NORTH PLATTE – Kyana Gabriel tallied 19 kills and Emma Hergenreder had 14 service points with six aces as the Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team moved to 2-0 in the South Conference with a 5-set win over North Platte Community College Friday evening in North Platte.

                The scores of the match were 20-25, 25-16, 15-25, 25-22, 15-9 as the Cougars move to 4-15 on the season. WNCC will next be in action at home as they host Northeastern Junior College on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Cougar Palace.

                Friday's win was one where the Cougars hit .173 on the night and tallied 44 kills, 60 digs, served 13 aces, and had nine blocks.

                Gabriel led the way with 19 kills, six digs, six points and two assists; while Allie Twamley had seven kills, 27 set assists, 14 digs, and nine service points.

                Also for the Cougars, Dani Cruz tallied eight kills, six digs, three aces, and nine service points; Hergenreder had six aces, 12 digs, and 14 points; Eli Braithwaite had two kills, three aces, eight points, and three solo blocks; Keira Zelada had three kills; Alex Gonzalez-Orozco had 16 digs, five assists, and three points; Nadiyyah Northern had four kills; and Natalia Nowak had six set assists.

                The first set saw WNCC take a 12-10 lead after two Twamley points, but North Platte came back to lead 19-14. WNCC cut the deficit to 20-19 on two Gabriel points, but the Knights won the first 25-20.

                The second set saw WNCC take a 5-1 lead on three Cruz points, including two aces and went up 10-3. WNCC doubled up the Knights at 20-10 on four Cruz points and won hands down 25-16.

                The third set saw North Platte dominate as they led 11-4  and later 17-6 and cruised to the 25-15 win.

                The Cougars fought back in the fourth set as they led 11-2 early after seven Hergenreder points with three aces. North Platte came back to cut the deficit to 16-12 after a long delay because the scoreboard wasn't working. After about a 15 minute delay, North Platte made it 16-15. Twamley stopped the momentum with a kill and the Cougars Braithwaite had four service points for a 21-15 lead. North Platte cut the deficit to 24-22, but WNCC won the fourth 25-22 on a missed service.

                WNCC took control in the fifth set leading 8-3 on three Hergenreder points and led 10-5 when North Platte fought back to make it 10-8. Cruz stopped the momentum with a kill and then Twamley had three points to make it 14-8. WNCC won the fifth 15-9 on a Braithwaite kill.