The Hampton-Dumont-CAL volleyball team received clutch performances from seniors to come together for a 3-1 over Iowa Falls-Alden on senior night on Thursday, as aired on 104.9 KLMJ. The Bulldogs won by set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 22-25 and 25-15.
In Set 1, the Bulldogs with a 6-4 lead went on a 13-3 scoring run to go up 19-7, and closed out the set from there to go up 1-0 in the match. In Set 2, H-D-CAL led 12-11 and went on a 8-4 scoring to go up 20-15, the Cadet rallied to get within two at 20-18, the Bulldogs closed out the set with 5-1 run to go up 2-0 in the match. In Set 3, following a 9-9 tie, IFA moved ahead 12-9 and led by as many as four and up 24-22 held off a late Bulldog rally to hang on to win the set and force a fourth set down 2-1 in the match. In Set 4, following a 6-6 tie, the Bulldogs scored 11 of the next 13 points to go up 17-8 and kept an eight point advantage for the remainder of the set to close out the match win.
H-D-CAL Head Coach Sarah Miller on sharing senior night with a driven group and the support of Bulldog Country.
“Incredibly proud of the seniors, their dedication and their hard work. That was a special moment to be with these girls for the last four years and what that means to me, just as a mom too,” says Miller. “Sad to see them leave but we have a lot of season left, we’re excited to keep pushing, keep moving mountains and be ready for our postseason. The atmosphere that the crowd brought, the bench brought, I just really feel supported in this program. That’s what I love about our community and about being a Bulldog.”
Senior Aubryee Showalter was on fire for the Bulldogs with 19 kills and four aces. Sophomore Addison Aalbers added six kills for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs had 12 aces in the match, all by senior servers.
Sophomore Carlea Dagel and Senior Hayley Mulford each had seven kills to lead the Cadets.
H-D-CAL (12-8, 4-2 NCC) and Iowa Falls-Alden (5-20, 1-5 NCC) will both compete in Hampton-Dumont-CAL tournament on Saturday.
H-D-CAL Senior Mallory Rieken Postgame:
H-D-CAL Senior Zandrea Erdman Postgame:
H-D-CAL Senior Aubryee Showalter Postgame:
