2022 National Championship team Richard Bland defeats Iowa Central in 3 sets.
differ between Iowa Central and Richard
Bland I that’ll be a good one four verse
five the tritons and the Statesmen
that’ll be here on court 2 over on court
number one the top seed Johnson County
Cavs against Grand Rapids the 1 n
meeting Grand Rapids the only team to
pull a quote unquote upset based on
seating position they were the nine
knocking off the eight Illinois
Central everything else held to chalk
the two verse S match up here of
Parkland and Kirkwood and Cy and
Scottdale three verse six kloe bird
again off the
block bounced out of play from there as
Kersey and tegler were no
match on that attack from bird Blaze
makes swing on the serve dug by Marshall
Kersey into the net off the pass from
imson and Parkland doing what they did
in that second set that start to create
a little Gap he about this Midway point
the timeout for Jill
Williams has not paid off at the moment
two straight points for the cobras out
of the
little stoppage in Play Blaze gets an
ace serve cat
Blaze with her
75th a serve of the year that’s where
she’s made that
Improvement 148 the lead up to six
Marshall Dives down to dig this one
embertson left side for Hearn blocked
back up front it was Robin kept Alive by
tegler now Kersey a roll shot over the
block dug behind Clawson for bird
Marshall back over the net to blaze
Clawson middle Robin overhead dig
embertson Marshall back over to the
right side this Kersey sailed it long
and the Run continues for the Parkland
cobras Jill Williams up off the bench is
she going to burn it she is her second
and final timeout her first one did not
result in any side out like she wanted
from Parkland instead the Cobras have
built their lead up to seven here in the
third needing just 10 more points to
move on to tomorrow night’s semifinals
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it took five sets earlier this year for
Parkland to knock off the Kirkwood
Eagles on the Eagles home floor about 6
miles away from here at the Ali energy
Powerhouse
but the way this third set’s going it’s
not going to take five here tonight
Blaze out of the timeout the second and
final one of the frame for Jill Williams
and unable to be returned by Kirkwood
imbertson had to lay out for a pancake
off the pass and it came up and hit Lexi
Hearn right in the
grill cat
Blaze has herself three a serves
tonight here she gets a good dig bird
rolls shot to the back back row dug by
Hoff imbertson for Hearn and it did not
catch the
block it took a
weird carum off to the left there I
thought it must have hit something I
don’t know if they suggested that it hit
the tape or what it was but it just kind
of had an odd angle to it that didn’t
seem like it came right off the hand of
Hearn but tough to tell here did that
one hit the block it did not it hit the
tape
the lead is 10 for the
cobras Blaze off the top tape good job
by embertson to look back for that one
Kersey blocked back embertson over the
middle tler on two missed it long
Kirkwood thought there was a touch there
was
not man this for Parkland I mean this
score was at one point here tied at
eight and now here we are 11 points
later and they’ve all gone the way of
the
cobras bird and it’s down off Hearn it
wouldn’t have mattered anyway we have a
net violation call on imbertson
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Kirkwood now hitting in the negative
negative
013 Parkland up to
321 Cobra’s just five away from a
semifinal
Hearn from the 10-ft line Crosser dug by
bird that will finally end the run at 12
love
cobras Josie hes was getting bored over
there she replaces cat Blaze himma link
and number nine Json check in for
Kirkwood with Hoff and tegler out of the
match links serve is dug by H Clawson
looking birds way again off the block
and out they get it right back
no Run for the
Eagles
schy checks in
for
Defi and it will be Ava
clawen to serve dug by Marshall
embertson sets middle blocked back on
the attack Json Marshall back to the
right side ersy a free push to the back
corner handled there by Pasha bird one
more time no that’s
long just Khloe Bird’s third kill error
of the
match to go along with 18 kills on 28
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attempts she heard him in the earlier
season match up we talked about 14 kills
against Kirkwood and for whatever reason
she’s just got the Eagles
number Clawson for bird off the tape
stayed in play played by Eric Marshall
left side for Hearn now that one comes
through the block attempt of Robin and
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schy home crowds trying to fuel that
Parkwood or that Kirkwood team a little
bit
