The Iowa Falls-Alden volleyball team was held to 11 point or fewer in each set of a 3-0 loss at #3 (3A) West Delaware in a Class 3A Region 3 quarterfinal on Tuesday, as aired on 99 The Wave. The Hawks won by set scores of 25-11, 25-6 and 25-10.
In Set 1, following a 2-2 tie, West Delaware went on a 12-2 run to go up 14-4 and closed the set on a 11-7 scoring run. In Set 2, West Delaware went on a 14-3 run to begin the set and went on a 11-3 run to go up 2-0 in the match. In Set 3, West Delaware led 13-5 and wrapped up the match with a 25-10 third set win.
IFA Head Coach Betsy Dunphy on facing a strong front line for the Hawks and challenges on the Cadets side of the net.
“We knew we were going to have a team that was going to hit at us tonight, we knew they were going to score. They’ve got more than one girl that has got an arm that can put a ball down before the 10-foot line. We knew we were going to have to get really gritty with with our defense or that they were just going to get a few of those in each set,” says Dunphy. “We really needed to take care of the ball in a more efficient way on our side of the net. I don’t think we had our best night receiving tonight. I don’t think that we were scooping up balls on defense like we are capable of. That serve pass game is really important. We fell a little short of that tonight.”
Tessa Lorenz-Neumann had four kills and Carlea Dagel added two kills to lead the Cadets.
Iowa Falls-Alden ends its season at 5-25 overall.
