LHS volleyball places 4th at Emporia tourney

? Lawrence High’s volleyball team took fourth place at the Emporia tournament on Saturday with a 3-3 record.

The Lions beat Maize (18-25, 25-20, 25-18), Topeka Seaman (25-22, 25-13) and Junction City (25-19, 15-25, 25-9), and lost to Free State (25-22, 25-19) and Emporia twice (25-21, 25-17; 25-22, 25-17).

Offensively, Amelia Dunlap (30 kills), Olivia Morgan (29), Brooke Wroten (26) and Baylee Unruh (20) all recorded at least 20 kills. Laurel Bird had 73 assists and 37 digs, while Laura Willoughby had 37 assists and 26 digs. Lauren Maceli added 74 digs, Unruh had 70 digs and Wroten recorded 12 blocks.

Lawrence (12-24) will travel to Free State for the City Showdown dual at 6 p.m. Tuesday.