By Becky Walz,
Last week was a trial by fire of sorts for the South Winn volleyball team (0-7, 0-0 UIC) as the Warriors competed in a quad with some larger schools Thursday and the New Hampton tournament with several ranked teams Saturday.
Quad at Cresco
Thursday the Warriors traveled to Cresco for a quadrangular with two non-conference schools and one UIC team.
Playing Crestwood and Waukon, SW fell in straight sets in both matches. After a tough first set 25-13 loss against Cresco, the Warriors responded well in set two, pushing the score to 27-25.
Aubrey Hageman was a big boost at the service line, rattling off four aces, as were Addi Timp and Bailey Kuennen contributing in the front row with five kills and three kills, respectively. Defense by Avery Luzum, Chloe Wiltgen and some back row offense from Allison Hageman were great contributing factors as well.
It was a similar slow start versus Waukon, with the Warriors falling 14-25 and 17-25. While Bailey Kuennen rattled off 5 kills, four in set two alone, South Winn was unable to protect the ball well enough throughout.
“I felt like we played timid through most of the evening and are struggling to find simple ways out of what seem like complex situations. As coaches, we’ll need to make some practice and prep changes, while looking to continue building on the great team we have. We did see flashes of that,” concluded the coaching duo.
Stats vs. Crestwood
Kills – Addison Timp 5; Bailey Kuennen 3; Allison Hageman 2; Bailee Frana 2; Alyssa Holthaus 1; Ivey Franzen 1
Assists – Ella Theis 11; Chloe Wiltgen 2
Blocks (assist-solo) – Theis (1-1); Holthaus (1-1); Kuennen (1-1)
Digs – Al. Hageman 7; Wiltgen 6; Aubrey Hageman 5; Franzen 5; Theis 4; Avery Luzum 3; Holthaus 1; Ad. Timp 1; Kuennen 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Theis (5-5); Al. Hageman (5-6); Frana (4-4); Holthaus (1-2); Au. Hageman (9-10); Luzum (4-6); Wiltgen (2-2)
Aces – Au. Hageman 4
Stats vs. Waukon
Kills – Kuennen 5; Holthaus 4; Franzen 4; Britney Hageman 1
Assists – Theis 13
Blocks (assist-solo) – Frana (1-1); Kuennen (1-0)
Digs – Wiltgen 8; Theis 4; Al. Hageman 3; Luzum 3; Frana 2; Au. Hageman 2; Franzen 2; Kuennen 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Theis (4-5); Al. Hageman (3-3); Frana (3-4); Au. Hageman (6-7); Luzum (2-4); Alyssa Timp (1-1); Wiltgen (6-8)
Aces – Al. Hageman 2; Wiltgen 2; Frana 1
NH tourney
The Warriors competed in the New Hampton tournament Saturday, falling in all three matches.
It was a 0-2 loss to Class 1A No. 6 Don Bosco (14-21, 15-21). The Warriors had 11 kills, 43 attack attempts, 10 assists, 23 digs and served 25-for-28. Bailey Kuennen had four kills on 14 attack attempts. Chloe Wiltgen came up with eight digs and Ella Theis went 6-for-6 at the service line to go with eight assists.
South Winn lost to Class 2A No. 15 Sumner-Fredericksburg 0-2 (16-21, 15-21). The Warriors served 29-for-24, along with 11 assists, 10 kills and 24 digs. Wiltgen had 10 digs to lead the Warriors while Theis was once again perfect in serves going 9-for-9.
The day ended with a close 0-2 battle with New Hampton. Set scores were 23-25 and 13-25. South Winn had 13 kills on 45 attack attempts, 33 digs, five total blocks and served 35-for-40 with four aces. Aubrey Hageman paced the Warriors in serves, going 6-for-6. Ivey Franzen and Kuennen recorded four kills apiece with Theis and Wiltgen each grabbing nine digs.
Stats vs. Don Bosco
Kills – Kuennen 4; Theis 2; Ad. Timp 2; Frana 1; Holthaus 1; Franzen 1
Assists – Theis 8; Holthaus 1; Luzum 1
Blocks (assist-solo) – Frana (1-0); Ad. Timp (1-0)
Digs – Wiltgen 8; Luzum 4; Al. Hageman 3; Kuennen 3; Au. Hageman 2; Franzen 2; Holthaus 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Theis (6-6); Al. Hageman (2-2); Au. Hageman (4-5); Luzum (3-3); Al. Timp (3-4); Wiltgen (7-8)
Aces – Au. Hageman 1; Wiltgen 1
Stats vs. Sumner-Fred
Kills – Kuennen 3; Theis 2; Franzen 2; Al. Hageman 1; Frana 1; Ad. Timp 1
Assists – Theis 10; Britney Hageman 1
Blocks (assist-solo) – Theis (1-0); B. Hageman (1-0); Holthaus (1-0); Ad. Timp (1-0)
Digs – Wiltgen 10; Theis 4; Luzum 3; Franzen 3; Al. Hageman 2; Ad. Timp 1; Au. Hageman 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Theis (9-9); Al. Hageman (3-3); Holthaus (2-3); Au. Hageman (7-8); Luzum (4-5); Al. Timp (2-3); Wiltgen (2-3)
Aces – Au. Hageman 1
Stats vs. New Hampton
Kills – Franzen 4; Kuennen 4; Theis 2; Holthaus 1; Ad. Timp 1; Wiltgen 1
Assists – Theis 10; Wiltgen 1
Blocks (assist-solo) – Frana (1-1); Theis (1-0); Holthaus (1-0); Ad. Timp (1-0)
Digs – Theis 9; Wiltgen 9; Al. Hageman 4; Au. Hageman 3; Luzum 3; Kuennen 2; Holthaus 1; Franzen 1; Al. Timp 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Theis (7-8); Al. Hageman (3-4); Holthaus (4-4); Au. Hageman (6-6); Luzum (7-8); Al. Timp (4-4); Wiltgen (4-6)
Aces – Luzum 2; Wiltgen 2
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