Win at Cascade, tournament success are MHS highlights


Getting a piece of a Center Point-Urbana hit Sept. 13 is Jayden Kuper of Monticello (left), with help from teammate Keziah McQuillen. (Photos by Pete Temple)

Madilynn Kromminga controls a high serve for Monticello in the Sept. 15 win at Cascade.
VOLLEYBALL
By: 
Pete Temple
Express Sports Editor

   It was a winning week – and a busy one – for the Monticello High School volleyball team last week.

   The Panthers (3-0, 14-6) won a non-conference home match against Center Point-Urbana Sept. 13, swept rival Cascade Sept. 15 at Cascade, and won three of five matches in the Springville Tournament Sept. 17, taking third place overall.

   “We lost to the number one and number two ranked teams in 1A (in the tournament), and beat the number five-ranked team in 1A,” Monticello coach Stacie Breitbach said. “We played with intensity and purpose, and it was fun to be a part of.”

   Against CP-U, the Panthers won 28-26, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20.

   The key to defeating Center Point-Urbana might have been the first set, when the Panthers three times faced set point, only to come from behind and win 28-26. Monti was down 23-24, 24-25 and 25-26, coming up with the tying point each time.

   A kill by Abby Sharlow tied the match for the last time, at 26. CP-U hit a ball into the net, and then hit one out, enabling the Panthers to pick up the win.

   Jayden Kuper had 26 kills and Mia Jaeger had 41 assists in the match. Monticello also had a strong defensive performance, recording 80 digs, including 17 by Keziah McQuillen, 15 by Kuper, 13 by Jaelyn Aitchison and 12 by Jaeger. Madilynn Kromminga served 12-for-12 with three aces.

    Monticello and Cascade have traditionally had long, close matches in the past, but on Sept. 15 at Cascade, the Panthers took control and kept it. Monticello won 25-17, 25-20, 25-14 to sweep the Cougars.

   Cascade was within a point at 21-20 in the second set, but Monticello scored four straight, including a kill by Sharlow, to pull it out. Monti broke the third set open with five straight points to turn a 15-10 lead into 20-10, and later won it on a kill by Kuper.

   Jaeger had 24 assists in that match. Lanie Luensman had 12 digs, and Kuper notched a double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs.

   Then came the Springville tournament Saturday. Monticello defeated North Cedar in three sets, 21-12, 14-21, 15-8; edged Burlington-Notre Dame 21-9, 16-21, 16-14; and lost to North Tama 14-21, 21-19, 9-15.

   The 2-1 pool play record put Monticello in the semifinals against Springville, and the Panthers lost 21-25, 25-21, 11-15.

   Monticello then slipped into a consolation match, and defeated Cascade for the second time in three days, 21-13, 21-9.

   Luensman had 11 digs against North Cedar, Jaeger had 18 assists and served 18-for-18 with two aces against Burlington-Notre Dame, and Kuper had 15 kills in the North Tama match, while Aitchison served 13-for-13.

   “Burlington-Notre Dame was a great win,” Breitbach said. “They have the number two kill leader in the state, and we were able to adjust our defense scheme and control the ball when we needed to.”

   Against Springville, Kuper had 17 kills and Lacie Koppes added eight, as Jaeger had 25 assists. Luensman had 13 digs, Kuper had 12 and Jordan Fangmann had nine.

   “We realize that we can play with anyone; now we just need to beat those good teams,” Breitbach said.

   In the Cascade consolation match, Kuper had 12 digs. Jaeger had 12 assists and served 13-for-13.

 

Sept. 13

(at Monticello)

Monticello 3, Center Pt.-Urb. 1

MONTICELLO                            Kl    Bl  Dg   Ac

Mia Jaeger                                   3      0   12     2

Jayden Kuper                             26      4   15     0

Keziah McQuillen                         5      0   17     0

Lanie Luensman                          0      0     5      1

Abby Sharlow                               4      0      2      0

Madilynn Kromminga                   0      0      3      3

Bella Mullen                                 2      0      4      0

Jordan Fangmann                       0      0      3      1

Jaelyn Aitchison                          0      0     13     1

Lacie Koppes                              8      2      6      0

Totals                                         48    6     80     8

Assists – Jaeger 41, Luensman 1, Kuper 1,

Koppes 1, Kromminga 1, McQuillen 1,

Aitchison 1.

Serving leaders – Kromminga 12-12,

Luensman 19-21.

Set scores

Center Pt.-Urbana      26   19   25   20

Monticello                   28   25   20   25

 

Sept. 15

(at Cascade)

Monticello 3, Cascade 0

MONTICELLO                            Kl    Bl   Dg   Ac

Mia Jaeger                                   1      0     5      0

Jayden Kuper                             12      2   11     3

Madison Butterworth                    8      1     2     0

Lanie Luensman                           0      0   12     0

Abby Sharlow                               5      1      0      0

Bella Mullen                                 2      1      0      0

Jordan Fangmann                       0      0      1      2

Jaelyn Aitchison                           0      0      6      3

Lacie Koppes                               3      0      4      0

Madilynn Kromminga                   0      0      4      1

Totals                                         31     5     45     9

Assists – Jaeger 24, Luensman 2, Mullen 1,

Koppes 1, Butterworth 1, Aitchison 1.

