NEVC tops Sheldon in VB match

The Northeast Vernon County Lady Knights dealt the Sheldon Lady Panthers a two-set defeat in a Friday night Golden Valley Vernon County Conference volleyball matchup in Sheldon.

The Lady Knights won the first set 25-8 and followed with a 25-11 game two victory. The win improves NEVC to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in GVVC-play, while the Lady Panthers fall to 0-4 overall (0-2 GVVC).

“We really came out tonight ready to play,” said NEVC head coach Erica Mott, “and we were able to work on improving our game. The girls really used this game to build on what they want our future games to look like.”

Lady Knights setter Kiersten Diamond dealt out nine aces, while junior middle hitter Kelly Dade tallied four blocks.

Note: Sheldon individual stats were not made available as of press time