CL volleyball team tops Mason City
by Michelle Watson
The Clear Lake volleyball team went 1-2 in action last week, topping Mason City and falling to Iowa Falls-Alden and Charles City.
IF-A 3, CL 0
The team traveled to Iowa Falls-Alden on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to play the 4-2 Cadets. A solid IF-A team all three matches with scores of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-10.
“To say the least, we really struggled to get anything going on the court,” said Head Coach Heather Johnson. “Iowa Falls has an experienced team, but we really beat ourselves and struggled to compete.
A highlight of the night was the Lions proficiency from the service line. As a team they served 97 percent. Jaden Ainley and Ashlyn Fread led the team from the service line.
Chelsey Holck led the team at the net with five kills, while Kaitlyn Vanderploeg had four. Vanderploeg also knocked down three blocks.
Ali Maulsby led the team in assists with nine.
Ainley led the team on defense with 15 digs. Maulsby had seven digs and Fread had six.
“While we did struggle, it is our goal to use every match as a learning opportunity,” said Johnson.
Charles City 2, CL 1
CL 2, Mason City 0
Clear Lake competed in a triangular at Mason City on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Lions beat Mason City, 2-0, but lost a close one to Charles City, 2-1.
The Lions made some adjustments in practice on Wednesday and came back more competitive on Thursday night. The team also welcomed Delaney Eden back to the line-up after her knee surgery a few weeks ago.
“We definitely competed much better tonight, but we still have some work to do,” said Coach Johnson.
Against Charles City, the Lions came out ready to play and won the first match, 25-15. Charles City took the next two with scores of 25-13 and 15-7.
Eden added a spark to the team, collecting 11 kills and two blocks. Holck contributed five kills, while Vanderploeg had four kills and two blocks. Emily Theiss also had two blocks.
Ainley and Maulsby led the team with 11 digs apiece. Holck
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collected 10 digs for the night.
Fread led the team in assists with 17.
Strong net play helped the Lions to a 2-0 win over Mason City. The Lions topped the Mohawks with scores of 25-21 and 25-19.
“We hit well as a team and we also blocked some balls,” said Johnson. “Our goal was rally to come back after Charles City and sustain our level of play the whole match. My challenge to the team was to win the match in two sets and we did just that!”
Freshman Xada Johnson led the team at the net with five kills. She also had two blocks. Other team leaders included Holck with four kills and two blocks and Maulsby with three kills and one block. Vanderploeg led the team in blocks with three.
Fread led the team in assists with eight.
Ainley led the team in digs with nine.
The team will have its first home game of the year on Thursday, Sept. 17, when they host Crestwood. The JV team takes the floor at 6 p.m., followed by the varsity. The team travels to Forest City for a tournament on Saturday, Sept. 19.
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