BURLINGTON — Iola High’s volleyball team continued its busy slate Saturday, with a full day of tournament games in Burlington.
The Mustangs went 2-3 on the day, coming from behind to knock off Southern Coffey County in three sets, falling to Fredonia, Emporia and Lyndon before ending the day with a straight-sets win over Waverly.
Humboldt’s Lady Cubs went 4-1 on the day, finishing in third place after winning over Burlington in the third-place match.
IOLA started off on a dour note, dropping the first set to Southern Coffey County, 25-17, but the Mustangs responded with a bang. Iola rolled to victories in the next two sets, 25-18 and 25-16, to win the match.
Jenna Curry hit 13 of 14 serves with three aces, while Reese Curry and Ally Ellis shared team-high honors with seven kills apiece. Rio Lohman and Jackie Fager each had six kills.
Kaysin Crusinbery racked up 23 set assists. Chloe Sell added 15 digs with a 2.3 passing average.
Aysha Houk led with a 2.8 passing average and went a perfect 8-of-8 from the service line.
Next up was a 25-16, 25-16 loss to Fredonia.
Houk went 9-of-9 on serves with a 2.7 passing average. Crusinbery had 13 assists. Jenna Curry, Reese Curry, Ellis and Lohman all had a pair of blocks. Jenna Curry led with five kills. Sell had 10 digs.
The struggles continued with a 25-16 and 25-17 loss to Emporia.
Lohman had four kills; Reese Curry had three. Lohman also had a solo block and two assisted blocks to lead the defense. Jenna Curry had a pair of aces and a 2.5 passing average. Sell led with six digs, Crusinbery with nine assists.
Iola couldn’t close the door with a win over Lyndon after carrying the first set, 25-13. Lyndon bounced back to win, 25-22, to force a third set. Iola dropped that one, 25-17.
The match was a veritable block party for IHS.
Fager’s 10 kills led Iola. Sell had five aces and a 2.3 passing average. Crusinbery had 14 assists. Lohman led with two solo and four assisted blocks. Reese Curry also had four assists and one solo block. Ellis added a solo and three assisted blocks.
Houk led with a 2.5 passing average.
The Mustangs ended the day on a bright note, sweeping Waverly, 25-19 and 25-18.
