Volleyball Results Thursday, September 30th
Kuemper At Atlantic
Kuemper 3
Atlantic 0
25-6, 25-16, 25-19
Kuemper looked really sharp in set one, dominating in every aspect of the game. The Knights served well, keeping Atlantic out of system. Their back row was dynamite, getting the ball to Ashlyn Badding in good position, allowing her to find a bevy of hitters. The block was stuffing almost every swing Atlantic made. Kuemper trailed 1-0 in the opening set before winning by 19 points. Kuemper wasn’t as crisp early in set two, as they trailed 13-7 in a set that had seven ties and three lead changes. They closed out set two on a 18-3 run to win easily and take a 3-0 lead. They trailed early in set three as well before taking the lead for good at 18-17 and pulling away for the sweep.
You could have named several stars for Kuemper in the first set. Sophie Badding was a blocking machine with 4 blocks, including the set ending stuff. Ashlyn Badding found that Kaci Peter was exploding off the ground and swinging hard and kept feeding her the ball and she finished with 5 kills in the set. Frannie Glynn helped put the match away with a 10-0 service run. The back row with Kenya Prescott, Melinda Schaefer, Avarie Pedelty, Kamryn Venner and Ashlyn Badding were on point with their serve receive and dig.
The Knights struggled in the back row to start set two, letting a 3-0 service run on aces help Atlantic build a 13-7 lead. Kenya Prescott helped bring the Knights back with some help from Kenzie Schon who was on fire. Schon finished the set with 8 kills in the set, teamed with Prescott serve and Schon swinging the Knights pulled ahead 14-13 and were only tied once the rest of the set. Kuemper scored 18 of the last 21 points.
Atlantic went up 4-0 in set three but again Kuemper had the answer. Kenzie Schon, Kamryn Venner and Kaci Peter kept swinging. Frannie Glynn had another service run and Kuemper tied the set at 7. The Knights took a brief 9-8 lead but fell behind 16-15. They tied the set at 16 and then went up 17-16. Atlantic tied it at 17 but Kuemper pulled away from there. Sophie Badding ended sets one and two with blocks and she put the icing on the cake with a kill to end the match. Set three was tied five times and had three lead changes.
Kenzie Schon led a terrific night at the net with a .688 kill efficiency and 11 kills. Kaci Peter hit a .429 with 8 kills. Frannie Glynn had 6 kills and Kamryn Venner hit .357 and had 5 kills. Ashlyn Badding kept all the hitters active and did a great job setting the hitters regularly when they were in a groove. She had 33 assists. Frannie Glynn had all 6 of the Knights aces as Kuemper served 95.9%. Sophie Badding had 6 of the teams 9 blocks and helped keep Atlantic at a .058 hitting efficiency. Kenya Prescott led the back row with 10 digs.
Kuemper improved to 20-6 overall and 7-2 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference. Atlantic fell to 13-14 and 3-4. Kuemper travels to Lewis Central on Tuesday. The Titans are 10-12 overall and 4-2 in the Hawkeye 10.
Kuemper Stats
Ashlyn Badding 2 Kills, 33 Assists, 3 Digs, 2 Blocks
Melinda Schaefer 4 Digs
Kamryn Venner 5 Kills, Assist, 4 Digs
Frannie Glynn 6 Kills, 1 Digs, 1 Block, 6 Aces
Kenzie Schon 11 Kills, 2 Digs
Kaci Peter 8 Kills, Dig
Sophie Badding 3 Kills, Dig, 6 Blocks
Avarie Pedelty 1 Dig
Kenya Prescott 1 Kill, 4 Assists, 10 Digs
Boyer Valley At Coon Rapids Bayard
Boyer Valley 3
Coon Rapids Bayard 1
25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 25-8
The Crusaders showed improvement but gave up a few too many long runs as they fell in four sets at home. The Crusaders hung tough in the first two sets but came up short. They flipped the script in the third set to win by 6, but ran out of steam in set four and Boyer Valley pulled away.
