{
  "id": 11017090,
  "title": "Volleyball: Lady Cougars start the week with two wins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/volleyball-lady-cougars-start-the-week-with-two-wins",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T19:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/volleyball-lady-cougars-start-week-195100349.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Lady Cougars of South Decatur commenced their week with two victories. On Tuesday, they dispatched Oldenburg Academy (14-8) in a five-set match, 23-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-20, 15-3. Raegan Benge dominated the offense with 39 assists, 7 digs, and 4 aces. Dalilah Martin contributed 16 digs and 5 kills. Laney Seegers contributed 14 digs. Liz Bennett added 8 digs and 8 kills. Taylor Somers recorded 14 kills, 2 aces, and 2 solo blocks. Riley Benge added 10 kills and 1 block. Kennedy Sundal delivered a team-high 5 aces. The team traveled to Jac-Cen-Del on Monday and staged a comeback from a 1-set deficit to defeat Jac-Cen-Del 23-25, 25-11, 25-12, 25-18. Sundal added 3 aces and 2 assists. Riley Benge contributed 10 kills and 1 block. Seegers picked up 17 digs. Somers had 12 kills and 1 block. Raegan Benge finished with 5 digs, 5 aces, and 27 assists. Bennett added 10 kills and 5 digs. Martin contributed 5 digs and 7 kills.",
  "summary": "With three matches this week, South Decatur is off to a great start. Tuesday, the Lady Cougars (15-8) defeated visiting Oldenburg Academy (14-8) in five sets 23-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-20, 15-3. South's Raegan Benge set the offense with 39 assists. She also added seven digs and four aces. Dalilah Martin finished with a team-high 16 digs and five kills. Laney Seegers picked up 14 digs. Liz Bennett ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Lady Cougars win two matches in week",
    "Raegan Benge leads with 39 assists",
    "Comeback victory over Jac-Cen-Del"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}