Raiders fall to Viroqua, place fourth at Marshfield tourney

It was an eventful week for the Arcadia volleyball team, who played their Coulee Conference opener and put together a solid showing at a weekend tournament.

Arcadia (8-5, 0-1 Coulee) kicked off conference play by hosting Viroqua, where the teams split the first two sets before the Blackhawks won a tight final two sets to close out the match.

The Raiders then traveled to Marshfield on Saturday for a tournament hosted by Columbus Catholic, where they notched a trio of wins and placed fourth overall.

Arcadia is on the road in Onalaska on Thursday to play the Luther Knights at 7 p.m., followed by a Saturday tournament at Sparta and a rivalry match at home against G-E-T next Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Viroqua  25 20 25 25

Arcadia  17 25 21 21

After splitting the first two sets, the Blackhawks fared better closing out sets in the next two to beat the Raiders in both teams’ Coulee opener last Thursday in Arcadia.

Viroqua raced out to a 25-17 win in the first before the Raiders responded 25-20 in the second. Each of the next two sets came down to the wire, with the Blackhawks eking out 25-21 wins in both to wrap things up in four.

Leaders for Arcadia included Drazkowski with 13 kills and 14 digs, Lockington with seven kills and two blocks, Anderson with 33 assists and three aces and Sonsalla with 18 digs.

Columbus Catholic Invite

The Raiders posted a 3-2 record on the day to finish fourth in the tournament last weekend in Marshfield.

Arcadia rallied to beat North Fond du Lac in three sets, 7-25, 25-18, 15-6 and then earned two wins via sweeps by beating Neillsville 25-10, 25-11 and Colfax 25-14, 25-20.

The Raiders suffered two-set losses to both Chippewa Falls 15-25, 19-25 and Colby 18-25, 20-25 to wrap up the day.

Arcadia’s cumulative stat leaders in the tournament included Tatum Drazkowski with 30 kills and 35 digs, Justine Sonsalla with 72 digs and 12 aces, Hermione Carreon with 22 kills, Adella Anderson with 32 digs and 13 aces, Layna Wozney with 17 kills and 38 digs, Kiley Fitzpatrick with 25 digs and Joselyn Lockington with 10 kills.