Breeley Clayburg had a team high 7 kills with Brynn Bass adding 6 kills. Gracy Johnson led the setters with 7 assists and Haley Halbur finished with 4 assists. Brynn Bass had a team high 9 digs and Lacie Davis finished with 7 digs. Breeley Clayburg paced the defense at the net with 4 blocks, Mia Leighty had 3 blocks and Jessica Evans added 2 blocks.
The Crusaders fell to 5-12 overall and 1-4 in the Rolling Valley Conference. Boyer Valley improves to 16-8 overall and 5-1 in the league.
The Crusaders host Exira-EHK on Tuesday.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Gracy Johnson 1 Kill, 7 Assists, 4 Digs, Ace
Haley Halbur 4 Assists, Digs, Ace
Brynn Bass 6 Kills, 9 Digs
Breeley Clayburg 7 Kills, Dig, 4 Blocks, Ace
Mia Leighty 3 Kills, 2 Assists, 3 Blocks
Mallory Leighty 1 Kill, Block
Lacie Davis 7 Digs
Jessica Evans 2 Kills, 2 Blocks
Lydia Hofbauer 2 Digs
AHSTW At IKM-Manning
AHSTW 3
IKM-Manning 0
25-12, 25-20, 25-7
IKM-Manning started slowly on Thursday but bounced back in set two, passing the ball better as they hung close, losing by 5 points. The Wolves weren’t able to continue that play into the third set and fell by 18 points.
Amber Halbur had a team high 9 assists to go with 3 kills. Jessica Christensen led the team with 5 kills while Megan Williams and Bianca Cadwell each had 4 kills. Taylor Ferneding added 6 assists.
The Wolves fell to 1-16 overall and 1-5 in the Western Iowa Conference. AHSTW improved to 21-7 overall and 2-4 in the WIC. IKM-Manning heads to the Tri Center Tournament on Saturday.
IKM-Manning Stats
Jessica Christensen 5 Kills
Megan Williams 4 Kills
Bianca Cadwell 4 Kills
Amber Halbur 3 Kills, 9 Assists
Taylor Ferneding 6 Assists, Ace
Paton Churdan at Glidden Ralston
Glidden Ralston 3
Paton Churdan 0
25-13, 25-17, 25-18
Glidden Ralston and Paton Churdan clashed in a regular season Conference matchup Thursday night, with the Wildcats getting the better of the Rockets.
The Wildcats for a large portion of the first set were able to keep control of their lead. Both teams were tied at 1-1 for a brief period, but Glidden Ralston was able to get up 8-3 early in the set. Paton Churdan kept the set close and was only down by three points at 14-11, but Glidden Ralston found ways to score with Vanessa Koehler and Breanna Schon and took set one 25-13. The Rockets in set two had a better time against the Glidden Ralston offense. The Wildcats started off the set up 3-0 and later on at 20-10. The Rockets late in the set went on a 7-3 run to cut down the Glidden Ralston lead to 23-17 and a chance to tie the game again. Paige Teeples was a huge part of the offensive push from Paton Churdan, recording five kills and three aces unofficially in the match. Despite that late set run from the Rockets, the Wildcats closed out set two with the 25-17 win.
Set three was a little rough for both teams on the serving side of the contest, but was once again close. Paton Churdan grabbed their largest lead of the match at 3-1, but Glidden Ralston was able to tie up the set at 3-3. Both teams traded the lead and tied up the game with serving errors, until Glidden Ralston was able to take the lead at 12-11 and kept the lead after that. Paton Churdan got close once again with a late set rally down 24-18, but a kill from Summer Toms ended the match with a three set win for Glidden Ralston.
Glidden Ralston will face off against Paton Churdan again on Monday, October 4th as both teams will be involved in a triangular with Ogden on the road.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Breanna Schon: 9 Aces, Block, 2 Kills, 5 Assists, 4 Digs
Summer Toms: 2 Aces, 5 Assists, 3 Digs
Vanessa Koehler: 7 Aces, 5 Kills, Dig
Elizabeth Lloyd: Ace, 2 Blocks, 5 Kills, Dig
Paige Klocke: 3 Kills, 2 Digs
Lauren Klocke: Ace, Dig
Brileigh Bock: 2 Blocks
Morgan Tuel: 3 Kills, Dig
Addy Boell: 8 Assists
Tiela Janssen: Dig
Ashlynn Tigges: Dig
Paton Churdan Stats (Unofficial)
Taryn Baugh: 2 Kills, 2 Aces
Carmyn Paup: 3 Kills, Ace, Block
Emma Stream: Kill, Ace
Hannah Behrens: 2 Kills
Megan Palmer: Kill, 3 Aces
Paige Teeples: 5 Kills, 3 Aces
Tarynn Fisher: Kill, Block
Manson NW Webster at South Central Calhoun
South Central Calhoun 3
Manson NW Webster 0
29-27, 25-22, 25-16
South Central Calhoun continues to be a force in the Twin Lakes Conference as they picked up a conference win over Manson NW Webster Thursday night.
