MILTON — The Red Hawks struck down the Cheesemakers in short order, finishing with a 25-5, 25-8, 25-14 sweep Aug. 30.
“Not much to say about this loss,” Monroe coach Heidi Witt said. “We didn’t show up, we lacked communication and we were slow to react. We played defeated.”
Zoee Pond and Lexi Davis each had four kills for the Cheesemakers (0-2 Badger South). Lily Frehner dished out 11 assists, Makayla Harrow had a block, Pond led the team with two aces, Davis had three digs and Brianna Seagreaves added two digs.
“We are a better team than we displayed. We could have played much more competitively — not saying we would have won the match, but at least we would have left the court knowing we gave it our all,” Witt said. “But that didn’t happen. Not something we, as a team, want to see repeated. So, we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and get back to work.”
Monroe hosted Beloit Turner in a nonconference match Tuesday and hosts Madison Edgewood Thursday.
Juda 3, Barneveld 1
JUDA — The Panthers picked up a big early season conference win Aug. 30 with a 3-1 victory over Barneveld. Juda won the first two sets 25-20, 25-21 before losing in the third, 21-25. A 25-19 win in the four-set evened up the conference record for the Panthers at 1-1.
“The first two sets seesawed back and forth,” Juda coach Scott Anderson said. “With strong serving from Karlee Kesler, Juda pulled slightly away.”
Barneveld jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the fourth set which saw Juda use both time outs.
“Then Hannah Powers started a rally with four straight kills while Triniti Elmer served,” Anderson said of his team.
Juda led 22-19 when Brianna Crull had a crucial kill that set up Taylor Golackson to serve two for the win.
“This is a big win, we were mentally tough after dropping Game 3,” Anderson said. “We chased and dug and it was the difference for our team.”
The Panthers had 80 digs on the night, with Montana Steinmann leading the team with 18. Steinmann also had 13 assists and nine kills. Hannah Powers led Juda with 13 kills, three blocks and added three aces. Taylor Golackson had nine kills and Karlee Kesler had 13 assists.
Kennedy Gordan led Barneveld with four aces.
Juda (6-1, 1-1) traveled to Black Hawk Tuesday and will play at the Brodhead Invitational Saturday.
Black Hawk 3, Monticello 1
MONTICELLO — Hannah Butler had 15 kills and three aces and Bailey Butler had 11 kills to lead the Warriors over the Ponies Aug. 30 25-15, 18-25, 25-11, 25-15.
Alyssen Noriega had 16 digs for Monticello, while teammate Lindsey Pence dished out 18 assists and Maggie Bak slammed seven kills.
The Ponies (1-1 Six Rivers East) were at Argyle Tuesday and host Albany Thursday before playing in the Brodhead Invitational Saturday. The Warriors hosted Juda Tuesday, with the big match against defending conference champion Argyle Thursday in Argyle. Black Hawk (2-0 Six Rivers East) will then play at the Lancaster Tournament Saturday.
Argyle 3, Pecatonica 0
BLANCHARDVILLE — The Orioles continued their winning streak with a sweep over the Vikings Aug. 30.
Grace Ganshert and Maggie Godfrey each had eight kills and a block for Argyle, which also received 23 assists from Megan Johnson, seven digs from Jayden Saalsaa, six aces from Kirsten Ostby and a block from Jena Saalsaa.
Samantha Holmstrom led Pecatonica with four kills, while Sydney Eaton had five assists, Val Carr finished with 11 digs, Lexi Peterson blocked four shots and Lilly Busser notched four aces.
Pecatonica plays Barneveld Thursday while Argyle hosted Monticello Tuesday and has Black Hawk coming to town Thursday.
Wisconsin Heights 3, New Glarus 0
MAZOMANIE — Lola Gillaspie had four blocks and two kills for the Glarner Knights, who lost to the Vanguards 25-12, 25-9, 25-10 Aug. 30.
Lily Himmelman had four blocks, Jada Malaise dished out a pair of assists and Brooke Watrud recorded 10 digs for New Glarus (0-6, 0-1 Capitol South).
The Knights were back in action Tuesday at Marshall and host Waterloo Thursday.
Darlington 3, Iowa-Grant 0
DARLINGTON — The Redbirds earned a sweep Aug. 30, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20.
Darlington hosts Southwestern Thursday and travels to the Sauk Prairie Quad Saturday.
