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  Serena Girls volleyball sweeps Plano for 11th straight win. Written by Skylar
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  Casellus. This article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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  you by Everlett. Serena has been nearly unstoppable on the volleyball court
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  this season. Entering Thursday's non-conference match at Plano, Serena held a February
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  2nd-14 record and was riding a 10-match winning streak, including sweeps in
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  its previous three matches. Serena coach Chris Bjork credited much of that
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  success to his team's seamless chemistry. We can move and know where
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  each other are without actually having to communicate, Bjork said. That chemistry
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  was evident once again on Thursday night. The Huskers never trailed in
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  a 25-15-2520 victory over Plano, extending their winning streak to 11
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  matches and their run of sweeps to 4. Anna Herp spearheaded Serena's
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  attack with 12 kills, 7 digs.
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  1 block, and an ace. Madeline Sturchy tallied 12 digs, 6 kills,
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  5 aces and an assist, and setter Maddie Young had 17 assists
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  and 8 digs. We work really well together, Herp said. I feel
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  like all around we're really strong and as a team, no matter
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  who we play, we always have options. The Huskers February 2, 15,
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  5 0 Little Ten Conference looked like the night, run away with
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  the match early, opening the first set with a 5 0 run,
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  and eventually building a 10 2 lead. But Plano didn't roll over.
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  The Reapers battled back from large deficits at multiple points during the
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  night, keeping themselves within striking distance even as Serena maintained control. They're
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  a scrappy team, Bjork said. I'm gonna give them a lot of
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  props. It was hard to put the ball down in some spots.
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  We made a lot of unforced errors that kept the in the
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  game. We just had to clean it up on our side. Plano
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  coach Britney Hill said than resilience has been the recurring theme for
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  the Reapers. 617-2-7 Kishwaki River Conference this season. Our
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  record doesn't reflect the talent and the effort on the team, Hill
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  said. Even though we go through some tough losses, and more than
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  a few we could say should have gotten that one, the girls
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  always bounce back and come back hard in the games. We've really
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  not been blown out by anybody this season. We're always keeping it
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  tight with everybody. Addy Johnson recorded five kills and a block for
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  Plano, while Cami Nunez had ten digs and five assists. Sam Downs
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  added five digs. Plano used a service ace to cut Serena's lead
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  to 2013 in the first set, but the Huskers answered with a
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  5-0 run to reach set point. The Reapers won two more points
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  before a Johnson service error gave Serena the set 2515. The second
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  set was tied at 2 before Sirena put together a 7-0 run.
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  Plano fought back within 3 twice, pulling to 16-13 before Bjork called
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  his only timeout of they match. His message was straightforward. Take a
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  deep breath, Bjork said. Let's clean up the errors, and let's get
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  back to it. The Huskers responded by creating a bit of separation
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  down the stretch. Johnson again committed a service error on match point,
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  cementing a 2-0 Serena victory. The Zoltmarks Plano's fourth straight defeat
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  and is another reminder that despite their talent they still have work
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  to do as closers. We get so excited that we're a talented
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  team that we get a little too excited when something good happens,
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  and then we're not ready to keep closing, Hill said. We're not
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  doing what it takes to be as gritty as we should be,
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  and keep putting that ball down for the next three or four
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  plays.