Cadet spikers rally past CL; fall to NH; nab third at Waukon Tourney

NEW HAMPTON - Squaring off against a stout New Hampton squad on Sept. 11, the Crestwood volleyball team gave a solid effort before losing to the Chickasaws, 0-3 (14-25, 12-25, 15-25).

Playing at Clear Lake on Sept. 13, the Cadets rallied to beat the Lions, 3-2 (15-25, 25-19, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12). The win improved Crestwood’s overall record to 5-7.

Competing at the Waukon Tournament on Sept. 15, the Cadets won four of five matches, tying for third with Waukon. Crestwood downed Central (21-17, 21-13); bounced Dunkerton (21-12, 21-16); beat North Crawford (21-12, 22-20); defeated Turkey Valley (15-21, 21-10, 15-9); and the Cadets lost to MFL-Mar-Mac (21-15, 14-21, 11-15). The four wins at the tourney improved Crestwood’s record to 9-8.

NH match

Crestwood battled hard against New Hampton on Sept. 11, but the Chickasaws came out on top, 3-0.

“This match was an eye-opener for us,” Cadet Coach Robin Gossman said. “New Hampton is a very well-coached team. They are disciplined and educated about the game. Everything they run offensively is quick and deceptive. 

“If a person just looked at the scores, it would appear that we rolled over and quit, but we did not. I was happy with the way the girls continued to battle. Our number one fault is our defense at the net. We must continue to put an emphasis on blocking,” the coach said.

Sharon Goodman led the Cadets with nine kills and had one block against the Chickasaws. Mikayla Lane had five kills. Laken Lienhard tallied 21 assists and completed seven of seven serves.

Memphis Sweeney had four digs and five kills. Ashley Voves posted three digs. Lexi Hoppe completed eight of nine serves and had one ace. Trista Foster completed seven of seven serves and had one ace.

C. Lake match

Gossman was excited to see the Cadets bounce back after falling behind early to Clear Lake.

“This was a very hard-fought win,” Gossman said. “We lost the first set in a big way, but the girls were able to fight back in set two. I thought that after set one we might give up but these ladies are fighters. 

“Our defense at the net showed improvement so we are on our way. Serve reception was much better than Tuesday night giving us more offensive options. Clear Lake is a very good defensive team and does not let much hit the floor. This win was well-deserved,” Gossman said.

Sharon Goodman paced the Cadets with 23 kills, had four blocks, completed 12 of 13 serves and had one ace. Ashley Voves had 16 digs. Mikayla Lane tallied 10 kills and four blocks. 

Amiah DeWolf had five kills. Sam Balk tallied four blocks and two kills. Trista Foster completed 13 of 15 serves and had two aces. Lexi Hoppe completed 15 of 17 serves and had two aces. Alexandra Johnston completed seven of eight serves and had two aces.

Kepros statistics

Crestwood statistics from each match at the Kepros Tournament on Sept. 8 are as follows. 

Cadets 2, Kee 0

Crestwood beat Lansing Kee in pool play, 21-16, 21-15. Laken Lienhard had 11 assists, completed 11 of 11 serves and had two aces. Ashley Voves had four digs and completed nine of 10 serves. Sharon Goodman had three blocks. Mikayla Lane and Memphis Sweeney each had three kills.

Cadets 2, C. Ridge 0

Crestwood downed Clayton Ridge in pool play, 21-12, 21-18. Goodman had seven kills. Lienhard tallied three digs and completed eight of eight serves. Amiah DeWolf had six kills. Sweeney had five digs. Voves completed 14 of 14 serves and had two aces.

Wat. West 2, Cadets 0

Waterloo West beat Crestwood, 21-14, 21-19. Lienhard had 16 assists, completed nine of 10 serves and had two aces. DeWolf and Lane each had four kills. Voves tallied three digs.

C. Ridge 2, Cadets 1

In the second round, Crestwood lost to Clayton Ridge, 18-21, 21-18, 12-15. Goodman had five kills. Lienhard posted 18 assists, completed 15 of 15 serves and had one ace. Voves had six digs. Lane had five kills. Lexi Hoppe had three digs.

Cadets 2, NFV 0

The Cadets beat North Fayette Valley 21-15, 21-10. Goodman posted six kills, completed nine of nine serves and had one ace. Lienhard had 15 assists. Lane had five kills. Trista Foster was nine of 10 serving. Voves was 10 of 10 serving.

Lisbon 2, Cadets 0

Lisbon downed Crestwood, 21-19, 21-15. Goodman had 10 kills and two blocks. Lienhard tallied 19 assists. Foster was seven of eight serving and had one ace. Sweeney had five kills.

Waukon Tourney

The Cadet spikers turned in a solid performance at Waukon as they won four of five matches to tie for third place.

“For most of the day we played pretty well,” Gossman said. “ The last match of the day (against MFL) was a disappointment. We played subpar against MFL, which resulted in the loss. We won the first set easily only to lose the next two. Prior to that match, we did a good job all around. All aspects of the game were working for us.”

Crestwood statistics from each match are as follows.

Central Elkader

Sharon Goodman recorded 11 kills, had four blocks, completed five of six serves and had one ace. Lexi Hoppe had five digs, two kills, completed 11 of 13 serves and had one ace. Laken Lienhard tallied 21 assists, completed nine of nine serves and had one ace. Ashley Voves had 10 digs.

Dunkerton

Mikayla Lane posted 10 kills. Laken Lienhard had 21 assists, five digs, completed 10 of 11 serves and had one ace. Ashley Voves had eight digs, completed six of seven serves and had two aces. Sharon Goodman had eight kills and two blocks. Lexi Hoppe had six digs and four aces. Trista Foster tallied four digs.

N. Crawford

Sharon Goodman tallied 11 kills and had three aces. Laken Lienhard posted 25 assists, completed nine of nine serves and had one ace. Lexi Hoppe had seven kills. Ashley Voves had four digs, completed 10 of 10 serves and had two aces. 

Turkey Valley

Laken Lienhard tallied 25 assists and six digs. Sharon Goodman had 14 kills, three digs and two blocks. Lexi Hoppe had seven digs, completed 11 of 12 serves and had two aces. Ashley Voves had 11 digs, completed 13 of 14 serves and had three aces. 

MFL-MM

Sharon Goodman had 12 kills and two aces. Ashley Voves posted 10 digs, completed 10 of 10 serves and had two aces. Laken Lienhard had 23 assists and three kills. Lexi Hoppe had five digs, completed eight of eight serves and had one ace. Trista Foster had three digs. Mikayla Lane had five kills.