here trailing by
10 here in the third set hess’s pass to
Clawson in the middle schy missed time
to jump a little bit was able to just
get those fingertips on that Molton
volleyball Morris punched up by hes
Clawson reaches back and a roll shot for
Khloe bird missing that back corner our
line judge had great eyes on it and
Cliff Hastings despite holding a
nine-point Advantage feeling that
Kirkwood starting to grab a little bit
of that momentum they’ve scored the last
four points goes ahead and burns his
first time out you can’t take them with
you to the semifinal if they do go on to
win here Parkland so you might as well
gather your squad over on the Sid line
2112 cobras lead it
Scott stales making it interesting over
on court number two and that third set
they’ve got a 1917 lead against C trying
to force a fourth here Kirkwood’s going
to have to do some digging to try to get
to that point themselves bird reaching
up high dipped it over the block backed
up by eret here Morris tried to push
over a free ball robin blocked it back
Clawson back near the net kept Alive by
Robin and hess’s punch didn’t get back
up over the nylon point to
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Kirkwood 2113 cobras that will keep
great erit back there
serving as the Lefty with the jump serve
has it dug by H Clawson left side bird
good dig but it’s oh saved right by the
scores table I wasn’t sure if they were
going to run out of real estate or not
Lexi Hearn Robin blocked back and how
about that Kirkwood defense coming up
with a point right
there that’s what Jill Williams has been
asking for all year long
bird rotates out in comes shach as coach
Hastings goes defense for offense
here Eric will
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serve dug by H Clawson looking to the
left for Sho boach tried to go Crosser
put it in the net hang on a minute now
Kirkwood is scored seven straight after
a 120 run for Parkland it’s down to a
Sixpoint deficit for the
Eagles CI just took the lead 2019 over
on court number one middle set tipped
around missed wide did shoot B and Cliff
Hastings going to go to take that second
and final timeout of the frame Eagles
have forced the Cobra headman to burn
both they’ve got it back to within five
on an 80 run volleyball very much a game
of runs very much a momentum sport
starting to swing that way over to the
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though for Kirkwood one they needed nine
love for the Eagles the lead goes to
five for Parkland at
2217 with brie struck checking out and
Ellie shach will serve Caleb Pasha has
also returned shoot box sered dug by
Hearn middle set for Morris the Lefty
diving save Clawson reaching back shb a
free return to Kirkwood tumbling over
there as link free return as well for
Json Clawson right side blocked back up
front H back towards the net shoot Bo
could not play it from there it was
Hoff no it wasn’t it was number six not
number eight Lexi Hearn who got that
block
Kirkwood within four at 2218 here’s
Marshall dug by shach
Clawson middle for Pasha that’s
in cayb Pasha had a big match against
Cape Fear that is kill number nine for
her now here in this
quarterfinal back in cat Blaze Parkland
two points away from moving on to
tomorrow night’s
semifinals left side right side got to
be your pardon for the Lefty morres who
hit one off of the Cobra back
row now Hoff is going to come in as is
tegler Scottdale and cowy are kned up at
21 over in the third set on court number
one those are the two teams matched up
with these two right here on court
two
Hoff dug by hes Clawson looking to the
middle for Pasha towards the donut
handled by erett Marshall’s going to set
it up a pass came a little too far
forward for dusterhoft pulled her too
close to the net unable to make a play
match point for the Parkland cobras and
a date tomorrow night at 6:30 right back
here on court number
two with a Suitor to be determined the
serve overhead dig by Kirkwood’s
dusterhoff she gets the set from erett
free return to hes Clawson looking for a
that’s off Marshall that will be that
2519 the Parkland cobras continue their
magical run they’ve been on here since
their last loss back on October 7th
winning their 16th straight they have
now won 48 out of 50 sets during that
streak 2521 2514
2519 against the Kirkwood Eagles you can
go ahead and Sharpie Parkland in to
tomorrow night’s semifinal 630 against
the winner of that Cy and Scottsdale
match happening right now over on court
number one if you want to flip on over
there Joel McCall my colleague has the
broadcast of the Tigers and the fighting
Arch chokes see how that one shapes up C
with a 20 advantage in the match but
