Tag: Wayzata Volleyball

“The Wayzata volleyball team is back in the state championship for a third straight season following a three-set sweep of Rogers Thursday morning. The Trojans beat the Royals 25-15, 25-14, and 25-23. Olivia Swenson led the Trojans with nine kills. Katie Kelzenberg recorded six kills and Stella Swenson five. Stella Swenson had 19 set assists while Sophia Johnson recorded four aces. Wayzata recorded 9.5 team blocks compared to 3.5 for Rogers. Anya Schmidt led the Royals with 12 kills. Top-seeded Wayzata (29-4) plays second-seeded Lakeville North (29-4) for the Class AAAA title Saturday at 7:00 pm at Xcel Energy Center. The Trojans won the big-class tournament in 2019 and 2021. There was no tournament in 2020 because of Covid-19. Rogers plays East Ridge in the third-place match.” From CCX Media.

“The Wayzata volleyball team won its state quarterfinal round match Wednesday, sweeping unseeded Burnsville 25-20, 25-20, and 25-18. Olivia Swenson led the Trojans with 14 kills while Katie Kelzenberg added 10. The top-seeded and defending state champion Trojans are now 28-4 on the season and play in the state class AAAA semifinals Thursday at 9:00 am at the Xcel Energy Center.” From CCX Media.

“The Wayzata volleyball team battled through a tough Champlin Park team to win the Section 5AAAA championship in four sets. The Trojans won the first set 28-26, lost the second 26-24, won the third set 25-23 and scored the final five points of the fourth and deciding set to win 25-20. It is the third straight section title for Wayzata and ninth in school history. Olivia Swenson led the Trojans with 26 kills and Kaitlyn Vogt added 12. Sophia Johnson topped Wayzata in digs with 25 while Stella Swenson had 20 digs and 8 kills. The Trojans (27-4) are the two-time defending state champions among large enrollment schools. State tournament coaches will seed for the state tourney on Sunday with quarterfinal round play in Class AAAA starting Wednesday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Champlin Park (24-6) finishes its season as section runner-up for a second straight year.” From CCX Media.

From CCX Media: “The fourth-ranked Champlin Park volleyball team beat number one Wayzata Wednesday night in a possible preview of November’s Section 5AAAA final. The Rebels lost the first set 25-14 but then won the next three—25-23, 25-13, and 25-23. Carly Gilk led the Rebels in kills with 16 while Marlie Hanson added 14. Olivia Swenson led the Trojans in kills with 13. It was the first loss for Wayzata in a best-of-five set match since the 2018 season. The Trojans defeated the Rebels in last year’s section final and the teams are expected to be the top two seeds for this year’s section tournament. Champlin Park’s record is now 15-4 while Wayzata drops to 14-3.”

From CCX Media: “The two-time defending state champion Wayzata volleyball team opened its 2022 season Thursday with a three-set sweep of Minnetonka, extending the Trojans’ winning streak to 55 matches. The Trojans fell behind 10-6 in the first set but outscored the Skippers 19-8 to close out the set and then won sets 2 and 3 by scores of 25-11 and 25-15. Wayzata won Class AAAA last season, finishing the year with a 34-0 record. Their next match is Monday against Rogers, a team they beat in the state tournament a year ago.”

From CCX Media:

“The Wayzata volleyball team is coming off a state championship and unbeaten season.

But despite the loss of five key seniors, the Trojans are loaded with talent again this fall. Twins Olivia and Stella Swenson have both verbally committed to the University of Minnesota, senior libero Sophia Johnson is a Cal commit and Avery Jesewitz is the Trojans’ returning left-side hitter and is also a Division 1 recruit.

The team also expects big contributions from girls who didn’t see a lot of varsity playing time a year ago. Wayzata opens the season at home August 25th against Minnetonka.”