Tigerhawks fall to SICL foe Sigourney in volleyball matchup

SIGOURNEY — Hope Allen posted a double-double and Grace Hunsberger had a career night at the net, but the Colfax-Mingo volleyball team fell to Sigourney on Thursday.

The Tigerhawks won a close set and lost a close set, but the Savages won the match 25-21, 22-25, 25-13, 25-23 during South Iowa Cedar League action.

The Savages, who scored their seventh straight win over Colfax-Mingo, had only eight aces but their kill efficiency was .168.

The Tigerhawks served up 15 aces but finished with a kill efficiency of only .079. Both teams missed six serves.

Allen’s double-double included 17 assists and 15 digs. Katelyn Steenhoek tallied 16 assists, seven kills, two blocks, seven digs and three aces, Britney Keeney posted eight kills, three blocks, seven digs and three aces and Grace Hunsberger totaled a career-best 11 kills and added four digs. Steenhoek made only two hitting errors in 28 attempts.

Isabelle Utz finished with six kills, six digs and three aces, Grace Allen contributed 21 digs and four aces, Meadow Lane contributed 13 digs, Macie Porter chipped in 11 digs and Dakota Allen registered three kills and four digs. Mickey Bucklin put down two kills.

Colfax-Mingo (8-12, 1-7 in the SICL) was 73-of-79 in serves, while Sigourney was 90-of-96.

Becca Gretter led the Savages (12-7, 5-3) with 22 assists and 20 digs. Addy Fineran put down 13 kills and had a kill efficiency of .464.

Bailey Gretter totaled eight kills and 26 digs and Clara Hanselman finished with nine kills, three blocks and five aces.