March 29, 2024

Cardinal trio earn Little Hawkeye volleyball honors

Newton High’s Megan Pressgrove, Fran Lucas and Morgan Allen drew recognition from the Little Hawkeye Conference volleyball coaches recently. The three Cardinal volleyball players earned LHC honors for 2014

Pressgrove, a 5-foot-11 sophomore setter and outside hitter, received Little Hawkeye Conference second-team honors. She earned first-team honors as a freshman.

Lucas, a 5-5 junior, and Allen, a 5-11 sophomore, received LHC honorable mention recognition. Lucas was Newton’s libero, providing strong back-row play and serving. Allen was a middle hitter and blocker.

Pressgrove finished eighth in the conference with 171 assists. She led Newton with 121 kills. She also had three solo blocks and 16 block assists at the net.

Pressgrove was a 92 percent server, 178-of-194 attempts, and she had 21 ace serves. She was second on the Cardinal team in digs with 126.

Lucas was the team leader in digs with 186. She served at a 95 percent clip, going 168-of-177, and had 17 service aces.

Allen finished with 51 kills, which was third on the team. She was 45-of-49 serving (92 percent) and had one ace serve.

Allen also led the team in blocks with four solos and 22 assists.

The Cardinals finished 7-29 overall and 0-6 in Little Hawkeye Conference play. They return all but one player — Sydney Hemann, who was the lone senior on the team — for next year’s squad.

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