Scottdale leading 23-21 towards the
latter stages of that third frame from
what I see some final stats here
Parkland hits 248 Kirkwood
033 you have five a servs for the cobras
three for Kirkwood blocks six and four
for Kirkwood and Parkland respectively
leading the way individually for
Kirkwood Ava Morris with six kills 15
assist for Gracie erit and for Parkland
the 18 kills of Khloe bird who hit 438
in the match Ava Clawson 22 assists to
Pace the offense in that department so
Parkland improves to 54 and2 overall
Kirkwood drops to 35 and n on the season
that will be it for this one between
Parkland and Kirkwood next up here on
court number two our night cap of a six
match day here in Cedar Rapids where
we’ll see the 4 five of Iowa Central and
Richard Bland meeting to also make it to
the semifinals just as the Parkland
Cobras have again over on court number
one cowy and Scottdale right now with
Scottsdale holding set point trying to
force a fourth over there we’ll see you
next time whenever that might be right
back here on court number two as you’ve
been watching the NJCAA division 2
volleyball championships on the NJCAA
Network Iowa Central tritons glad to
have you along with us it’s really a
little bit behind schedule right what is
this was scheduled for a 7:30 first
service or an hour and a half I mean
come on that’s not too bad with five
matches ahead of time right we’ve had
some absolute Thrillers here today in
the PowerHouse just wrapping up moments
ago one of the quarterfinals over on
court number one between Cy and
Scottdale the Cy Tigers who last year
were the runner up falling to Parkland
in the national title match they lose in
five a reverse sweep Richard Bland
entering 31-3 Iowa in for 35 and5 very
close in proximity with these numbers
the hitting percentage off by about 50
points in favor of the Statesman and
those points per set 19 almost for
Richard Bland almost 18 for Iowa Central
both winning in four sets earlier today
the Statesman of Richard Bland over
McKenry County in four 2520 2515 27 29
and 2518 the final frames there for
Briden who joins her on the sideline as
one of her assistant coaches made the
move over to Richard Bland and has them
back here at the national tournament for
a second straight season after last year
this program made it here to see the
Rapids for the first time ever in
program history to the National Finals
last year they finished ninth and they
will certainly surpass that here they’ve
already clinched that having won their
opening round matchup today as for Tera
State they finished sixth last year for
Iowa Central this is their third
straight national appearance they took
fourth place in last year’s event it
will be on the right hand side of your
screen in the black that is Richard
Bland in the white on the left that Iowa
Central looks like the Statesmen have
first serve with carrian durko one of
the transfers from Tera state following
along with Coach champine over to
Richard Bland freshman with 48 serves on
the year she tosses that volleyball up
high for that jump serve good dig by
Hayek madlock left side going step’s way
again it was blocked back apparently
getting a piece of it Haley Hopkins up
front and stephus gets rejected that
time on the attack now that’s certainly
an area to watch in this meeting Richard
Bland is middle of the pack in blocking
tied for 52 on the year in total blocks
coming into the Championships whereas
Iowa Central fifth in the country very
big above the tape defensively so how
will that play a role here today stephus
an overhead di by durko back to the near
is able to adjust to that middle that is
where Gul Coast State in their opening
round match up had a lot of success with
Annabelle chansy who ended up in that
match with 10 kills hit 467 from that
middle spot whatever she wanted to do
she did it against the Triton defense so
how did Iowa Central adjust madlock
dumps it off good job reaching back
Kaiser to keep it alive Dirk go back
over to Kaiser was it blocked back by
Jolly yes they say it was Kaiser a
second time dug by Hayek madlock left
side steppis touched and down before a
pancake attempt from carrian durko side
out to Iowa Central 3-2 Advantage for
Richard Bland here in the early going in
comes now Brook
Dobson she takes the spot of McVey out
in the starting seven on the floor
serving will be Madison
or Mercedes I beg your pardon Mercedes
madlock Setter for the tritons overhead
dig by aala left side Kaiser block back
by Jolly Hopkins there to play it derko
quick set for Hopkins and the 6-2 middle
again connects two for two for number 18
Haley Hopkins out of Williamsburg
Virginia came in team leader 305 kills
on the year she takes a seat into the
