Lady Huskies start Central Conference tourney 2-0

Aurora earns wins over Crete, Columbus Lakeview Thursday

  • Cassidy Knust receives a serve during Aurora's three-set win over Columbus Lakeview Thursday.
    Cassidy Knust receives a serve during Aurora's three-set win over Columbus Lakeview Thursday.

Aurora's volleyball team kicked off the Central Conference tournament on a high note, picking up wins over Crete and host Columbus Lakeview Thursday to open pool play, 2-0. 

The Lady Huskies made quick work of Crete, 25-16 and 25-7 before Aurora and Lakeview had a three-set thriller. After losing the first, Aurora rallied to win the match in three, 21-25, 25-16 and 25-19. 

Aurora will finish out pool play Saturday at Crete with matches against Lexington and Holdrege. After that, they'll play for 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc in the final match of the day. 

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