MARSHALL — The Glarner Knights picked up a second Capitol South victory Oct. 8, coming back from down two sets to win 3-2.
“(We) came into the evening with the will to find a win,” New Glarus coach Kayla Zimmerman said.
Marshall (4-4 Capitol South) defeated New Glarus (2-6) in the Rio Tournament three days before the conference clash and went up on the Knights 2-0 after taking the first two sets 25-17, 25-16.
“(We) jumped out to a quick lead, only to plateau and let the score slip away,” Zimmerman said of the first set. “The second set was much the same.”
New Glarus bounced back in the third set, winning 25-22, and kept the momentum going in the fourth set, 25-20.
“Game three was all Knights. The girls hit their groove defensively, as well as at the net,” Zimmerman said.
In the game-deciding fifth set, the Knights serving paralyzed the Cardinals and forced Marshall to call both timeouts. The momentum didn’t slow, and New Glarus won the tie-breaking frame 15-5.
Alexah Mellenberger had 16 kills for New Glarus, while Lily Himmelmann had 11 kills and Emma Marty added seven. Grace Nommensen finished with 38 assists, five blocks and four kills; Brooke Watrud finished with 10 digs; defensive specialist Jada Malaise notched six digs; and Lola Gillaspie chipped in with five kills.
New Glarus was set to host Parkview Oct. 10 and then has a major matchup at home Oct. 15 against Waterloo (8-0), the state’s second-ranked team in Division 3.
Argyle 3, Juda 0
JUDA — The Panthers started the night slowly, and by the time they found a competitive groove the match was over. Argyle swept Juda on senior parent night Oct. 8, 25-13, 25-21, 25-22.
“Argyle was definitely the stronger team,” Juda coach Scott Anderson said. “Argyle had two long runs in Game 1; (Tori) Lantz served six in a row and (Maggie) Godfrey also served six in a row.”
Grace Ganshert had nine kills and 10 digs to lead Argyle (8-2), while Claudia Miller had three aces, Megan Johnson 25 assists and Maggie Godfrey a key block.
Juda (2-8) was led by Montana Steinmann’s five kills, four aces and 12 digs. Taylor Golackson had three aces and five kills, Triniti Elmer finished with 12 digs, Jocelyn Rufer had a block and Maddie Smith finished with 12 digs and eight assists.
“Juda missed too many serves (four) in the first set,” Anderson said. “Game 2 was a seesaw battle, and so was Game 3. In the end, some critical serves were missed, and our serve receive and passing (struggled). Argyle had some timely aces.”
Monticello 3, Pecatonica 1
MONTICELLO — Alexa Siegenthaler had 40 assists and Ellie Gustafson finished with 25 kills as the Ponies improved to 8-1 in the Six Rivers East with a 25-14, 25-23, 22-25, 25-12 win over the Vikings Oct. 8.
Emily Grant added 10 kills for Monticello, which also received nine blocks from Maggie Bak, six kills and three blocks from Mackie Errthum, two blocks from Gustafson and five aces from Sarah Blumer. The Ponies also dominated the hardwood, as three players reached double-figures in digs: Miah Brokopp (12); Blumer (10) and Gustafson (15).
Pecatonica was led by Lexi Peterson, who had nine kills and seven blocks. Val Carr added six kills, Lily Busser had four aces and 10 digs, and Tessa Green finished with six assists and nine digs as the Vikings drop to 4-6 in conference play.
Black Hawk 3, Albany 0
ALBANY — The Warriors seamlessly rolled the Comets Oct. 8, 25-11, 25-11, 25-5.
Bailey Butler had 13 kills while Hannah Butler had 11 kills, four aces and two blocks for the Warriors. Maddy Huschitt and Macie Stauffacher also finished with four aces for Black Hawk, while Huschitt added 17 assists.
Jada Flannery had two kills to lead Albany, while Brianna Dahl had a pair of aces. McKenna Overland finished with nine digs and Mady Conway had seven digs.
Black Hawk, unbeaten in the Six Rivers East, was set for a big matchup against Monticello Oct. 10 that could clinch at least a share of the conference title for the Warriors.
Brodhead 3, Edgerton 2
EDGERTON — The Cardinals had to rally late after giving up a two-game lead, but knocked off Edgerton in five sets Oct. 8, 25-10, 25-17, 22-25, 16-25, 15-12.
Freshman Abbie Dix finished with 20 kills, 13 digs, four blocks and three aces for Brodhead, while senior Katie Goecks added 14 kills, three blocks and three aces. Freshman setter Alexis Kammerer added 15 digs, 47 kills and two aces; senior Sabrina Seigel had an ace, eight kills and seven digs; Catherine Speckman finished with 21 digs; Madisyn Kail had an ace and 15 digs and Kiara Moe chipped in seven digs and three aces.
As a team, the Cardinals had 13 aces and just nine missed serves — a success rate of 91.3%. Brodhead also finished with 52 kills and just 15 hitting errors, as well as 52 assists and 88 digs.
