Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S volleyball team finishes with record of 7-18
Head coach Cheryl Kroese talks to her team during a break against Sibley-Ocheyedan on Sept. 11. The Hawks finished the 2023 season with a 7-18 record.
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball team's 2023 record of 7-18 might suggest that little progress was made to improve on the previous year's mark of 8-17. But Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese feels the positives outweigh the negatives.
"Our win-loss record definitely didn't show what this team was capable of. We have battled since mid-September with injuries so unfortunately that was something we were constantly working through," she said. "In spite of that, I do feel like we showed growth throughout the season. I'm excited to have a solid core of girls back next year and build on what we accomplished this season."
H-M-S will miss the contributions of seniors Kya Christopherson, Heather Elgersma, Cheyanne Kruger, Abigail Otto and Kinsey Schirmer.
"It's always hard at the end of a season and knowing your seniors won't be back next year. We graduate a group of five young ladies who are just terrific kids on and off the court," Kroese noted. "I'm so blessed to be able to be a small part of their very busy lives and wish them the best in the remainder of their senior year and beyond."
• Team, individual season stats
Individual leaders for the season were:
* Kills: Kylee Schiphoff 162, Abby Douma 157, Moriah Otto 73, Eliza Tewes 57, Frankie Mohni 21, Eva Stammer 18, Addison Sheeler 13, Abigail Otto, Kinsey Schirmer 2, Heather Elgersma 1.
* Set Assists: Mohni 399, Schirmer 26, M. Otto, Tewes 14, Douma, A. Otto 3, Schiphoff, Sheeler 2.
* Blocks (total): Schiphoff 30, Douma 24, Mohni 17, M. Otto 16, Tewes 8, Schirmer, Sheeler 1.
* Digs: A. Otto 204, Tewes 179, Mohni 137, Schirmer 115, Lindsey Van Es 107, M. Otto 84, Schiphoff 56, Sheeler 30, Douma 18, Kya Christopherson, Stammer 5, Elgersma 2, Samantha Berends 1.
* Serving: Tewes 236-of-257, Schirmer 232-of-248, Schiphoff 215-of-242, Mohni 176-of-205, M. Otto 152-of-166, A. Otto 105-of-126, Van Es 61-of-65, Douma 13-of-16, Elgersma 5-of-5, Sheeler 2-of-2, Christopherson 1-of-2.
* Aces: Schiphoff 34, Tewes 23, Mohni 22, Schirmer 20, A. Otto 13, M. Otto 11, Van Es 6, Elgersma 1.
Team Offense: 1,886 attacks, 506 kills, 365 errors, .075 hitting efficiency, 463 set assists.
Team Defense: 39 solo blocks, 58 block assists, 943 digs.
Team Serving: 1,198-of-1,334, 89.8 percent, 130 aces.
