Lady Cardinal Volleyball 2006 Season Highlights

Rachel Heeney has been named to the 2006 All-River Cities Conference 1st Team Volleyball Squad
Emily Hanish was an Honorable Mention selection
  • SSC closed its season with a loss in NE VB District Play to Elkhorn 25-10, 25-13, & 25-15
    Record 9-12 (End of Season)
    Contributing for the Lady Cardinals was McKayla Knudson with 3 kills & a block assist. Rachel Heeney had 2 kills, 11 serve receptions, 6 digs, & was a perfect 11 of 11 in the serving dept. with 3 aces. Emily Hanish had 2 kills, 7 digs, a solo block, & 15 serve receptions. Alexa Phipps had 6 assist, was 7 of 9 serving, & added a block assist. Taylor Thoreson contributed 8 digs & 13 serve receptions. Nikki Hanish was 5 of 7 serving.
     
  • Lady Cardinals Win District Opener over Blair  25-16, 25-15, & 22-18  Record 9-11  (District Play)
    Alexa Phipps led SSC with 24 assists. Emily Hanish 9 kills. Rachel Heeney 7 kills, 2 ace serves, 14 digs, & a solo block. Sadie Cardwell 5 kills. McKayla Knudson 5 kills & a solo block. Nikki Hanish was 19 of 20 serving with 4 aces. Brooke Olson a solo block.
     
  • South Sioux City Downs Omaha Ralston 25-20, 25-19, 23-25, & 25-19  Record 8-11 (end of regular season)
    Leading the Lady Cardinals was Rachel Heeney with 15 kills, 18 digs, & 19 of 22 serving with 4 aces.  Emily Hanish had 12 kills & 16 digs. McKayla Knudson contributed 10 kills & 2 blocks. Nikki Hanish had 2 blocks. Alexa Phipps had 36 assists.  Sadie Cardwell had 23 serve receptions & was 14 of 15 in the serving dept.
     
  • Omaha Duchesne Tops South Sioux City 22-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-15  Record 7-11
    SSC was led by Emily Hanish 8 kills & 9 digs. McKayla Knudson 8 kills, 2 solo blocks & 2 block assists. Rachel Heeney contributed 6 kills & 15 digs.  Alexa Phipps had 26 assists & 2 ace serves. Sadie Cardwell 2 ace serves. Sarah Carothers 8 digs.
     
  • Wisner-Pilger Tops South Sioux City 25-17 & 25-19  Record 7-10
     
  • Lady Cardinals Top Oakland-Craig 25-18, 22-25, 25-18  Record 7-9
    Alexa Phipps had 23 assists. Rachel Heeney had 11 kills, 3 ace serves, and 13 digs. Emily Hanish added 8 kills. Sadie Cardwell contributed 4 kills, 4 ace serves, & 6 digs. Brooke Olson 4 kills, 2 solo blocks & 1 block assist. Taylor Thoreson had 8 digs. McKayla Knudsen also had 2 solo blocks.
     
  • South Sioux City Sweeps Sioux City West 25-15, 25-19, & 25-20  Record 6-9
    Leading the Lady Cardinals was McKayla Knudson with 10 kills. Sadie Cardwell 7 kills & 12 service receptions; Emily Hanish 6 kills, 2 block assists, 13 of 15 serving with 3 ace serves; Rachel Heeney 6 kills, 11 digs, & 15 of 17 serving with 7 aces ; Alexa Phipps finished with 11 digs & 10 assists; Nikki Hanish had 13 assists, Taylor Thoreson was 18 of 20 with 7 aces & she had 16 serve receptions.
    South Sioux City Won the JV Match 24-26, 25-13, & 15-3:  JV Closed the season at 7-11-1
    Brooke Olson 11 kills, Kelsey Gangestad 9 digs, Sarah Carothers 19 assists, & Brooke Likes 12 service receptions.
    South Sioux City won the Sophomore Match 25-16 & 25-15:  Record 10-8
     