Serving leaders – Aitchison 17-18,

Jaeger 11-12, Luensman 10-11.

Set scores

Monticello                       25   25   25

Cascade                         17   20   14

 

Sept. 17

Springville Inv.

Pool play, match 1

Monticello 2, North Cedar 1

MONTICELLO                            Kl    Bl   Dg   Ac

Mia Jaeger                                   1      0     9      6

Jayden Kuper                               5      0     8      0

Madison Butterworth                    6      0     2      0

Lanie Luensman                           0      0    11     2

Abby Sharlow                               3      1      0      0

Bella Mullen                                  0      0      1      0

Jordan Fangmann                        0      0      4      0

Jaelyn Aitchison                           0      0      6      0

Lacie Koppes                               3      1      1      0

Madilynn Kromminga                   0      0      0      0

Mya Hansen                                0      0      0      0

Totals                                         18     2     42     8

Assists – Jaeger 14, Luensman 1.

Serving leaders – Luensman 5-5,

Aitchison 5-5.

Set scores

Monticello                   21   14   15

North Cedar                12   21     8

 

Pool play, match 2

Monticello 2, Burlington-ND 1

MONTICELLO                            Kl    Bl   Dg   Ac

Mia Jaeger                                   0      0     5      2

Jayden Kuper                               9      2     8      1

Madison Butterworth                    6      2      4      0

Lanie Luensman                           0      0     8      1

Abby Sharlow                               2      2      1      0

Bella Mullen                                  0      2      1      0

Jordan Fangmann                        0      0      5      1

Jaelyn Aitchison                           0      0      6      0

Lacie Koppes                               5      0      2      0

Madilynn Kromminga                   0      0      0      0

Totals                                         22      8    40      5

Assists – Jaeger 18, Butterworth 1.

Serving leaders – Jaeger 18-18,

Luensman 8-8, Kromminga 5-5

Set scores

Monticello                   21   16   16

Burlington-ND              9    21   14

 

Pool play, match 3

North Tama 2, Monticello 1

MONTICELLO                            Kl    Bl   Dg   Ac

Mia Jaeger                                   0      0     9      0

Jayden Kuper                             15      2     6      0

Madison Butterworth                   3      0      1      0

Lanie Luensman                          0      0    10     1

Abby Sharlow                              2      1      2      0

Bella Mullen                                 0      0      1      0

Jordan Fangmann                       0      0      4      0

Jaelyn Aitchison                          0      0      5      0

Lacie Koppes                              5      0      5      0

Madilynn Kromminga                  0      0      0      0

Totals                                        25     3     43      1

Assists – Jaeger 18, Luensman 1.

Serving leaders – Aitchison 13-13,

Jaeger 9-9, Fangmann 7-7.

Set scores

Monticello                   14   21     9

North Tama                 21   19   15

 

Bracket play, semifinal

Springville 2, Monticello 1

MONTICELLO                            Kl    Bl   Dg    Ac

Mia Jaeger                                   3      0     9      1

Jayden Kuper                             17      2   12     3

Madison Butterworth                    2      0     4      0

Lanie Luensman                           0      0   13     1

Abby Sharlow                               1      1      2      0

Bella Mullen                                  3      0      2      0

Jordan Fangmann                         0      0      9      0

Jaelyn Aitchison                            0      0      7      0

Lacie Koppes                                8      1      2      0

Madilynn Kromminga                    0      0      2      0

Mya Hansen                                  0      0      0      0

Totals                                           34     4     62     5

Assists – Jaeger 25, Luensman 2, Kuper 2,

Mullen 1, Fangmann 1.

Serving leaders – Jaeger 12-12,

Kuper 10-10, Kromminga 5-5.

Set scores

Monticello                    21   25   11

Springville                   25   21   15

 

Consolation match

Monticello 2, Cascade 0

MONTICELLO                            Kl    Bl   Dg   Ac

Mia Jaeger                                   0      0     3      4

Jayden Kuper                             12      0     5      2

Madison Butterworth                    0      1      4      0

Lanie Luensman                          0      0     0      0

Abby Sharlow                              1      0      1      0

Bella Mullen                                 0      0      1      0

Jordan Fangmann                       0      0      2      0

Jaelyn Aitchison                          0      0      5      4

Lacie Koppes                              2      1      0      0

Madilynn Kromminga                  0      0      1      0

Totals                                         15     2     22    10

Assists – Jaeger 12, Butterworth 2.

Serving leaders – Jaeger 13-13,

Aitchison 11-11.

Set scores

Monticello                       21   21

Cascade                         13     9

 

 

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