Mustang volleyball goes 2-3

Iola won a couple of matches over Prairie View and Anderson County in Garnett Saturday. The Mustangs earned their 20th win after finishing with six wins a year ago.

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October 16, 2023 - 4:36 PM

Iola’s Lily Lohman goes for a hit at Burlington earlier this season. REGISTER FILE PHOTO

GARNETT — The Iola High volleyball team picked up a couple more wins at a tournament at Anderson County on Saturday. 

The Mustangs (20-12) defeated Prairie View and Oskaloosa and lost to Independence twice as well as Anderson County.

Iola took down Prairie View in three sets, 26-24, 22-25 and 25-20. 

Reese Curry registered a team-high 21 kills on the attack for Iola while Alana Mader had 12 kills. Elza Clift had a team-high one ace. Defensively, Jackie Fager went for a team-high seven total blocks while Mader had six blocks. 

Clift had a team-high 34 digs while Mariah Jelinek notched 30 digs. 

The Mustangs fell to Independence in two sets, 25-18 and 25-20. 

Mader had a team-high 14 kills while Curry went for 10 kills offensively. Defensively, Lily Lohman had a team-high three blocks while Mader and Kaysin Crusinbery each had two blocks. Clift went for a team-high 15 digs while Curry went for 10 digs. 

Iola beat Oskaloosa in two sets, 25-16 and 25-17. 

Mader went for a team-high four kills while Crusinbery, Curry and Fager each had three kills. Jelinek had a team-high two aces. Defensively, Mader had a team-high three blocks. Clift recorded a team-high 11 digs while Crusinbery had 10 digs. 

The Mustangs defeated Anderson County in two sets, 28-26 and 25-21. 

Mader led the way offensively with a team-high 10 kills while also collecting a team-high three aces. Defensively, Mader and Lohman each had a team-high four blocks. Clift went for a team-high 11 digs. 

Iola lost to Independence in two sets, 25-11 and 25-22. 

Curry notched a team-high nine kills while Mader had the lone ace. Crusinbery and Lohman each had two blocks while Clift had a team-high 16 digs. 

The Mustangs travel to Burlington on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. 

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