Tigerhawk volleyball outlasts Belle Plaine

COLFAX — A double-double from Katelyn Steenhoek and career nights from Britney Keeney and Grace Allen powered the Colfax-Mingo volleyball team past Belle Plaine on Monday.

The Tigerhawks rallied from a 2-1 deficit to down the Lady Plainsmen 25-22, 18-25, 21-25, 30-28, 18-16 during South Iowa Cedar League action.

It was the Tigerhawks’ third straight win over Belle Plaine, but the two teams played a five-set match for the first time since 2016.

Colfax-Mingo was helped by 18 aces, and it had a kill efficiency of .117. Belle Plaine served 14 aces and had a kill efficiency of .183.

Steenhoek led the Tigerhawks (9-12, 2-7 in the SICL) with 25 assists, six kills, 19 digs and eight aces. She was 30-of-31 in serves.

Hope Allen contributed 14 assists, five digs and three aces, Keeney put down a career-high 16 kills and Grace Allen totaled a career-best 24 digs.

Keeney added eight digs, Grace Allen put down two kills, Isabelle Utz registered five kills, 12 digs and six aces and Grace Hunsberger tallied six kills and eight digs.

Dakota Allen posted six kills, Mickey Bucklin had four kills and Meadow Lane and Macie Porter each finished with seven digs.

The Tigerhawks were 98-of-111 in serves with Hope Allen going 15-of-16 and Grace Allen finishing 11-of-12.

Keeney had a kill efficiency of .325. She finished with three hitting errors in 40 attempts.

Dakota Allen’s kill efficiency was .263. She made one error in 19 tries and Bucklin had two errors in 14 attempts.

Allison Hoover led Belle Plaine (12-12, 5-3) with 13 kills, 16 digs and three aces.

Jules Stamp posted 17 kills and 12 digs and Annika Hultquist contributed 30 digs. The Lady Plainsmen were 105-of-115 in serves.