The #6 (2A) South Hardin volleyball team played point for point for a majority of each set but surrendered the lead late as #3 (2A) Beckman Catholic won 3-0 in a 2A state quarterfinal match on Tuesday at Xtream Arena in Coralville, as aired on 99 The Wave. The Trailblazers won by set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.
Set 1, featured eight ties including a 18-18 tie, from that point the Trailblazers went on a 7-0 scoring run to clinch the set. In Set 2, from a 11-11 tie, Beckman went on a 7-2 run to go up 18-13, and outscored the Tigers 8-5 to go up 2-0 in the match. In Set 3, South Hardin got out to an early advantage and largest lead in the match at 12-5, the Trailblazers rallied to draw even at a 15-15 tie, the teams extended it to a 18-18 tie, Beckman outscored the Tigers 7-4 from that point to clinch advancement.
South Hardin Head Coach John Teske
“We played very close to Beckman. We just could not quite get pushed over the top,” says Teske. “Actually, the second game we led the entire time, pretty much, until 16, 18 points somewhere in there, and then it just got away from us. Sometimes the game does that, It moves pretty fast. They just were a little bit better than us on several different locations. I think that we played good, but I think that we left a little bit out there.”
Alli Sheldahl had 13 kills, Emma Minteer added eight kills, and Ava Salvo ended the afternoon with seven kills, and Ava Paige had 28 assists to lead the Tigers.
South Hardin ends their season at 26-9 overall.
Head Coach John Teske Postgame Interview:
Senior Alli Sheldahl Postgame Interview:
