Lily Blane and Eliza Clements got aces early on, but South Harrison used its size to move ahead 8-4 in the first set. But then Lacy Riley got a tip to stop the run and Addalea Barcus got some key points as North Nodaway drew closer. Finally, a long volley resolved in their favor and the match was tied 10-10. Lily Blane then got a kill off a pass from Laney Turner, and then three straight aces put North Nodaway up 14-10.
South Harrison moved back in front 18-16 before Lily Blane got a kill off a Lacy Riley assist. Lily got an ace to tie it at 18 and Zoey Phillips got a block to tie it again at 20. The match was tied at 21, 22, and 23 before a bad serve by South Harrison and an errant hit that was too far handed North Nodaway the first set at 25-23.
Lily Blane had 2 kills in the set. Zoey Phillips had 2 kills, and Addalea Barcus and Lacy Riley had 1. Lacy Riley had 2 assists and Laney Turner and Lily Blane 1 each. Addalea Barcus had 4 aces. Lily Blane and Eliza Clements had 2 each.
Addalea Barcus started the second set with a kill and Lily Blane followed with a pair of aces to make it 3-0. Kills by Lily Blane and Addalea Barcus pushed North Nodaway into an 8-3 lead. But South Harrison fought back and closed to within 10-9 before Eliza Clements got a kill to make it 11-9. The margin stayed close until a kill by Barcus, a pair of aces by Lacy Riley, and a kill by Laney Turner off a pass from Lily Blane made it 20-15.
But South Harrison put together a furious rally to tie it at 20 before Lily Blane set up a Barcus kill. An errant hit by the purple shirts, a pair of aces by Lily Blane, and a block by Lacy Riley closed out the second match at 25-20.
Addalea Barcus had 5 kills in the second set. Laney Turner had 2, Lily Blane 2, and Eliza Clements and Lacy Riley had 1.
Lily Blane had 5 assists. Lacy Riley had 3 and Laney Turner 1.
Lily Blane had 4 aces and Lacy Riley 2.
But South Harrison dug deep in the third set and kept a bunch of volleys alive and took an early lead. They led by as much as 11-7 before Laney Turner carried the team on her shoulders with a kill and a pair of blocks to tie it at 11. The game was tied at 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 before a pair of kills by Lacy Riley, a pair of aces by Eliza Clements, and a kill by Zoey Phillips put the Mustangs on top 20-16.
But then South Harrison started fighting back and forced a tie at 22 before scoring the last three points of the match to win the third set 25-22.
Eliza Clements, Zoey Phillips, Laney Turner, and Lacy Riley all had 3 kills in that set. Addalea Barcus had 1. Lacy Riley had 3 assists. Lily Blane had 2 and Eliza Clements and Zoey Phillips had 1.
Eliza Clements had 3 aces. Lily Blane and Addalea Barcus had 1.
When North Nodaway couldn't close out the third set, that deflated them and they promptly dug themselves in a 12-4 hole in the fourth set. In past years, they would have faded and had trouble getting to ten points in those sorts of situations. But then Laney Turner stopped the bleeding with a kill after an assist from Lacy Riley, and then Lacy started carrying the team on her shoulders. With the Mustangs trailing 13-8, Lacy Riley got four straight aces and the Mustangs were right back in the game down 13-12.
Kills by Lily Blane and Eliza Clements followed, but the Mustangs were still trailing 17-15 when South Harrison's best server, Ava Shields, got the serve. The Bulldogs had gotten a lot of their big runs with her on the serve, and another one would have given them all the momentum in the world heading into the fifth set. But Zoey Phillips got a key kill after a setup from Lily Blane and the Mustangs had dodged a bullet. A block by Lacy Riley and an ace from Lily Blane put North Nodaway ahead for the first time at 18-17.
South Harrison fought back to force a 19-19 tie, but Lacy Riley and Addalea Barcus got blocks, Eliza Clements got an ace, South Harrison was whistled for a net violation, Addalea Barcus got a kill, and Eliza Clements got another ace as the Mustangs closed out a 25-20 win in the final set.
Addalea Barcus had 3 kills. Lacy Riley and Lily Blane had 2, and Laney Turner, Eliza Clements, and Zoey Phillips had 1.
Lacy Riley had 3 assists. Lily Blane had 2 and Laney Turner had 1.
Lacy Riley had 4 aces. Lily Blane had 2 and Eliza Clements had 2.
The Mustangs got their third win of the year. Earlier, they traveled to Heartland Christian and made the long bus ride back from Council Bluffs worthwhile as they got a win. They followed it up with a win over Union Star to get their first two game winning streak since 2021 and only their second winning streak in the history of the program.
The two junior varsity games were just as exciting. Taccoa Moyer had a pair of aces early and Eliza Clements had a kill, but the Mustangs dug themselves in a hole, down 16-8 at one point. But Eliza Clements stopped the bleeding after an assist from Zoey Phillips and the tide started to turn. Zoey Phillips got an ace, Pyper Smith set up Eliza Clements for a kill, Taccoa Moyer got another ace, and Eliza Clements got another kill as they fought back to within 16-13.
South Harrison fought back ahead 19-13, but then Zoey Phillips stopped the bleeding with a kill, Laney Turner knocked down an errant pass for another, Eliza Clements followed with a kill, Pyper Smith set up Zoey Phillips for another, and the Mustangs were right back in the game again down 19-17.
Eliza Clements' ace tied it at 19, and then Zoey Phillips got a kill off a pass from Clements, Eliza got another ace, Laney Turner got a kill, and the Mustangs were in front 22-19. South Harrison fought back to tie at 23, but a bad serve handed the ball back to the Mustangs up 24-23. Pyper Smith made what appeared to be a bad serve, but right before the serve, the referee blew the whistle as they needed to sort out the score. Given a new lease on life, Pyper Smith made the most of her second chance and knocked down an ace to give the Mustangs a 25-23 win.
Eliza Clements had four kills. Zoey Phillips had 3, Laney Turner 2, and Taccoa Moyer and Savannah Rucker had 1.
Pyper Smith had 5 assists. Zoey Phillips had 2 and Laney Turner and Eliza Clements had 1.
Taccoa Moyer and Eliza Clements had 3 aces. Zoey Phillips and Pyper Smith had 1 each.
The second JV set started out close, with neither side able to take control for a long time. Pyper Smith, who carried the Mustangs in their first JV set tweaked something early in the second and had to come out. But Lacy Riley came in to steady the troops. Taccoa Moyer got an ace, Zoey Phillips got a kill, Lacy Riley got a kill and a block, and Eliza Clements had a kill as the game was 12-11 in South Harrison's favor.
South Harrison scored the next five points before Zoey Phillips got a kill and Eliza Clements got a pair of aces to stop the bleeding. Lacy Riley got a block to make it 18-15, but South Harrison managed to stretch it out to 24-17 before Eliza Clements stopped the bleeding with a kill after a set from Zoey Phillips.
With their backs to the wall, North Nodaway nearly got back in the set as Zoey Phillips carried the team with four straight aces before she finally missed one and South Harrison walked away with the 25-22 win in the second JV set.
Eliza Clements and Lacy Riley had 3 kills each in the second JV set. Zoey Phillips had 2.
Zoey Phillips had 3 assists. Lacy Riley had 2 and Laney Turner 1.
Zoey Phillips had 4 aces. Eliza Clements had 3 and Taccoa Moyer 1.
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