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ST. MICHAEL -- The Canby volleyball team faced a challenging two-day stretch at the STMA Fall Classic, dropping four matches against LCA, Southwest Christian, Edina and Rockford on Oct. 9-10.
Canby opened tournament play Oct. 9 against LCA, falling in straight sets, 25-15 and 25-16. The Lancers then faced Southwest Christian, suffering another two-set loss, 25-10 and 25-7.
The tournament continued Oct. 10 with a matchup against Edina. Canby claimed the opening set, 25-21, before Edina rallied to win the second set, 25-21, and the deciding set, 15-8.
Canby recorded 25 kills against Edina, led by Rhylin Anderson with seven. Tatum Christianson and Karli Weber each added five kills, while Rachel Jelen finished with four.
Tinley Viessman led the team with 15 assists, followed by Shyanna Stoll with nine. Alexa Vernlund recorded nine digs, Jayda Namken added eight and Emily Verhelst had six. Weber contributed two service aces and two blocks, while Christianson added a block.
Canby wrapped up the tournament against Rockford, winning the first set, 25-19, before falling 25-22 and 15-13 in the next two sets.
The Lancers tallied 29 kills against Rockford, led by Christianson with eight and Anderson with seven. Weber recorded six kills, while Jelen added five.
Viessman finished with 16 assists and Stoll added 12. Verhelst led the defensive effort with 13 digs, while Kinsley Verhelst and Namken each recorded nine. Vernlund contributed eight digs and a team-high five service aces. Anderson and Weber each finished with a block.
Canby will look to bounce back when it travels to Minneota on Tuesday, Oct. 13.