Regional Volleyball Results Wednesday, October 20th
North Union at Kuemper- Class 2A Region 5
Kuemper 3
North Union 0
25-14, 25-17, 25-18
After a strong win over North Union Wednesday night, the Kuemper Knights advanced to the semifinals in the Class 2A Region 5 bracket.
The Knights started the match with a strong set one victory by a score of 25-14. One of Kuemper’s biggest hitters in this match was Kenzie Schon, who recorded seven kills in set one alone, and ended up with 15 overall. Set two was much closer between the Warriors and Knights. North Union shaved down the Kuemper lead to 14-13, but the Knights were able to respond with an 11-5 run that nabbed them the 25-17 set two win. Other big playmakers for Kuemper in this contest were Sophie Badding who recorded 10 kills and Ashlynn Badding who set the ball well and ended the night with 41 assists. Set three was close as well, but Kuemper was able to complete the sweep with a 25-18 set win over North Union.
PHOTOS: Credit to Jeff Storjohann (Viewfinder22)
The Knights advance in the Class 2A Region 5 playoff bracket to the semifinals, where they will host South Central Calhoun on Monday, October 25th.
Kuemper Stats
Frannie Glynn: 9 Kills, Block
Ashlynn Badding: Ace, 2 Digs, 41 Assists
Kenzie Schon: 15 Kills, Dig
Sophie Badding: 10 Kills, 3 Blocks
Avarie Pedelty: Kill, 2 Digs
Kamryn Venner: 6 Kills, 2 Digs
Kenya Prescott: Ace, 5 Digs, 4 Assists
Kaci Peter: 6 Kills, 2 Aces, Assist, Block
Macy Simons: Ace, Dig, Assist
Melinda Schaefer: Dig
East Sac At Alta-Aurelia- Class 2A Region 1
East Sac 3
Alta-Aurelia 2
25-20, 25-16, 25-27, 21-25, 18-16
East Sac found a way on Wednesday as they had to dig deep to advance to the Regional Semifinals on Monday. The Raiders controlled most of set one and dominated set two only to watch Alta-Aurelia rally late to win set three and take set four to tie the match. East Sac was up most of set five before the Warriors took a late lead and had match point twice before East Sac pulled out the win. The match had 38 ties and 17 lead changes.
The Raiders trailed briefly in set one at 4-3 but went back up 6-5 and then got kills from Kate Vondrak and Meredith Brown to slowly pull away. Meredith Brown had a big block in the middle to put East Sac up 15-9. The lead grew to 19-10 on back-to-back kills from Addison Ehler. The Raiders were up 23-13 when Alta-Aurelia started attacking the Raiders serve receive and cut the deficit to 24-20 before East Sac scored the final point to lead 1-0.
Addison Ehler had two early kills in set two as East Sac went up 3-1 but the Warriors scored the next 3 points and took their only lead in set two as 4-3. Kate Vondrak took over at the net and Jen Aschinger went on a long service run and East Sac extended the lead from 4-4 to 11-4. During that stretch Vondrak had 5 kills and Mary Bontrager added a kill. The Warriors never closer than 4 the rest of the set and Vondrak put the set away with another kill.
The Raiders couldn’t pull away in set three and Alta-Aurelia gained confidence as East Sac started trying to tip and dump the ball. The Warriors used those opportunities to get Shae Lockin and Jenna Nielsen going at the net and picked up the win. The third set was tied 11 times with the last tie at 25-25. The Raiders had led by 4 at 13-9 midway through and the set had 6 lead changes. The Warriors rallied after being down 13-9 and went up 15-14, extending it to 21-18. The Raiders rallied this time and Paige Wunschel got a kill to put them ahead 23-22. They couldn’t hold the lead and they never led again though they tied it at 24 and 25 before falling 27-25.
The loss in set three impacted East Sac while rejuvenating Alta-Aurelia. The Warriors got out to an early 8-3 lead. This time it was East Sac that fought back and Paige Wunschel block gave them an 11-10 lead. Alta-Aurelia answered and lead by as many as three before East Sac stormed back and went ahead 16-15. Again, the Warriors answered and got the lead back at 19-18. East Sac had chances tying the set at 19, 20, 32 but couldn’t get back on top and Allison Watts sent the match to a fifth set with back-to-back kills.
The energy that was missing in sets three and four was back and McKenna Meyer was a big part of that for the Raiders as the sophomore made her first appearance of the night and scored a couple early kills on aggressive swings. That opened things for Kate Vondrak who had a kill to put the Raiders up 4-3. East Sac extended their lead and were the first team to double figures, leading 10-5. Alta-Aurelia battled back and tied the set at 13. The Warriors went ahead 14-13 and had match point, but service troubles for them earlier in the match came back and East Sac was able to stave off two match points before going ahead 16-15. The Raiders couldn’t put it away and the Warriors tied it at 16. A hitting error gave the Raiders another chance and this time Alta-Aurelia couldn’t clear the ball in three hits and the Raiders advanced with a 3-2 win.
East Sac improved to 21-7 on the season and will travel to Ridge View on Monday in the Regional Semifinal. The Raptors knocked off Lawton Bronson to advance in three sets.
