Warriors dig out wins over MFL MM, Central

By Becky Walz,

South Winn volleyball fans have been seeing a lot of pink lately…and wins. The Warriors (17-10, 4-1 UIC) have won the last 10 matches and 17 of the last 20 including last Thursday’s Dig Pink Night at home against MFL MarMac and Tuesday’s sweep at Central Elkader’s Dig Pink Night.

Dig Pink
Thursday was a special night in the South Winn gym as the Warriors hosted multiple members of the 1994 state volleyball team during their 30-year reunion. The visiting alumni, along with coaches Paul Rael and Mary McEnaney, told the team about their experiences as part of the only state qualifying team in South Winn volleyball history. After hearing from the 1994 team, South Winn went on to sweep MFL MarMac 3-0. Set scores were 25-14, 25-21 and 25-10.
“It was an evening where we were able to celebrate our past and future, while raising funds for Dig Pink and help those fighting their fight with cancer. We couldn’t be prouder of our Warrior community,” said co-head coach Ethan Adams.
On the playing front, it was a scrappy evening for the Warriors as they didn’t have the best ball handling night, according to Coach Adams, but were able to function out of system well, and take care of in-system opportunities when they arose.
Ivey Franzen and Bailey Kuennen had excellent nights at outside, delivering 10 and 9 kills respectively, and carrying Ella Theis to a bulk of her 30 assists. Theis went 23-for-23 in serves as well with a pair of aces to go with six digs. Chloe Wiltgen and Allison Hageman delivered 14 and 12 digs respectively and helped the Warriors separate down the stretch as well. Late kills by Kiara Bullerman from Kali Kleve helped seal the deal in set three, with the Warriors’ depth again on display.
“We appreciate the MFL team wearing pink in warm-ups and as a staff to participate in the Dig Pink affair and thank our fans and student section for another great night of Warrior volleyball,” concluded coach Adams.

Stats vs. MFL MarMac
Kills – Ivey Franzen 10; Bailey Kuennen 9; Alyssa Holthaus 5; Addison Timp 4; Britney Hageman 3; Kiara Bullerman 2
Assists – Ella Theis 30; Kali Kleve 2; Aubrey Hageman 1; Chloe Wiltgen 1
Blocks (solo) – Theis 1
Digs – Wiltgen 14; Allison Hageman 12; Holthaus 7; Theis 6; Au. Hageman 5; B. Hageman 3; Avery Luzum 3; Franzen 2; Ad. Timp 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Theis (23-23); Al. Hageman (7-7); Holthaus (15-16); Au. Hageman (5-7); Luzum (10-11); Kleve (1-2); Alyssa Timp (2-3); Wiltgen (7-7)
Aces – Theis 2; Holthaus 2; Luzum 2; Wiltgen 2; Al. Hageman 1

On the road
South Winn remains in second in the UIC after defeating Central Elkader (10-17, 3-2 UIC) Tuesday 3-0. Set scores were 25-11, 25-21 and 25-17.
“First of all, the JV got control of a match they struggled with this past weekend and dominated to help set the tone for our varsity to go out and do their thing. With that momentum, we had one of our better first sets in a while,” noted Coach Adams. “I feel like we got complacent in set two and were forced to make some good adjustments. Slow starts in both sets saw us bailed out a bit by fairly aggressive serving. While we did miss a few serves, we took them out of system the majority of the evening.”
Alyssa Holthaus had another outstanding evening, with a .571 kill efficiency on eight kills. Ivey Franzen tallied 10 kills off of another great night of setting by our setters, led by Ella Theis with 27. South Winn added 51 digs, 30 of which came from Al. Hageman, Theis and Wiltgen.

Stats vs. Central Elkader
Kills – Franzen 10; Holthaus 8; Kuennen 7; Ad. Timp 4; Kelsey Timp 1; B. Hageman 1; Wiltgen 1
Assists – Theis 27; Kleve 2; Holthaus 1
Blocks (assists) – Holthaus 4; Franzen 2; Theis 1; B. Hageman 1; Ad. Timp 1; Kuennen 1
Digs – Al. Hageman 11; Theis 10; Wiltgen 9; Holthaus 7; Luzum 4; Au. Hageman 3; Ad. Timp 2; Franzen 2; B. Hageman 1; Bullerman 1; Al. Timp 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Theis (12-13); Al. Hageman (5-7); Holthaus (16-17); Au. Hageman (6-7); Luzum (7-9); Al. Timp (1-1); Wiltgen (17-19)
Aces – Wiltgen 3; Holthaus 2; Luzum 1

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