SOUTH WAYNE - If Black Hawk junior Rachel Rygh was looking forward to decorating the float today, her anticipation for the homecoming hoopla didn't get in the way of a volleyball match against Monticello Thursday night.
After surviving Monticello in the first game, Rygh scored 10 straight service points in a pivotal second game to propel the Warriors to a three-game sweep of the Ponies, 25-16, 25-10, 25-12.
"Volleyball you really know is just a game of momentum," Rygh said. "You just have to get the ball in and over the net."
With the win Black Hawk (5-0 Six Rivers East) extended its conference winning streak to 29 straight matches over the last three years. The Warriors are gunning for a fourth straight conference title and a third consecutive unbeaten conference season.
"It doesn't matter what you have done in the past," Black Hawk coach Rachel Wolff said. "It matters what you do in the present and future. It didn't really surprise us to know that they (Monticello) could play with us. They are a good team."
The Ponies jumped out to a 6-4 lead, which seesawed with every serve early on. For a team known for aggressive blockers and hitters at the net, the Warriors turned to their serving to lift them through the first game. The Warriors battled back and took a 15-13 lead on a Kim Wellnitz kill. Black Hawk junior Melissa Wellnitz got on a roll and scored several service points to end the first game.
"I just think we weren't playing up to our potential," Kim Wellnitz said, who had 10 kills. "We started out really slow and it took us a while to get warmed up. We came out kind of dead."
With the loss, Monticello drops to (1-5 Six Rivers East). Monticello junior Taylor Pfeuti had three kills for the Ponies and junior Taylor Klitzke added two kills.
Monticello coach Scott Smyce was proud with the intensity the Ponies started the match.
"I thought they came out fired up and ready to go," Smyce said. "I thought we let them know we were here to play. They did a fantastic job. I think the game was closer than the scores."
Black Hawk junior Alyssa Piefer, who had 12 assists and four aces, scored five straight service points to begin the second game. After a Black Hawk sideout, Rygh reeled off 10 straight service points to put the second game away.
"Black Hawk is a powerhouse team," Smyce said. "Their serving was pretty tough all night. We have had some bad games passing the ball. I didn't think we passed the ball well enough to run our offense."
Black Hawk senior Katie Place had six kills and two blocks. Melissa Wellnitz added six kills and Rygh had four kills.
The final game was tight until Place delivered three straight service points to give the Warriors a little breathing room with a 12-9 lead. The Warriors extended their lead to 18-10, an insurmountable deficit for the Ponies to overcome.
Wolff contends the Warriors don't have powerful serves as a team.
"We are a high percentage serving team," Wolff said. "I don't think the serves are aces or hard to pass. You just have to make the other team play the ball too and that's just fine with me."
After surviving Monticello in the first game, Rygh scored 10 straight service points in a pivotal second game to propel the Warriors to a three-game sweep of the Ponies, 25-16, 25-10, 25-12.
"Volleyball you really know is just a game of momentum," Rygh said. "You just have to get the ball in and over the net."
With the win Black Hawk (5-0 Six Rivers East) extended its conference winning streak to 29 straight matches over the last three years. The Warriors are gunning for a fourth straight conference title and a third consecutive unbeaten conference season.
"It doesn't matter what you have done in the past," Black Hawk coach Rachel Wolff said. "It matters what you do in the present and future. It didn't really surprise us to know that they (Monticello) could play with us. They are a good team."
The Ponies jumped out to a 6-4 lead, which seesawed with every serve early on. For a team known for aggressive blockers and hitters at the net, the Warriors turned to their serving to lift them through the first game. The Warriors battled back and took a 15-13 lead on a Kim Wellnitz kill. Black Hawk junior Melissa Wellnitz got on a roll and scored several service points to end the first game.
"I just think we weren't playing up to our potential," Kim Wellnitz said, who had 10 kills. "We started out really slow and it took us a while to get warmed up. We came out kind of dead."
With the loss, Monticello drops to (1-5 Six Rivers East). Monticello junior Taylor Pfeuti had three kills for the Ponies and junior Taylor Klitzke added two kills.
Monticello coach Scott Smyce was proud with the intensity the Ponies started the match.
"I thought they came out fired up and ready to go," Smyce said. "I thought we let them know we were here to play. They did a fantastic job. I think the game was closer than the scores."
Black Hawk junior Alyssa Piefer, who had 12 assists and four aces, scored five straight service points to begin the second game. After a Black Hawk sideout, Rygh reeled off 10 straight service points to put the second game away.
"Black Hawk is a powerhouse team," Smyce said. "Their serving was pretty tough all night. We have had some bad games passing the ball. I didn't think we passed the ball well enough to run our offense."
Black Hawk senior Katie Place had six kills and two blocks. Melissa Wellnitz added six kills and Rygh had four kills.
The final game was tight until Place delivered three straight service points to give the Warriors a little breathing room with a 12-9 lead. The Warriors extended their lead to 18-10, an insurmountable deficit for the Ponies to overcome.
Wolff contends the Warriors don't have powerful serves as a team.
"We are a high percentage serving team," Wolff said. "I don't think the serves are aces or hard to pass. You just have to make the other team play the ball too and that's just fine with me."
