LIBERTY CENTER — Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks never could find their rhythm against host Southeast Warren in Tuesday’s Class 1A Region 4 opening match.
The Hawks fell in three sets — 25-15, 25-18, 25-23 — to the Warhawks. The loss ended Lynnville-Sully’s 2016 season. The Hawks went 13-7 this season.
Seniors Brenna Lanser and Jelissa Rozendaal ended their high school volleyball careers for the Hawks. Lanser delivered nine kills at the net and was credited with 17 digs. Lanser ended the season with 387 digs, which was sixth best in Class 1A.
Jelissa Rozendaal had 11 digs and had one kill. She was 13-of-13 serving with one service ace against Southeast Warren. Lanser was 8-of-8 serving.
Lynnville-Sully was 68-of-70 serving for 97 percent for the match. The Hawks had 10 ace serves led by sophomore Carson Fisk with five aces, going 18-of-20 serving.
Sophomore Shiloh Cunningham was 11-of-11 from the service line with three aces. Junior McKinley Conover was 7-of-7 serving and junior Camryn Russell went 11-of-11 serving with one ace serve.
Jataya Meyer, a junior, pounded down seven kills. Russell and Cunningham each had six kills. Meyer and Russell each had a block assist while Fisk had a solo block.
Fisk was credited with 26 set assists and 17 digs. Meyer had seven digs while sophomore Makayla Rozendaal and Russell each and eight digs.
Lynnville-Sully finished fifth in the South Iowa Cedar League, winning its final four regular-season conference matches and the SICL Silver Quadrangular.