="Reese" last="Janssen"] | 2021 | 5’9 Setter |UNCOMMITTED AND INTERESTED! <a href="http://www.hudl.com/profile/9938600">HUDL Highlights</a> Awards: 1st team All-Conference 2019, Hon Mention All-Conf. 2018, HM All-State 2019 & 2018, School record holder for setting 2019 Stats: Serving Percentage: 95.3 Digs/Set, Total: 2.9, 264 Assists/Set, Total: 9.2, 830 Reese on her volleyball career throughout the years, “It was a lot of fun. Freshman year I had a sister who was a senior on the team and I was friends with a lot of the upperclassmen. I lettered freshman year and got to set varsity, and the following year I was the starting setter. It was fun watching myself improve the past few years. I have become a leader on and off the court and learning my best way to be a leader was challenging but enjoyable.” ⇒Cassie Rathbone | 2021 | 5’9 OH/DS 2019 Stats: Serving Percentage: 92.4 ⇒[player_tooltip player_id="103106" first="Saylor" last="Eberhart"] | 2022 | 5’6 DS/OH 2019 Stats: Serving Percentage: 91.2 Digs/Set, Total: 2.0, 179 Saylor on becoming a defensive specialist, “I started out my high school career as an outside hitter. Throughout my entire volleyball career, many people told me I would probably have to transition to libero/ds because of my height. I wasn’t super excited about switching positions at first, but now I love my position.” ⇒[player_tooltip player_id="77518" first="Katee" last="Korte"] | 2022 | 5’9 MH/OH 2019 Awards: HM All-State 2019, HM All-Conf 2019 2019 Stats: Kills/Set, Total, Hitting Percentage: 1.6, 142, .230 Blocks/Set, Total: .6, 48 ⇒[player_tooltip player_id="58814" first="Mallori" last="Kucera"] | 2022 | 5’11 MH | UNCOMMITTED AND INTERESTED! <a href="http://www.hudl.com/profile/11696963">HUDL Highlights</a> Club: Nebraksa Elite 16 Forza 2019 Awards: HM All-State 2019, HM All-Conf 2019 2019 Stats: Kills/Set, Total, Hitting Percentage: 2.3, 208, .209 Blocks/Set, Total: 1.6, 54 <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Starting my freshman year I was a setter/rightside, then when I transferred schools I switched positions and became a middle. These are two completely different positions and it was a hard change, but with the help of all my coaches, and teammates by me it was a good time! "}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}">Kucera played her freshman season at David City Aquinas, "Starting my freshman year I was a setter/right side, then when I transferred schools I switched positions and became a middle. These are two completely different positions and it was a hard change, but with the help of all my coaches, and teammates by me it was a good time!" ⇒[player_tooltip player_id="103001" first="Lilly" last="Rowe"] | 2022 | 5’8 OPP/OH | UNCOMMITTED AND INTERESTED! <a href="http://www.hudl.com/profile/11604023">HUDL Highlights</a> Club: Legacy 16 Ren 2019 Awards: HM All-State 2019, 2nd team All-Conf 2019, led team in kills 2019 Stats: Kills/Set, Total, Hitting Percentage: 2.8, 248, .189 Serving Percentage: 92.5 Blocks/Set, Total: .6, 56 Digs/Set, Total: 2.7, 246 Receptions/Set, Total: 3.9, 350 Lilly’s plan for college, “I am planning on playing in college. I have sent emails to at least 30 colleges in the last month or so. I would love to play at a D1, D2, or NAIA level, but would honestly just be happy to play competitively in college. I’ve really liked the programs at South Dakota University in Vermillion, Wayne State, and Washburn. Of course, it is every little Nebraskan girl’s dream to be a Husker.” ⇒Maddi Vogt | 2022 | 5’8 OH/OPP 2019 Awards: HM All-State 2019 2019 Stats: Kills/Set, Total, Hitting Percentage: 2.4, 216, .128 Serving Percentage: 92.2 Digs/Set, Total: 2.6, 231 Receptions/Set, Total: 2.5, 2254 ⇒[player_tooltip player_id="103084" first="Josie" last="Bentz"] | 2023 | 5’9 MH/OH | UNCOMMITTED AND INTERESTED! <a href="http://www.hudl.com/profile/13238823">HUDL Highlights</a> Josie on a team slogan, "Play out of your shoes. We had 2 teammates who literally played out of their shoes on two different occasions. To me, this just shows the type of grit this team has. We play through adversity.” Want more information on the Columbus Lakeview Vikings including a NEW TEAM THREAT (Oh my!) and what they are working hard on in the off-season? Vote for them on Twitter @nebhsvolleyball to push them to round 2!