Varsity members of the Eden Prairie High School spring 2024 boys volleyball team. Photo by Renee Lange
The Eden Prairie High School boys volleyball team is having a winning season, according to head coach Steph Chapek. The team has recorded wins over Hopkins and Chaska/Chanhassen and secured a second-place finish in the Minnetonka tournament.
Junior Phillip Nguyễn (22). Photo by Renee Lange
Junior Om Narendra (14). Photo by Renee Lange
Junior captain Deion Lange (21). Photo by Renee Lange
The Eagles opened the season against Prior Lake, winning in five sets, with scores of 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, 21-25, and 15-13. Standout statistics for Eden Prairie were: 14 kills each for sophomore Shaurya Gumma and senior captain Aldi Awasthi; 11 digs and 28 assists for junior captain Deion Lange; four blocks for junior Avi Kommalapati; four ace serves for junior Philip Nguyen; and 20 perfect passes for junior Om Narendra.
Eden Prairie boys volleyball players (from left) junior Daniel Jiang (10), sophomore Shaurya Gumma (8), junior captain Deion Lange (21), and sophomore Gee Padmanaban (1 – libero). Photo by Renee Lange
The team will begin playoffs the first week of June.