  • Heelan Tops SSC 25-18, 22-25, & 25-19  Record 5-9
    Lady Cardinals were led by Alexa Phipps with 20 assists & 6 ace serves, Rachel Heeney had 7 kills, 11 digs, & 2 ace serves, Sadie Cardwell 6 kills, McKayla Knudson 6 kills & 4 solo blocks, Taylor Thoreson had 15 digs.
  • Sioux City North Sweeps the Lady Cardinals 25-17 & 25-19   Record 5-8
    Alexa Phipps led SSC with 7 assists, Nikki Hanish had 3 kills, Rachel Heeney had 4 ace serves, Taylor Thoreson had 7 digs, McKayla Knudson had 1 solo block & 1 block assist.
  • Lady Cardinals Sweep Elk Point-Jefferson 27-25, 25-17, & 28-26  Record 5-7
    Rachel Heeney led SSC with 6 aces & was 14 of 15 in the serve dept.  She also had 8 kills & 11 digs.  Alexa Phipps 2 aces & 18 assists. McKayla Knudson 2 aces & led the Cardinals with 9 kills. Nikki Hanish contributed 11 assists & 7 kills. Sadie Cardwell had 7 kills & 10 digs. Taylor Thoreson had 18 digs.
    South Sioux City won the JV match 25-20 & 25-19
    South Sioux City won the sophomore match 23-25, 25-14, & 25-19
     
  • Omaha Skutt Sweeps the Lady Cardinals 25-15, 25-19, & 25-16   Record 4-7
    Leading SSC was Emily Hanish with a 11 of 11 in the serving dept. including 3 aces.  Alexa Phipps had 14 assists, Rachel Heeney had 8 kills, Sadie Cardwell added 5 kills, Taylor Thoreson had 8 digs to lead the defense, Phipps contributed 7 digs, and Emily Hanish added 1 solo block.
    Omaha Skutt won the JV match 25-19 & 25-12
    Omaha Skutt won the sophomore match 25-18, 15-25, & 25-18
     
  • Omaha Bryan Downs SSC 25-16 & 25-19   Record 4-6
    Sadie Cardwell had 4 kills & 8 digs, Emily Hanish 9 digs, Emily Hanish had 11 serve receptions, Alexa Phipps had 10 assists, & Taylor Thoreson was 10 of 12 serving with 2 aces.
     
  • Omaha Mercy Tops Lady Cardinals 25-16 & 25-21   Record 4-5
    Rachel Heeney had 7 kills, Taylor Thoreson 10 digs & 23 serve receptions, Alexa Phipps had 14 assists, Heeney was 8 of 9 with 2 aces, Cardwell & Emily Hanish were 7 of 8, each with 2 aces.
     
  • Cardinals Lose to Omaha Duchesne 25-12, 19-25, & 25-15   Record 4-4
    Nikki Hanish 6 kills, Taylor Thoreson 7 digs, Alexa Phipps 13 assists & was 12 of 13 serving with 2 aces,
    Sadie Cardwell was 11 of 11 serving, Taylor Thoreson had 17 serve receptions & Rachel Heeney 15.
     
  • Omaha Duchesne Defeated the Lady Cardinals 21-25, 25-17, & 25-19   Record 4-3
    Rachel Heeney had 10 kills, Alexa Phipps 22 assists, was 11 of 11 in the sever dept with 1 ace, & added 8 digs, Emily Hanish 7 kills, McKayla Knudson 5 kills & 1 solo block & 2 block assists, Taylor Thoreson was 11 of 12 serving with 2 aces, and Nikki Hanish added 15 digs & 3 block assists.
    Omaha Duchesen Downed the Lady Cardinal JV  25-17, 12-25, & 25-23
     
  • Omaha Gross Topped SSC 25-13 & 25-15 in a Triangular   Record 4-2
    Alexa Phipps went 5 of 6 in the serve dept. and added 3 assists, Emily Hanish was 4 of 6 with 1 ace, Taylor Thoreson had 11 digs, Sadie Cardwell 7 digs, Rachel Heeney & McKayla Knudson each had 1 solo block & 1 block assist.
    Omaha Gross Swept SSC JV 25-16 & 25-20
     
  • SSC Cardinals Defeat Sioux City East 25-16, 27-25, 14-25, & 25-19   Record 4-1
    Rachel Heeney 12 kills, 21 digs, & 2 ace serves; Sadie Cardwell 9 kills & 19 digs; Alexa Phipps 35 assists & 4 ace serves; and Emily Hanish & McKayla Knudson each contributed 7 kills.
    East Defeated SSC JV 25-13 & 26-24
    East Defeated SSC Sophomore 25-22, 20-25, & 25-15
     
  • SSC Sweeps Omaha Roncalli: 25-19, 25-23, & 25-20   Record 3-1
    Emily Hanish led the Lady Cardinals with 14 digs, 5 kills, & 5 ace serves; Alexa Phipps had 14 assists & Nikki Hanish contriubted 8 assists & 2 block assists; Emily Schaefer had 7 kills; McKayla Knudson added 2 solo blocks & 1 block assist; and Sadie Cardwell added 3 ace serves.
    SSC JV Defeated Roncalli 23-25, 25-13, & 15-8
    SSC Sophomores Sweep Roncalli 25-8 & 25-12
     
  • Lady Cardinals Sweep Ralston: 25-18, 25-23, and 25-16   Record 2-1
    Alexa Phipps had 21 assists, Rachel Heeney & McKayla Knudson each had 8 kills; Emily Hanish & Sadie Cardwell contributed 5 kills each.  In the serving department Emily Hanish had 5 ace serves while Cardwell was 11 of 12 serving, Heeney was 16 of 16 & added 2 aces.  Defensively, Heeney led the Cardinals with 17 digs, a solo block, & a block assist. Emily Hanish added 9 digs, Cardwell & Taylor Thoreson each contributed 6 digs.
    SSC JV Sweeps Ralston 25-12 & 25-22:  Sarah Carothers 12 assists, Brooke Olson 6 kills, & Asia Lahn 3 ace serves
    SSC Sophomores Sweep Ralston 25-9 & 25-15:     Brooke Likes 10 assists, Annie Kelly 5 aces, Katie Peterson 5 kills.
     
  • Beatrice Tops the Lady Cardinals: 25-18, 25-22, 25-22   Record 1-1
    Alexa Phipps had 16 assists, Rachel Heeney & Sadie Cardwell each had 6 kills, McKayla Knudson & Nikki Hanish each had 3 kills, Taylor Thoreson had 4 ace serves & 5 digs, Heeney & Emily Hannish each had 6 digs with Cardwell with 5, Knudson had 1 solo block & 5 block assists, & Emily Hannish had 5 block assists.
    Beatrice defeats SSC JV 25-12 & 25-21:  Sarah Carothers 10 assists, Brooke Olson 7 kills, Taylor Thoreson 7 digs

    SSC Freshman win over Norfolk 25-18 & 25-13: Brooke Likes 9 assists & Asia Lahn 15 digs
     
  • Lady Cardinals Post Comeback Win over Vermillion: 24-26, 23-25, 25-11, 25-9, & 15-12  Record 1-0
    Offensively, setter Alexa Phipps led SSC with 38 assists. Rachel Heeney had 16 kills, Sadie Cardwell contributed 10, & McKayla Knudson added 7 kills. Heeney and Cardwell each had 5 ace serves.  Phipps made all 13 serves with 1 ace. Defensively, the Cardinals were led by Heeney with 16 digs, a solo block, & one block assist. Taylor Thoreson contributed 11 digs and Knudson had 2 solo blocks & 1 assist block.
    South Sioux City Won the JV Match: 25-13 & 25-15
    South Sioux City Won the Sophomore Match: 25-14 & 25-21