GARNETT — An 0-4 record Saturday at the Anderson County High Invitational Volleyball Tournament belied the effort and quality of play offered up by Iola High’s Fillies against some tough competition, their head coach said.
Iola lost to Burlington 25-19, 25-4 to top-seeded Burlington; 24-26, 25-22, 25-20 to Independence, 18-25, 25-9, 25-17 to Wellsville; and 25-17, 25-14 to Fort Scott.
“The results of the tournament don’t reflect how great the girls played,” Iola head coach Emily Sigg said. “They had some hard-fought matches that didn’t end in our favor.”
Emery Driskel found herself at the top of the stat sheet throughout the day for the Fillies.
The sophomore was named to the all-tournament team — one of only six players selected from the eight-team tournament.
Against top-seeded Burlington, Driskel had four digs, two solo blocks and an ace. Kyra Moore added five assists, two digs and three points, including two aces. Addie Haar had a kill and two digs; Breanna Stout chipped in with two kills and a dig. Hannah Endicott had two digs, Katie Thompson had a kill and a dig, Emma Sigg provided a dig and Emma Piazza had three assists.
Driskel pounded in 11 kills against Independence, to go with eight digs, three aces (six points overall), an assist and a solo block. Moore had three kills, 16 assists, five digs and five points, including a service ace. Haar had four kills, a block assist and a dig. Stout had eight kills, two assists, two solo blocks, two block assists and five digs. Endicott had five digs. Thompson four kills, four aces and five digs. Emma Sigg had three digs and Piazza had six points with an ace, nine assists, a solo block, a block assist and five digs.
The Fillies started out on a high note against Wellsviille, winning the first game, “a huge accomplishment for us,” Coach Sigg said. “I was really proud of how they played and hope that our level of play gave the girls confidence in their abilities and that we can finish playing the season at that level.”
Piazza had 11 assists, six digs, three points, a service ace, a kill and a block assist. Driskel had five kills, two solo blocks, six digs and a set assist. Haar had five digs, two kills and an assisted block. Stout had seven kills, four digs and four service points. Endicott had five points and a dig. Emma Sigg had two digs, Moore had four assists, two kills, two points and a dig.
Moore offered up four set assists, a dig and an ace against Fort Scott. Driskel had two kills, a solo block, a dig and an ace. Haar also had a kill and a solo block. Stout had three points with an ace, a kill, a block assist and a dig. Thompson notched two kills and two digs. Emma Sigg had four digs. Piazza had two kills, two set assists and an assisted block. Endicott had a dig.
The Fillies return to Garnett Tuesday to take on Anderson County in regular season action.
IHS Fillies drop tournament matches