While they won in three sets, the Titans had to match up against the resilient Manson NW Webster team. Set one took both teams into extra points with South Central Calhoun almost having to score 30 points to put away the Cougars. Ultimately, after a longer than usual set, the Titans were able to get the win 29-27. South Central Calhoun’s Riley Batta was everywhere for the Titans, recording a team high 15 kills along with six digs, three aces, two blocks, and two assists. Set two was just as close, minus the extra points needed for one team to grab the win. South Central Calhoun was able to squeeze past Manson NW Webster for a second time and win 25-22. Set three was much more favorable for the Titans where they put away the Cougars with a 25-16 set win and ultimately won 3-0 in sets.
As a team, the Titans recorded 46 Kills, eight aces, and seven blocks. Brenna McAlister and Keira Hammen gave Batta some help in the kills department, both recording nine in the match. The Titans will improve to 18-13 overall on the season and 7-1 in the Twin Lakes Conference standings. The Titans are off for a week until they return on Thursday, October 7th, traveling to take on Twin Lake Conference leader East Sac.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Kylee Schleisman: Assist, 6 Digs
Riley Batta: 2 Assists, 15 Kills, 2 Blocks, 6 Digs, 3 Aces
Sayer Steig: 2 Assists, 5 Kills, Ace
Brenna McAlister: 4 Assists, 9 Kills, Ace
Jayci Graeve: 31 Assists, 4 Kills, Block, Dig
Mollie Monahan: 4 Kills, 2 Blocks
Keira Hammen: 9 Kills, 2 Blocks, 2 Aces
Kierstin Morrow: Ace
East Sac at Sioux Central
East Sac 3
Sioux Central 0
25-7, 25-13, 25-18
East Sac’s title as Twin Lakes conference leader was put to the test as they grabbed a 3-0 match win over Sioux Central Thursday night.
The Raiders got a speedy start in set one as they were able to take the set handedly 25-7. Paige Wunschel and Kate Vondrak both had strong offensive showings for the Raiders; they both recorded 10 kills each, 20 combined for the Raiders. Set two is where Sioux Central started to push back against the East Sac’s offense. The Rebels put more points on the board than they did in the first set, but the Raiders were still too much as they grabbed the 25-13 set win. Set three was the closest set of the contest with Sioux Central recording a game high 18 points. Despite a strong effort from the Rebels, East Sac was still too much and ultimately the Raiders walked away with the 25-18 win in set three and the 3-0 set sweep.
Other notable individual performances from the Raiders included Mary Bontrager who did a little bit of everything; she recorded seven assists, two kills, two blocks, three digs, and a team high three aces. Meanwhile Carly Fischer recorded four kills and five digs and Meredith Brown contributed well with six kills. The Raiders improve to 18-7 overall on the season and stay perfect in the Twin Lakes Conference at 9-0. The Raiders are at home next week on Thursday, October 7th where they will take on South Central Calhoun.
East Sac Stats
Jen Aschinger: 2 Digs, Ace
Mary Bontrager: 7 Assists, 2 Kills, 2 Blocks, 3 Digs, 3 Aces
Meredith Brown: Assist, 6 Kills, Dig, Ace
Carly Fischer: 4 Kills, 5 Digs, Ace
Kate Vondrak: 10 Kills, 4 Blocks
Paige Wunschel: 13 Assists, 10 Kills, Block, 3 Digs, Ace
Addisen Ehler: Kill, Dig
MaKenna Meyer: Kill, Dig, Ace
Syd Bieret: Assist
