The North Butler volleyball team battled to the finish but fell 3-0 at Nashua-Plainfield in a Top of Iowa East match on Tuesday, as aired on 104.9 KLMJ. The Huskies won by set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-23.
In Set 1, N-P scored eight of the first 12 points, North Butler got even at 10-10 and traded point for point with the Huskies to 20, the Huskies scored five of the final six points to claim the opening set. In Set 2, N-P pulled out to a 10-3 lead and maintained at least a seven point lead for the remainder of the set to go up 2-0 in the match. In Set 3, North Butler had a 13-8 lead entering the midway point but the Huskies were able to rally, the set had nine ties including a 23-23 tie, the Huskies scored the final two points to seal the match win.
North Butler Head Coach Sarah Goodrich on three areas they look to make strides in going forward.
“Just really emphasizing that we are one team and we win together, we lose together, and three things we want to focus on is our effort, our communication, and just staying disciplined with our transitions,” Goodrich says. “When it comes to our defensive coverage and everything, when we get burned it’s because we stopped a millisecond to watch and the girls see it, they’re just hungry to get back in the gym to fix those things as they’re so capable and we have so much potential, but getting back to business, resetting, refocusing.”
Olivia Dralle had nine kills and four aces, and Erika Brinkman had eight kills to lead the Bearcats.
North Butler moves to 3-15 overall and 1-5 in the Top of Iowa Conference East, and will be at Rockford in non-conference match on Thursday.
