Blue Devils fall to Minnesota West in a sweep

Published 9:04 pm Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Riverland Community College's Haley Hopf goes up to hit in game three against Minnesota West Wednesday night at RCC. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Riverland Community College’s Haley Hopf goes up to hit in game three against Minnesota West Wednesday night at RCC. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

The Riverland Community College volleyball team started off strong, but it cooled off as it lost to Minnesota West in three games in Riverland Gym Wednesday.

Riverland libero Eryn Eilertson takes a serve during game two of their match Wednesday night at RCC. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Riverland libero Eryn Eilertson takes a serve during game two of their match Wednesday night at RCC. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

The Blue Devils dropped the match by scores of 26-24, 25-12, 25-16.

Although the last two games were lop-sided, RCC stayed close down the stretch. Haley Hopf, who is from Rutland, S.D., had a block kill to make it 23-23 and she hammered down a kill to make it 24-24, but that was not enough.

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RCC trailed 5-0 to start the second game, but it led 5-3 to start the third game.

RCC stats: Becca Kopp 6 kills, 7 assists, 11 digs; Danielle Groepper, 5 kills, 9 digs; Eryn Eilertson, 13 digs