Area Volleyball Results for Tuesday, October 7th
Carroll at Gilbert
Gilbert 3
Carroll 1
25-23, 17-25, 25-18, 25-14
Carroll hit the road to face a Racoon River opponent in Gilbert on Tuesday night. Very different seasons for both programs coming into this matchup. Carroll had a 14-17 record and was hot off a weekend tournament at Greene County Saturday. Gilbert sat at 13-8 on the year and 2nd in the RRC. Carroll was looking for their first conference win of the season as the Tigers were 0-4 in conference game coming into the matchup. Both teams were very competitive to start the matchup in what was a very close Set 1. Gilbert was able to use a late push and pull away for a 25-23 victory in Set 1. They would take a 1-0 lead at home. Carroll would bounce back in Set 2 with a big 25-17 win. This would mark one of Carroll’s 4 set wins against RRC opponents on the year with a set win in one matchup vs Winterset and a 2-1 win over Winterset at the SCC tournament. This set win would tie up both teams at one set a piece. Gilbert would flip the script once again to pick up a 25-18 win in Set 3 to close in on a match victory. They would finish it out with a 25-1 win and a 3-1 match victory overall. Carroll falls to 14-18 on the season with Carlisle and Boone next week to close out the regular season.
Carroll Stats
Josie Rydl 32 Assists, 9 Digs
Macy Simmelink 3 Kills, Block
Aubrie Drake 18 Digs
Bailey Bowman 2 Digs, 4 Aces
Chloe Kock 5 Kills, Block
Callie Cummings 8 Digs, Ace
Kyra Hosenfelt 2 Kills, 2 Blocks, 12 Digs, Ace
Analia Ayala 9 Kills, 10 Digs
Amanda Wardell 15 Kills, 4 Blocks, 3 Digs, 2 Aces
CAM At Exira-EHK
Exira-EHK 3
CAM 0
25-16, 25-11, 25-17
Exira-EHK hosted CAM for Rolling Valley Volleyball on Tuesday evening. Two towns separated by 26 minutes which is one of the shorter drives for both on the season. It was a big matchup for the Spartans who were looking to get to .500 overall and 6-1 in the RVC standings. It was also senior night for the Spartans lone senior, Jaelynn Petersen. Petersen has a big role for the Spartans as their statistical leader in kills and blocks coming into the matchup. The Spartans continued their red-hot streak in Set 1 as they would roll for a 25-16 set win. The Spartans on the night were led in kills by Taryn Petersen with 15. Taryn would step up in a big match with RVC implications. The Spartans would dominate Set 2, 25-11. This would be their largest margin of victory in the 3 sets played. Set 3 was the closest but yet again Exira-EHK would win 25-17. The Spartans would pick up the 3-0 sweep. Jaelynn Petersen would get 13 kills on the night and with that cross 750 career kills for the Spartans in her playing career. This win also means the Spartans lock in a 2nd place finish in the Rolling Valley Conference.
Exira-EHK Stats
Taryn Petersen 15 Kills, Block, 14 Digs, 2 Aces
Brooklynn Snider 6 Digs, Ace
Brooklyn Brabham 2 Digs
Jaelynn Petersen 13 Kills, Block, 9 Digs, 2 Aces
Zoey Rasmussen Kill, 23 Assists, 6 Digs
Bryli Petersen Assist, 3 Digs, 3 Aces
Boyer Valley at Coon Rapids-Bayard
Coon Rapids-Bayard 3
Boyer Valley 0
25-17, 25-14, 28-26
Coon Rapids-Bayard hosted Boyer Valley on Tuesday night. It was the Crusaders hosted senior night for their 7 seniors in Ashtyn Klocke, Malia Clayburg, Mya Downing, Maddy Mason, Anna Hart, Aubrey Hofbauer, and Ella Heithoff. A very talented senior class that has led the Crusaders this year. Coon Rapids-Bayard came in as the top team in the RVC at 17-2 on the year with losses to OABCIG and IKM-Manning and a perfect 5-0 conference record. The Crusaders leaned on the connection between Amelia Cook and Malia Clayburg. Cook had 37 assists and Clayburg 22 kills during the match. The Crusaders had a close set one but were able to pull away for a 25-17. Set 2 was a much more comfortable win for the Crusaders, 25-14. It came down to the wire in Set 3 as Boyer Valley kept it very close the entire way through. CRB was able to put together two late points to not only win Set 3 but also the match 3-0. A great way to end senior night as the Crusaders move to 18-2 on the year and travel to Anita to take on CAM Thursday night.
