The 2023 volleyball season for the Sutton Fillies came to a close in the C2-8 sub-district tournament with a tough three-set loss to Southern Nebraska Conference rival, Thayer Central, leaving the Fillies with a 20-13 record.
The season’s first month would see Sutton run to a 15-7 record, but in the final four weeks, the Fillies won five of their final 10 matches.
In all, Sutton won 10 of 16 SNC matches, and claimed 10 non-conference victories.
On the attack, senior Lily McCroden led Sutton with 285 kills, while hitting .167 for the year, converting on 82 percent of her 820 attempts.
Senior Carly Skalka followed with 219 kills, with freshman Kamryn Steinhauer gaining 112 kills and junior Jacee Haight 104.
McCroden set a new school record with a total of 814 kills during her career.
As a team, Sutton hit .114, converting on 2,469 of their 2,972 total attempts, having 503 hitting errors (83.1%).