RAPID CITY - The defending state champion Rapid City Stevens girls volleyball team overcame early complacancy just like they did in last week's match against cross-town rival Central. But this time they refused to drop the first two games and went on to earn the sweep 25-23, 25-18, 25-22 over Spearfish in Greater Dakota Conference volleyball action in Rapid City.

The first game was a seesaw affair as the two battled back and forth until momentum changed with a kill by freshman Kacey Herrmann that was tattooed off Spearfish's Andrea Driscoll, which quickly became a crowd souvenir.

In the second game, the Raiders got off to an early 14-8 lead. Stevens would go on to double up the Spartans at 18-9 and never looked back as Sarah Jundt, Justine Blade and Kelly Herrmann all chipped in with multiple kills.

The third game had more a feel of the first game as it was nip and tuck as Spearfish took the early lead at 9-7 behind a few strong kills by senior Sydney Tetrault Stevens would battle back and eventually take a 19-17 lead after an ace by senior Nikki Gleich. The Raiders would take a 24-20 lead after an ace by junior Elaine Balsley.

The Herrmann sisters led the Raiders with seven kills each. Amanda Quinn had 14 assists while Stacie Brinker had 11. Nikki Gleich led the team with 23 digs and the team combined for 13 aces, spreading the wealth evenly amongst the team's servers.