(Oakland) The Riverside volleyball team will play for a Western Iowa Conference Tournament championship on Thursday.
The 29-4 Lady Dawgs secured a spot in the finals with their 3-2 win over Class 2A #8 Missouri Valley on Tuesday, “It means a lot to us right now. It’s just another accomplishment for the girls this season.” Coach Brooke Flathers says, “It’s good to get into that WIC championship game on Thursday. It’ll be fun. I thought the girls executed our plan really well.”
Up next is Class 2A #15 Treynor. The Cardinals swept Underwood on Tuesday to improve to 23-7. Coach Flathers comments on the keys, “Controlling our side of the court and executing our game plan well. Our girls are pretty motivated right now. They have the ability to have a really good match on Thursday.”
Treynor defeated Riverside 3-2 when these teams met on September 22nd. The Lady Dawgs won the first two sets and Treynor won the final three.
Riverside has won 10 in a row and 18 of their last 20 matches. “Our girls have a good level of confidence. We also understand we still have time to improve.” Flathers says, “We are going to keep working to work out the kinks and play to our strong suits.”
Riverside coach Brooke Flathers:
