In her final volleyball game in Cross County colors, Cougars senior Sydney Hengelfelt hammered 20 kills, 20 digs and one service ace, but the Cougars came up shirt in a 3-1 loss to Amherst in the opening round of the D1 State Tournament in Lincoln. PCN photos by Beth Sparrow.
LINCOLN - The Lady Cougars qualified for state but had to face the #1 ranked Amherst Broncos at 1 PM on Thursday. Cross County played hard but ended up short, losing in four sets, 25-15, 23-25, 25-19 and 25-23.
The first set Amherst got out early, and the Cougars looked like they weren’t quite ready to play. After a kill by the Broncos, it was 11-3 and Coach Finkral called timeout. Sydney Hengelfel…