match to serve and as her defensive
replacement on the back row sne Phillips
a sophomore from Greenville
Virginia 4-2 Statesman over on court
number one it’s the 1 n matchup of
Johnson County and Grand Rapids we’ll be
keeping you posted on some results from
over there as they go through that match
Dobson gets a block back on the attack
from Sarah Heath freshman out of
Colonial Heights Virginia gets stuffed
by Brook Dobson who made her way over to
Iowa all the way from Henderson Nevada
decided to come play ball for cth your
head coach Sarah horn back in the labero
for Richard Bland that’s Riley Harris a
sophomore from Mechanicsville Virginia
Leading The Way with 424 digs on the
season stephus serves with Richard Bland
leading by one overhead di by Hayek back
over to her from madlock and blocked
back oh no Iowa Central great job
keeping it alive I thought for sure it
hit the deck but it did not here left
side Kaiser that’s off Maas and Richard
Bland great job by the Statesman not to
get caught up in the moment thinking
that ball came down the tritons did an
outstanding job of keeping that ball
alive but the point ultimately goes to
the Statesman now Sarah Heath with a 5-3
Advantage for Richard
Bland jump serve dug by stephus madlocks
going to set it up right side and Dobson
gets blocked gets it blocked back
back in her Grill that’s number four
Leilani gagen a freshman from wi’s Cave
Virginia 53 blocks on the
year coming into the Championships and
after earlier
today recording three two solo blocks
she gets another one to add to her stat
line there here Hayek big swing blocked
back Jolly back over the net sent it to
Richard Bland in the middle derco set is
going to be a good one in the middle for
Goin once again and Richard Bland
opening up a four-point lead 73 here in
the first which will keep Sarah
Heath back behind the service
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line her right handers dug by
Maas madlock right side Dobson was it
touched no it was not sent long by
Dobson she thought it might have been
was kind of looking over to the
bench wondering if anybody else saw the
same as her
but the ruling will stand five-point
lead now for the
Statesmen Heath Matias over the head of
Hayek over to the net separating the
courts and Sarah horn put down the
clipboard but she is not calling the
timeout
yet Richard Bland on a 0 run to make it
93 and on an a serve by Sarah Heath came
in with
37 here to see the Rapids overhead di by
Hayek she gets a set from stephus did
they call two on Caitlyn stephus yes she
doesn’t get asked to do that very often
and now Sarah horn up on her feet and
calling her first time out of the
opening frame Richard Bland a 60 run to
lead it 103 here in the early stages of
our quarterfinal match up between they
and the Iowa Central tritons quick
update from over on court one looks like
the top seed here at the D2
championships Johnson County is off to a
fast start as well against the nine seed
Grand Rapids 104 the advantage for the
Cavs here at the moment now 105 after it
looks like Grand Rapid struck for a
point there on a good block on the
opposite court that one being handled by
Joel McCall my colleague those of you
watching from Petersburg Virginia you
may remember Joel he had the call of
that Richard Bland in McKenry County
match over on court number one I’m
Dwayne cook I was with the Iowa Central
folks that were tuned in from Fort Dodge
and elsewhere around the world tuned in
here on the NJCAA network with us as
they were able to knock off Gul Coast
State in that 413 matchup the winner of
these two contests will meet tomorrow
night 6:30 with a spot in the
championship match on the line scheduled
for a 6:30 first serve Joel will be on
the call for that one and we’ll see I’ll
see the two that come up short in these
two quarterfinal matchups tomorrow at
2:30 right back here on court number two
as they try to work towards a possible
best fifth place finish out of the
timeout from Sarah horn almost an a
serve but a good diving save by stephus
back over to Richard Bland in the middle
and the momentum does stick with the
Statesman gogin off the assist from
durko 113 Richard Bland you know I
cannot be
overstated what this Richard Bland team
has done this year they’ve won eight
straight they have not dropped that set
they lost against McKenry County was
their first they had lost in their last
26 and an a serves going to help pad the
lead here even more
so 123 after Heath again with her second
in this run behind the service
line they’ve really been feeling it and
I tell you what about that record 31 and
three in all reality it ought to
be 33 and one this team was saddled with
