Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
West Sioux wins rematch in conference play
Jasmine Lux goes up for an attack against West Sioux. She led H-M-S with seven kills in the 3-0 loss to the Falcons.
Elise Haack keeps the ball alive during action against West Sioux Monday night.
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn posted a 1-2 record in its 2020 volleyball season debut at the West Lyon tournament on Aug. 25
The Hawks swept West Sioux (21-17, 23-21) and were swept by West Lyon (21-11, 21-9) and Akron-Westfield (21-13, 21-9).
Of their 23 total kills, 12 came in the Hawks' win over the Falcons. Overall, Taya Mason and Darby Mastbergen each put down five kills, Jasmine Lux and Ava Reitsma had four kills and Olivia Grooters added three. Lux also had two solo blocks and an assist.
Mason led H-M-S with nine set assists and Jessica Riedemann had four.
H-M-S was successful on 74-of-88 serves in the three matches. Kaley Pearson was 9-of-9, Lux was 18-of-20, Mastbergen was 14-of-16, Mason was 15-of-19, Elise Haack was 6-of-7, Riedemann was 6-of-8 and Grace Dalen was 6-of-9.
The Hawks recorded 14 ace serves, including 10 against West Sioux. Lux had five aces, Mason had three, and Haack and Pearson each had two.
In the back row, Riedemann was credited with 15 digs, Mastbergen had 12, Mason had nine, and Dalen and Haack each had six.
• vs. West Sioux
The Hawks didn't fare as well in a rematch with West Sioux on Aug. 31 in Hartley. The Falcons rallied to win the first set and went on to sweep the War Eagle Conference opener for both teams.
H-M-S broke out to an 8-0 lead in the first set. West Sioux evened the score at 14-14 and the teams traded leads before H-M-S fell behind. The Falcons held off a late Hawk rally to earn the 25-23 win.
The Hawks also led early in the other two sets. West Sioux pulled away to win the second set, 25-14. H-M-S stayed close in the third, but the Falcons again used a strong finish to close out the 25-17 win.
At the net, Jasmine Lux had seven kills and two solo blocks. Darby Mastbergen and Ava Reitsma each had three kills.
Taya Mason put up all of H-M-S's 12 set assists and also contributed nine digs. Jessica Riedemann also had nine digs, Mastbergen had six, Elise Haack had four and Grace Dalen added three.
In serving, Abby Kunzman and Mason were 6-of-6, Riedemann was 5-of-5, Kaley Pearson was 6-of-8, Haack was 8-of-10 and Lux was 7-of-10. Haack had two aces.
H-M-S (1-3, 0-1) plays at Sibley-Ocheyedan on Sept. 8 and at Gehlen Catholic on Sept. 10.
