Panthers win one of three in tourney


DeLainy Fellinger of Monticello makes a pass in a match against East Buchanan at Cascade.

Panther blockers Madison Butterworth (22) and Bronwyn Hodge knock back an East Buchanan hit at the Cascade tournament. (Photos courtesy of Todd Hunt, Cascade Pioneer)
VOLLEYBALL
By: 
Pete Temple
Express Sports Editor

     Monticello found itself in a very competitive pool during the season-opening Cascade Invitational Aug. 29.

     There were 12 teams involved, but they were split into three pools, and teams only played within their pool. There was no bracket play.

     The Panthers found themselves up against Jesup, ranked 10th in Class 2A, and Dyersville Beckman, second in 2A, along with East Buchanan. Monticello defeated East Buchanan two sets to one, but lost to Jesup 1-2 and to Beckman 0-2.

     “I thought the day was a great learning experience,” Monticello coach Stacie Breitbach said. “We have a young team, and will continue to learn roles and gain confidence.

     Monticello opened against Jesup, and lost 22-20, 10-21, 8-15. The Panthers trailed Jesup by five points in the first set before rallying to win.

     “We did lose the match, but we played as a team and proved that we can come back, and we can make good decisions,” Breitbach said.

     Bronwyn Hodge had five kills in the match, and Tori McDonald had eight assists. DeLainy Fellinger made 11 digs. Emma Hynick served 11-for-11 with an ace.

     The Panthers then topped East Buchanan, losing the first set 15-21 but bouncing back to win 21-12 and 15-4.

     “I think we served strong against East Buchanan and kept them out of system,” the coach said. “This provided us with free balls and we were able to run more offense.”

     The Panthers served 96 percent against the Buccaneers, led by McDonald, who served 21-for-21 with three aces, and made 10 assists. Hynick had six kills and two aces, and Beka Prull had five kills and two blocks. Fellinger had eight digs. Hodge had two blocks.

     Monti then lost to Beckman 14-21, 10-21. Hynick had four kills and five digs in the match.

     “Beckman is a tall and aggressive team,” Breitbach said. “We did some nice things against them, but made too many unforced errors to win.”

 

Aug. 29

Cascade tournament

Pool play

Jesup 2, Monticello 1

MONTICELLO                            Kl     Bl  Dg    Ac

DeLainy Fellinger                         0      0   11      0

Emma Hynick                               2      2      3      1

Bronwyn Hodge                           5      2      0      0

Tori McDonald                             2      1      3      0

Beka Prull                                    3      3      0      0

Mallory Steiner                            0      0      4      0

Madison Butterworth                   2      2      0      0

Keziah McQuillen                        0      0      4      0

Jaelyn Aitchison                          0      0      2      0

Piper Hansen                              0      0      0      0

Totals                                        14    10    27     1

Assists – McDonald 8, Steiner 2, Hynick 1,

Fellinger 1.

Serving leaders – Hynick 11-11, Steiner

8-8, McDonald 8-8.

Set scores

Monticello                   22   10     8

Jesup                          20   21   15

 

Monticello 2, East Buchanan 1

MONTICELLO                            Kl      Bl   Dg    Ac

DeLainy Fellinger                         0       0      8      0

Emma Hynick                               6      1       0      2

Bronwyn Hodge                            3      2      0      0

Tori McDonald                              1      0      3      3

Beka Prull                                     5      2      1      1

Mallory Steiner                             1      0      1      0

Madison Butterworth                    3      1      0      0

Keziah McQuillen                         3      0      3      0

Jaelyn Aitchison                           0      0      3      0

Emma Sperfslage                         0      0      0      0

Jordan Fangmann                        0      0      0      1

Totals                                         22      6     19     7

Assists – McDonald 10, Steiner 3,

Fellinger 3, Butterworth 1, Prull 1.

Serving leader – McDonald 21-21.

Set scores

Monticello                   15   21   15

East Buchanan           21   12     4

 

Dy. Beckman 2, Monticello 0

MONTICELLO                            Kl     Bl   Dg    Ac

DeLainy Fellinger                         0      0      4      0

Emma Hynick                               4      0      5      0

Bronwyn Hodge                            2      0      0      0

Tori McDonald                              1      0      2      0

Beka Prull                                     2      0      0      0

Mallory Steiner                             0      0      1      1

Madison Butterworth                    2      0      0      0

Keziah McQuillen                         3      0      1      0

Jaelyn Aitchison                           0      0      1      0

Emma Sperfslage                        0      0      0      0

Totals                                         14     0     14     1

Assists – McDonald 8, Steiner 3,

Fellinger 2.

Serving leaders – McDonald 5-5,

McQuillen 5-5, Steiner 7-8.

Set scores

Monticello                   14   10

Dy. Beckman              21   21  

 

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