two forfeit losses due to having an
ineligible player check in in a couple
of games against Parkland and Edison
State back in early September they had a
player who was not on the roster that
checked in they didn’t realize
it and thus they were handed losses
despite the fact that on the scoreboard
they swept those two Parkland and Edison
State and again they strike here this
time Sophia Kaiser you can see the
different weapons they come at you with
Richard Bland has opened up a 10-point
lead the timeout from Sarah horn unable
to stop this run 90 now for the
Statesmen their one loss their one true
loss came in five sets against Monroe
College who made it into the state make
your part in the National Tournament in
division 1 finally it is an into the run
for Iowa Central they desperately needed
it Jolly checks out as does
looks like mlan came to the sideline yes
it will be Maas back in here you see the
labero for Iowa Central ready to serve
also
petrak is back in on the front line 134
Statesman overpass on the Dig by Harris
the labero handled by Iowa Central it
was going to be in play Hayek back over
to Kaiser she gets the set from derko
tipped around the block Maas there
madlock right side Dobson touched diving
save Harris durko back to the left for
Kaiser it’s through the block but backed
up by stepas madlock over to Hayek
through the block again Harris to durko
looks right side Heath for a back row
attack overpass and handled by Harris
durko quick set middle gogin you
bet Leilani gagen another kill in the
books the strong start for Richard Bland
continues they are hitting 389 out of
the gate Iowa Central
045 and
and overall elani gogin is a perfect
three for three so is Haley Hopkins who
has not had to rotate in for quite some
time she’s been on the sideline but she
made her presence felt early on and
another Ace for Richard Bland number
five Sophia
Kaiser adds another one to the board for
the Statesman they’ve got four here in
this first
set couldn’t have drawn up a better
start she had three in the first match
of the day which gets her totals now to
53 and there’s a good answer by Jory
Hayek who according to her head coach
Sarah horn Hayek is the most complete
player in all of NJCAA volleyball she
believes that wholeheartedly we saw it
on display against Gul Coast State to
Brook Dobson’s going to rotate out here
for the
tritons serving was McVey and a block up
front P Trak she along with madlock were
in the
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area that’ll keep McVey
serving Kylie mcve sophomore out of
Indianola Iowa 16a serves on the year
trailing by nine here 15-6 in the first
set against Richard
Bland coming on the swing dogin yet
again four for four for number four
she’s feeling it here in this quarter
final as the lead goes back up to
10 putting Harris
behind the service
line carrian G durko is there heavy
swinger from
back behind that line fourth in the
country and a serves coming into the
Championships Hayak big swing good dig
Kaiser back row derko is going to set it
up for Heath at the 10- foot line dug by
stephus back row madlock left for Hayek
Crosser great dig Kaiser Harris sets it
up Hopkins has rotated back in by the
way up front Hayek dumps it off Heath
was ready for it quick set for hop kins
again she’s four for
four all the cylinders clicking right
now offensively for Richard Bland
offensively defensively and serving they
have built an 11-point advantage
176 here against the four seed Iowa
Central another high toss from
Harris good dig by McVey stepis put it
in the net
Caitlyn stephus has been awfully quiet
here in this first frame two kills two
errors for an even zero hitting
efficiency and Sarah horn is going to
use her second and final timeout of the
game
18-6 it’s Richard Bland with a 12-point
commanding lead here in game number one
in a best three of five against the four
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tickets 186 Richard Bland leads it here
in set number one against Iowa Central
the five over the four at the moment
back to action Harris puts it in the net
for Richard Bland that is the
statesman’s first service
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error the change in philosophy serving
for Richard Bland this year has been
evident based on the stats last year
this program had 191 a serves as a team
Hopkins from the middle finally a dig
for Iowa Central on a swing from Hopkins
stephus gets the point for the tritons
all made possible though on that digg
and pass
from Jory
Hayek as she gets set up behind the
service line able to finally get one to
stay off the deck from Haley Hopkins a
short serve here Harris pulls Hopkins
towards the net and that’s got Richard
