State Quarterfinal Volleyball Results Tuesday, November 4th
Kuemper Vs Red Oak- Class 3A
Kuemper 3
Red Oak 1
25-27, 25-17, 25-16, 25-22
Kuemper advances to the semifinals with a 3-1 win over Red Oak on Tuesday. The Knights battled back in set four to end the match after trailing 19-16. The match featured 27 ties and 16 lead changes with the last tie at 20-20 in set four the last lead change when Kuemper took a 20-19 lead after trailing most of the set. Kuemper adjusted their block to defend Jocelyn O’Neal and Keely Jones and it worked, finishing with 12 blocks. The offense was strong all match with three players in double figures in kills and two more with 8. Their balance at the net kept the Red Oak defense on their heels. The Kuemper serve has been big in the postseason and that didn’t change on Tuesday. Kuemper attacked deep with their serves, causing the Tigers to make tough decisions on whether to play the ball, forcing them to give up a few aces and get out-of-system with some of the tough serves.
The opening set was back and forth volleyball with several long rallies. It featured 13 ties and 9 lead changes with a strange double timeout late that appeared to change momentum. Mariah Heuton gave Kuemper a 7-6 lead with the second of her kills in the opening moments. Zoe Brunning extended it to 8-6 but Red Oak tied it at 8. The Knights answered with two in a row but Red Oak fought back with a 3-0 run, taking an 11-10 lead. Mariah Heuton helped Kuemper cut into their Tigers two-point lead with a kill but the lead grew to 14-11. An ace from Elsa Tiefenthaler pulled the Knights within 14-13 as they tied the set at 14, 15 and 16 with a Zoe Brunning kill. Kuemper grabbed the lead at 18-17 on a kill by Elsa Tiefenthaler but Red Oak went back up 19-18. Mariah Heuton tied it at 19 with another kill and Kuemper took a 20-19 lead. Elsa Tiefenthaler pushed it to 23-20 and Kuemper forced Red Oak to call timeout. Kuemper followed that with a timeout and Red Oak came out of the break with a 4-0 run for set point. Brianna Wittrock had a kill and a block to put Kuemper up 25-24 but Red Oak closed the set with a 3-0 run to win 27-25.
The Knights controlled the next two sets, taking over midway through set two. Red Oak jumped out quick, going up 4-0 but Kuemper chipped away with Brianna Wittrick and Addy Anthofer each with a kill. Kuemper trailed by one-twice but didn’t tie the set until 11 and
Brianna Wittrock put the Knights up 12-11 with a kill. Red Oak answered with a 2-0 run to lead 13-12 but Kuemper took the lead for good at 15-14 and outscored Red Oak 10-3 down the stretch to win 25-17.
Red Oak scored first in set three but Kuemper took a 2-1 lea and pushed it quickly to 4-1 with an ace from Brianna Wittrock and a kill from Addy Anthofer. The lead grew to 9-4 as Kuemper took command. A Brianna Wittrock kill made it 13-6 and a kill and ace back-to-back by Elsa Tiefenthaler made it 15-9. The lead grew to 22-13 as Red Oak struggled to get the ball over the net and were out of sync offensively. The Knights won set three 25-16 on a kill by Kolbi Peter and led 2-1.
Kolbi Peter tied set four at 1 and Brianna Wittrock pulled them within 3-2. Red Oak stretched their lead to 7-4 and 9-6 but Brianna Wittrock started a Kuemper rally with a kill and Kolbi Peter put the Knights up 10-9. Red Oak tied it at 11 and went up 12-11 but Kuemper answered, tying it at 13 and 14. Red Oak appeared to gain control of the set, building a 18-14 lead on an ace serve. A Kuemper timeout settled the Knights and Kolbi Peter started it with a kill, making it 18-15 Tigers. Addy Anthofer kept the Knights within 19-17 with a kill and had an ace and Mariah Heuton tied it at 10 with a kill. Kuemper took a 20-19 lead on a net violation, but Red Oak tied it at 20. Mariah Heuton gave Kuemper a 21-20 lead with another kill. Elsa Tiefenthaler made it 23-20 with a kill to the corner but Red Oak pulled within 23-22. Tiefenthaler had another dump kill to get to match point and Red Oak was called in the net to end it with Kuemper winning set four 25-22.
Mariah Heuton, Brianna Wittrock and Kolbi Peter all had 10 kills for Kuemper with Addy Anthofer and Elsa Tiefenthaler each having 8 kills and Zoe Brunning finishing with 6 kills. Tiefenthaler added 38 assists and 15 digs with Kaylie Simons pacing the back row with 25 digs and was outstanding in serve receive as the Tigers kept serving at her. Mariah Heuton had a team high 5 blocks with Brianna Wittrock adding 4 blocks. Addy Anthofer had 3 aces, Elsa Tiefenthaler 2 aces and Mia Milligan added 7 digs.
The Knights improved to 32-2 on the season and will face Davenport Assumption in the semifinals on Wednesday at 2:00 on KIKD. Assumption swept Mid-Prairie 3-0.
Kuemper Stats
Mia Milligan 3 Assists, 7 Digs, Ace
Zoe Brunning 6 Kills, Block
Riley Sommerfeld 1 Assists, 4 Digs
Sophie Lorhmann 1 Dig
Addy Anthofer 8 Kills, 2 Assists, 15 Digs, 2 Blocks, 3 Aces
Mariah Heuton 10 Kills, 2 Digs, 5 Blocks
Kolbi Peter 10 Kills, Assist, 3 Digs, Block
Elsa Tiefenthaler 8 Kills, 38 Assists, 15 Digs, Block, 2 Aces
Brianna Wittrock 10 Kills, Assist, 8 Digs, 4 Blocks, Ace
Kaylie Simons 6 Assists, 25 Digs
Below is a link to free photos that can be downloaded, thanks to the sponsorship of Macke Motors and Carroll Broadcasting. The photos are taken by Jeff Storjohann.