Kate Vondrak finished with a team high 19 kills, Meredith Brown added 12 kills and 11 digs. Mary Bontrager had a team high 15 assists and two crucial aces late in the match. Paige Wunschel added 10 assists and 6 digs. Carly Fischer was second on the team with 10 digs. MaKenna Meyer only played the 5th set but finished with 4 kills.
East Sac Stats
Jen Aschinger: 9 Digs, Ace
Mary Bontrager: 15 Assists, 5 Kills, 2 Blocks, 7 Digs, 2 Aces
MaKenna Meyer: 4 Kills, Dig
Meredith Brown: 12 Kills, 5 Blocks, 11 Digs
Carly Fischer: 8 Kills, 10 Digs
Kate Vondrak: 19 Kills, 2 Blocks, 5 Digs
Paige Wunschel: 10 Assists, 5 Kills, 2 Blocks, 6 Digs, Ace
Addisen Ehler: 6 Kills, 2 Digs
CAM Anita At Glidden Ralston- Class 1A Region 3
CAM Anita 3
Glidden Ralston 2
23-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-12, 16-14
It was a heart-breaking loss, after a great effort for Glidden Ralston as they fall in five sets. The Wildcats did nearly everything right on Wednesday and went ahead two sets to none. They edged past CAM Anita in the first set, winning by 2 points and then won comfortably in set two. They had chances to sweep a team that had just swept them last Tuesday but the Cougars weren’t going home easily. CAM rallied and took set three by 2 points and then dominated set four. Glidden Ralston came out and fought back in set five and played right with the Cougars before falling 16-14 in the final set.
Paige Klocke had a team high 14 kills to go with 10 digs. Vanessa Koehler added 12 kills. Tiela Janssen was huge in the back row, pacing the defensive effort with 39 digs. Addy Boell finished with 32 assists and 9 digs while Ashlynn Tigges added 18 digs.
The Wildcats season ends at 16-9.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Addy Boell: 3 Kills, 32 Assists, 9 Digs, Ace, Block
Ashlynn Tigges: Kill, Assist, 18 Digs, Ace
Lauren Hulsing: 5 Kills, Dig, Ace, 2 Blocks
Paige Klocke: 14 Kills, Assist, 10 Digs, Ace, Block
Summer Toms: Assist, 12 Digs, 3 Aces
Tiela Janssen: Assist, 39 Digs, Ace
Vanessa Koehler: 12 Kills, Assist, 2 Digs, Block
Alicen Dreessen: 5 Kills, Assist, 4 Digs, 4 Blocks
Elizabeth Lloyd: Kill, Dig, Block
Audubon at Ankeny Christian Academy- Class 1A Region 3
Ankeny Christian Academy 3
Audubon 0
25-11, 25-21, 25-17
The Audubon Wheeler’s season came to an end Wednesday as they matched up against Ankeny Christian Academy in the Class 1A Region 3 Quarterfinals.
The Eagles of Ankeny Christian started off the contest with a large win in set one at 25-11. The Wheelers in set two got into a groove and started to match up well with the Eagles. Some playmakers in this contest for Audubon were Jaci Christensen who had six kills and 12 digs and Aleah Hermansen recorded six assists, seven kills, and five digs. While the Wheelers had much better results in set two, Ankeny Christian ultimately won the set 25-21. Audubon in set three was still effective, but the Eagles were too much. In the end, Ankeny Christian walked away with the set three win at 25-17 and defeated the Wheelers. Audubon’s season concludes with an overall record of 10-18.
Audubon Stats
Audrey Jensen: 3 Kills, 9 Digs
Kylee Hartl: Kill, 15 Digs, Ace
Aleah Hermansen: 6 Assists, 7 Kills, 5 Digs
Addie Hocker: 9 Assists, Kill, 5 Digs
Kali Irlmeier: Assist, Block, Dig
Sienna Albertsen: Assist, 2 Kills
Jaci Christensen: 6 Kills, 12 Digs
Manson NW Webster at South Central Calhoun- Class 2A Region 5
South Central Calhoun 3
Manson NW Webster 0
25-19, 26-24, 26-24
South Central Calhoun advanced to the semifinal round of their regional playoff bracket by defeating Manson NW Webster Wednesday night.
The Titans had three close sets against the Cougars, but they were able to hold on and find ways to close out their sets. In set one, South Central Calhoun ran into some trouble against Manson NW Webster, but were able to get by with a set win at 25-19. Throughout the match, the Titans were able to keep giving Riley Batta chances to swing as she got on a scoring streak and recorded 12 kills overall in the match. In sets two and three, the Titans were taken to extra points by the Cougars, but they found ways to get past Manson NW Webster. South Central Calhoun completed the close three set sweep by winning sets two and three 26-24 and advancing to the next round of their regional tournament.
The Titans will travel to Carroll to take on the Kuemper Knights in the Class 2A Region 5 Semifinal match on Monday, October 25th.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Kylee Schleisman: Assist, 9 Digs
Riley Batta: 12 Kills, Block, 2 Digs
Sayer Steig: 2 Assists, 2 Kills, Dig
Brenna McAlister: Assist, 5 Kills, 2 Digs
Jayci Graeve: 23 Assists, 5 Kills, 3 Digs, Ace
Norah Riedesel: Assist, 2 Digs
Keira Hammen: 5 Kills, Block, 2 Digs, Ace
Addy Geno: Ace
Mollie Monahan: 2 Kills
Brooklyn Pruitt: Dig
