March 19, 2024

Area volleyball roundup: Hawks win, Raiders lose

VAN METER — Collins-Maxwell/Baxter played well. Van Meter played better.

That was CMB head coach Scott Ranck’s prevailing thought following his team’s five-set loss Monday night.

Van Meter snapped a five-match losing streak at the Raiders’ expense, beating CMB, 20-25, 28-26, 25-22, 22-25, 15-11.

“We played hard. Van Meter played just a little bit harder. We played well. Van Meter played just a little bit better. We played consistent. Van Meter just played consistent a little more,” Ranck said. “We had our chances. We didn’t execute like we should have and gave them too many easy balls to return.”

Payge Jurgens and Bridget Hurley led the Raiders with nine kills each in a losing effort. Hurley had a team-high 24 digs while Mackenzie Schmitz posted a team-best 26 assists and 21 digs.

The loss was the Raiders’ second in a row. CMB (3-8, 2-3) hosts Prairie City-Monroe today at 6:30 p.m. in Baxter.

Lynnville-Sully tops Belle Plaine

BELLE PLAINE — Lynnville-Sully and Belle Plaine stretched Monday night’s South Iowa Cedar League match to the brink. The Hawks came away with a hard-fought five-set decision.

Lynnville-Sully beat Belle Plaine 25-17, 21-25, 27-25, 24-26, 15-8.

“We fought hard right to the end,” said Heather James, Hawk head coach. “I’m very happy with how the team played tonight. It would have been easy to give up.”

Shelby Davis delivered 16 kills to led the net attack for the Hawks. Brenna Lanser put down 11 kills and Taylor Vander Leest had nine kills. Riley Rockwell was credited with 17 set assists.

Davis and Vander Leest each had 13 digs. Lanser had five digs. Davis and Rockwell each went 17-for-17 serving while Vander Leest went 14-for-14 at the service line and Lanser was 10-for-11 serving.