Coon Rapids-Bayard Stats
Ashtyn Klocke 4 Kills, 3 Digs, 3 Aces
Malia Clayburg 22 Kills, 15 Digs, 2 Aces
Mya Downing 4 Kills, 2 Blocks, Dig
Maddy Mason 3 Kills, Block
Anna Hart 6 Assists, 25 Digs, Ace
Amelia Cook 3 Kills, 37 Assists, Block, 16 Digs, Ace
Aubrey Hofbauer 9 Kills, 16 Digs, 2 Aces
Ella Heithoff 8 Digs
Woodbine at Ar-We-Va
Woodbine 3
Ar-We-Va 0
25-9, 25-10, 25-16
Ar-We-Va hosted Woodbine in Rolling Valley Conference Volleyball action and their Pink-Out night on Tuesday. The Rockets came in at 0-21 but have steadily improved throughout the year. They hosted Woodbine who came in at 10-14 on the season. Woodbine would hold a steady lead in Set 1 all the way through and eventually pull away for a 25-9 Set victory. This matchup feels very similar to what the Rockets have had against other teams in that they have improved set to set and eventually got closer in the end. Set 2 was a little closer but Woodbine would pull away with a 25-10 set win. Woodbine would win Set 3, 25-16 as the Rockets would improve once again and keep it close for a while. The Rockets fall to 0-22 with Paton-Churdan on the road Thursday evening.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Mara Obrecht 8 Digs
Annalee Wittrock 6 Kills, Block
Hallie McCollough Block
Addison Bierl 10 Assists, 2 Aces
LoMa At Audubon
LoMa 3
Audubon 2
11-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-27, 16-14
Audubon suffered a disappointing loss on Senior Night, rolling through set one, then taking a three point lead in set five before falling to the Panthers by two. The Wheelers played their best this season in set one, dominating from the start. They built a 5-0 lead and never looked back. The Panthers bounced back, starting in set two. They went up 4-1 and never trailed. LoMa didn’t trail in set three after building a 4-0 lead to start the set. Audubon rallied late in set three but lost by two and were down two sets to one. A slow start in set four looked like it could doom the Wheelers but they went ahead 6-5 and led until late. Audubon led 19-12 in set four and appeared to be in control but LoMa rallied back and tied the set at 23 and 24. LoMa went ahead 25-24 but Audubon tied it at 25 and scored a pair of points to win and send the match to a fifth set. The fifth set was tied 10 times and had three lead changes with the last coming at 13-12 when LoMa went ahead for good. Audubon tied it at 13 and 14 but never got the lead back.
Abby Wanser opened the match with an overpass kill and Audubon went ahead 5-0 on an ace serve from Kadence Brannan Sporrer. Harlow Miller put them up 10-3 with a kill and Riley Miller pushed it to 12-5 with a kill, followed by an Abby Wanser kill and an ace from Lucy Stanerson. A Harlow Miller kill pushed their lead to 18-8 as they rolled to a 25-11 win.
LoMa went ahead early in set two as the Wheelers tied it at 1 and had it to a one point deficit several times but never was able to tie it again and LoMa pulled away to win 25-18. The Panthers went up 4-0 and 7-2 in set three and Audubon never got within less than two as the Panthers went up two sets to one with a 25-23 win. Audubon pulled within 23-21 on a Kadence Brannan Sporrer and 24-22 on a Harlow Miller kill.
A slow start could have doomed the Wheelers in set four, falling behind 3-0 and 5-1. Anna Larsen had back-to-back aces and Riley Miller had a kill, tying the set at 5. The Wheelers took their first lead since set one at 6-5. Harlow Miller had a pair of kills as they kept the lead at two. Kadence Brannan Sporrer and Riley Miller had back-to-back kills as the Wheelers were up 10-7. LoMa rallied to tie the set at 10 and 11 but the Wheelers pushed back in front with Harlow Miller and Abby Wanser getting kills. Mackayla Zuniga added back-to-back aces and the Wheelers were up 17-12, stretching it to 19-12. Harlow Miller had a pair of kills and the Wheelers were up 21-14 but LoMa roared back, tying the set at 23 and 24. The Panthers went up 25-24 before Kadence Brannan Sporrer tied it at 25 with a kill. Harlow Miller had back-to-back kills to end the set with the Wheelers winning 27-25 to end it to a fifth set.
The fifth set was tight with seven ties up to 7-7 before Abby Wanser put the Wheelers up 8-7 on their way to leading 11-8 on a kill from Harlow Miller. LoMa stormed back to tie it at 12 and 13. The Panthers had a match point at 14-13 but Kadence Brannan Sporrer tied it at 14. LoMa put the match away with two straight points.
Anna Larsen had a busy night running around and still finished with 41 assists and 20 digs along with 2 aces. Harlow Miller led a strong attack at the net with 26 kills and 20 digs. Kadence Brannan Sporrer added 11 kills, 25 digs and 3 aces while Riley Miller had her best match of the season with 7 kills and 6 digs. Mackayla Zuniga added 20 digs and 2 aces.
The Wheelers fall to 12-13 overall and will head to IKM-Manning on Thursday.
Audubon Stats
Abby Wanser 6 Kills, 2 Digs, Block
Anna Larsen 41 Assists, 20 Digs, 2 Aces
Harlow Miller 26 Kills, 2 Assists, 20 Digs, Block
Kadence Brannan Sporrer 11 Kills, 25 Digs, Block, 3 Aces
Lucy Stanerson 1 Kill, Assist, 6 Digs, Ace
Mackayla Zuniga 3 Assists, 20 Digs, 2 Aces
Maya King 10 Digs
Riley Miller 7 Kills, 2 Assists, 6 Digs, Block
Riverside at IKM-Manning
Riverside 3
IKM-Manning 0
25-21, 25-12, 28-26
IKM-Manning hosted a WIC opponent in Riverside on Tuesday night. Riverside came in at the top of the WIC with a perfect 26-0 record on the season. IKM-Manning was close behind in the WIC at 21-6 on the year. Set 1 was very close but the Bulldogs were able to pull away late for the 25-21 set victory. It was very close Set, The Wolves played well regardless on the night. The one struggle they had was set 2 where they would fall 25-12 to the Bulldogs. Set 3 is where they viewers saw a very good match as both teams fought tooth and nail till the end where Riverside would pull away for the 28-26 win. IKM-Manning drops to 21-7 on the year with Audubon on Senior Night Thursday.
IKM-Manning Stats
Anna Stangl 14 Digs
Caylie Rasmussen 7 Digs
Addisyn Bandow 6 Kills, Block, Dig
Olivia Linde 7 Digs
Katelyn Bandow 2 Kills, 2 Blocks
Karlee Arp Kill, 19 Assists, Block, 4 Digs
Macy Gruhn Dig
Ella Langel 6 Kills
Keagan Eischeid 7 Kills, 8 Digs
