PITTSBURG — Pink was the color of the night but things were not in the pink for Iola High’s Fillies on the volleyball court.
The Fillies faced two familiar foes but in non-league action Thursday at Pittsburg High School. Iola took on Pittsburg’s Purple Dragons and Independence High’s Lady Bulldogs, both Southeast Kansas League teams, and lost.
It was senior night for the Purple Dragons. All three teams sported pink attire for Breast Cancer Awareness night at PHS.
The Fillies lost 25-16, 28-26 to Independence. Pittsburg decked the Fillies 25-7, 25-7 then beat the Lady Bulldogs 25-13, 25-15.
“We had a rough day,” said Emily Sigg, IHS head coach. “Even with two losses, I’m still proud of the girls because I think we learned what we do well and what we need improvement on.
“As long as we are learning and getting better every week, we will have no choice but to become a better team.”
Against Independence, the Fillies got five kills from Emery Driskel and four kills from Katie Thompson. Addie Haar and Hannah Endicott each delivered three kills. Breanna Stout made one kill.
Haar had two solo blocks at the net and Kyra Moore had a solo block.
Moore was credited with 10 set assists and Emma Piazza had seven assists. Thompson served three aces and Driskel had an ace serve.
Emma Sigg and Driskel each had seven digs. Piazza and Moore had four digs apiece and Endicott had three digs.
In the Pittsburg match, Driskel and Stout each had two kills. Endicott and Moore had one kill apiece. Driskel made one solo block at the net.
Piazza put up four set assists and Moore had two assists. Endicott and Piazza had two digs each and Sigg had one.
Iola’s junior varsity lost to Independence 25-14, 25-19. It also dropped a 25-17, 26-24 decision to Independence.
No individual statistics for the junior varsity matches were available.
Iola’s varsity is 4-15 overall. The Fillies’ volleyball teams go to Osawatomie Tuesday to play varsity, junior varsity and freshman matches in Pioneer League.
