October 07, 2024

C-M volleyball rallies past BGM in SICL opener

Pair of double-doubles lead Tigerhawks to win over Bears

Trinity Smith

BROOKLYN — The Colfax-Mingo volleyball team served up 13 aces and a pair of Tigerhawks posted double-doubles during a four-set win over BGM on Monday.

Colfax-Mingo rallied from an early hole to down the Bears 24-26, 25-22, 25-17, 26-24 in the South Iowa Cedar League opener for both teams.

The victory snapped the Tigerhawks’ three-match skid against BGM. Colfax-Mingo is 3-3 in the last six matches in the series.

Trinity Smith put down 15 kills and added 25 digs and two blocks to lead the Tigerhawks, while Katelyn Steenhoek tallied 28 assists, 14 digs, two kills and three aces.

Katelyn Steenhoek

Britney Keeney finished with a career-high 10 kills and chipped in two blocks, three digs and five aces, Kaylee Collins registered 13 digs and two aces and Grace Hunsberger posted a career-best seven kills and two digs.

Isabelle Utz had four kills and five digs, Macie Porter tallied nine digs and two aces, Dakota Allen collected three digs and Victoria Woods added two blocks.

Colfax-Mingo finished 84-of-95 in serves with 13 aces. Porter served 22-of-23, while Collins was 13-of-13.

Kylie Ament led BGM (3-6, 0-1) with 27 assists and 12 digs. Emersyn Minnaert tallied 10 kills and 28 digs, Ana Coleman put down 11 kills and Shaye Strong registered 40 digs.

Britney Keeney