By Becky Walz,
The South Winn volleyball team (3-12, 1-0 UIC) began Upper Iowa Conference action with a win last week before going 0-3 at the Nashua-Plainfield tournament Saturday.
The South Winn volleyball team (3-12, 1-0 UIC) began Upper Iowa Conference action with a win last week before going 0-3 at the Nashua-Plainfield tournament Saturday.
UIC opener
The Warriors won their conference opener on the road on Thursday evening traveling to Monona, 3-0.
In a tight first set, the Warriors came out on top with some big plays down the stretch to win 26-24. In the second set, the Warrior offense really started clicking as they cruised to the 25-16 win. In set three, the Bulldogs played their best set of the night challenging the Warriors the whole way through, but in the end South Winn walked out with the 26-24 victory.
“I was really proud of how our girls settled in and played some of their best volleyball of the season. We had some nerves early that led to service and hitting errors, but as we calmed down, we really started clicking in all facets. We were excited to get to conference play and think we are settling into a comfortable rotation to put us in a position to be competitive in each match we play,” said Coach Alex Smith
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With nine kills apiece Katrina Hageman and Morgan Kleve led the charge at the net. K. Hageman also provided 10 digs and four aces in the 9-for-14 serving performance. Ivey Franzen hammered down eight kills, while Abby Wagner and Josie Hemesath had five each. It was Wagner leading the way in digs with 11 to go with a 10-for-11 serving mark.
Stats vs. MFL MarMac
Kills – Katrina Hageman 9; Morgan Kleve 9; Ivey Franzen 8; Abby Wagner 5; Josie Hemesath 5; Avery Luzum 1
Assists – Luzum 19; Hailey Riehle 15; Kleve 1; Hemesath 1
Digs – Wagner 11; K. Hageman 10; Josie Hageman 4; Luzum 2; Morgan Kriener 2; Kleve 1; Riehle 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Wagner (10-11); K. Hageman (9-14); Kleve (12-15); J. Hageman (8-9); Luzum (6-7); Riehle (12-15)
Aces – K. Hageman 4; Luzum 2; Wagner 1; Kleve 1; Riehle 1
At Nashua-Plainfield
The Warriors traveled to Nashua-Plainfield on Saturday and dropped three matches in the six-team tournament.
In match one, Rockford pulled away with the two set victory, 11-21 and 12-21. Following a break, the Warriors nearly pulled off a first set win against a North Linn team that had defeated the Warriors the previous weekend but came up just shy losing 19-21 and 12-21. The Warriors went on to lose their third match of the day to West Fork in three sets, 21-11, 15-21 and 16-18.
“This was an up and down day for us. We came out a bit slow to start the day, but I felt against North Linn we showed some signs of where we want to be. Unfortunately, our consistency was lacking, but hopefully we can take away some things as we gear up for our big conference match-up with North Fayette Valley.
At the net it was K. Hageman hammering out 17 kills, while Kleve added 15 and Wagner had nine throughout the tournament. Riehle and Luzum dished out 22 assists apiece. Riehle also went 23-for-24 at the service line with six aces, while Wagner provided an effort of 24-for-27 with four aces to go with her 19 digs. K. Hageman also had 19 digs with Morgan Kriener ending the day with 10.
Stats vs. Rockford
Kills – K. Hageman 7; Kleve 3; Wagner 2; Luzum 1; Franzen 1; Hemesath 1
Assists – Luzum 6; Riehle 6
Blocks (assist-solo) – Wagner (1-0); Hemesath (1-0)
Digs – Wagner 6; J. Hageman 5; Kriener 3; K. Hageman 2; Luzum 2; Riehle 2; Kleve 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Wagner (3-4); K. Hageman (2-3); Kleve (3-3); J. Hageman (3-4); Luzum (4-5); Riehle (3-3)
Aces – Luzum 1
Stats vs. North Linn
Kills – Wagner 5; K. Hageman 5; Kleve 4; Luzum 1; Hemesath 1
Assists – Riehle 10; Luzum 5; Wagner 1
Blocks (assist-solo) – Wagner (0-1)
Digs – Allison Hageman 6; K. Wagner 6; Kriener 5; Wagner 3; Riehle 3; Luzum 2; Kleve 1; Franzen 1
Serving (success/attempts) – A. Hageman (5-5); Wagner (7-9); K. Hageman (3-4); Kleve (1-1); Luzum (4-6); Riehle (4-5)
Aces – Wagner 2
Stats vs. West Fork
Kills – Kleve 8; K. Hageman 5; Wagner 2; Franzen 2; Luzum 1; Hemesath 1; Riehle 1
Assists – Luzum 11; Riehle 6; Kleve 1
Blocks (assist-solo) – Kleve (1-1); Wagner (1-0); K. Hageman (1-0); Hemesath (1-0)
Digs – K. Hageman 11; Wagner 10; Kriener 4; Riehle 4; A. Hageman 3; J. Hageman 2; Luzum 2; Kleve 1; Franzen 1
Serving (success/attempts) – A. Hageman (0-1); Wagner (14-14); K. Hageman (2-6); Kleve (5-6); J. Hageman (1-1); Luzum (3-4); Riehle (16-16)
Aces – Wagner 2; Kleve 1; Riehle 1
This week
The Warriors host North Fayette Valley Tuesday, Sept. 20, before traveling to Kee Thursday, Sept. 22, and a tourney Saturday, Sept. 24, as the Warriors compete at Decorah.
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