Bland all out of system one of the first
times we’ve seen the Statesman not be
able to get into that typical bump set
Spike offensive system here anyway
Richard Bland 191 a serves last year
this year they came into the
championships with
357 of them and they had 14 against
McKenry County earlier today left side
set blocked it is petc on the near side
she and madlock were right there to
reject the attack that time from number
nine o
alua and the tritons trying to make it a
little interesting here down down the
stretch 18-10 they’re back to within
eight Hayak dug by aalaa right side
Heath diving saved by McVey madlocks
going to set it up for Hayek on the back
row Harris the pass to durko for Hopkins
that’s
down side out
Statesman by the way Court One update
Johnson County 23 Grand Rapids 12 at the
moment in their opening game the top
seated Cavaliers currently sitting
pretty in game number one here’s carrian
G
derko she had 5 a serves that gets her
up to 94 on the year now that is in the
top 10 of the country stephus tried to
dump it off Haley Hopkins says not in my
house sending it right back on a block
the team leader with 89 on the year had
22 solo that was a little bit more than
a block it’s almost like stephus gave
her a set above the net she ever into as
Caitlyn was trying to go with a little
shot up over the top got to get a little
bit more air under that molten
volleyball if you’re going to try to
pull that on Hopkins petak puts it in
the net and the lead goes to 11 for
Richard Bland at 2110 2512 the final on
court number one in set one for Johnson
County Champs from two years ago off to
a strong start there trying to punch a
ticket to the semifinal same here for
Richard Bland at 2110 Duro serves but
sails it long did not have a service
error in match number one today against
McKenry County but picks up one there
Maas rotates out as does petak with
jolly returning and also Maya mlan for
Iowa Central who you can see right there
gets ready to serve the hometown kid for
the tritons from there in Fort Dodge
Iowa aawa digs here left side Heath off
the block it stays in play aawa is there
gets the set back from derko and wasn’t
ready for it she was heading to the back
row had to run up and tried to punch it
over again one of the few times that
we’ve seen Richard Bland not be clean
offensively to this point here in this
first set it’s been few and far
between mlan again now trailing by
nine Harris good pass to durko Quick Set
Hopkins again
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you can see why she came into the
Championships ranked fifth in the
country in hitting efficiency with
399 the
mark now against McKenry County that was
down at
263 but she’s coming back with a
vengeance here thus far against Iowa
Central to lead back to 10 stephus roll
shot dug by Harris durko right side for
Heath down the line and it’s
in 2312 Richard vand and I can tell you
the Statesmen currently here in this
first
set are hitting just an
astronomical number not the highest
we’ve seen today but still
333 on 31
attacks serve goes long here for alua to
give it back over to Iowa Central with
the tritons again finding themselves
trailing by double digits when they get
the serve back Dobson rotates in madlock
is going to serve Matias is back in the
match McVey to the
sideline madlock off the arms of Kaiser
that’s an
ace for the Iowa Central Setter Mercedes
madlock out of Bonner Springs Kansas had
a couple of Aces against Gul Coast State
which brings her total to 33 now on the
season right-handers dug by Kaiser durko
looking middle to Hopkins one more
time well to answer the question that I
had when the match got started how does
Iowa Central adjust to A Strong Middle
like we saw against Gul Coast State the
answer is they haven’t done it Haley
Hopkins has been able to swing away no
problem set point for Richard Bland 2414
10 of them to work with as Hopkins
rotates out number eight Sydney Phillips
in to serve left side Dobson blocked
back up front an emphatic way to end the
first game getting it up front Leilani
gagin The Freshman rejects the attack
from the tritons and Richard Bland with
a statement in the opening set 2514 the
five seed takes it right to the four
seed in their home state here Iowa
Central playing in Cedar Rapids will
take a timeout here between sets flip
sides as you can see both teams making
their way to the opposite sides of the
net and we’ll bring you back for the
start of set two right after this as you
are watching the NJCAA division 2
volleyball national championships on the
NJCAA
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Network well when you have a discrepancy
of 413 points between two teams in
hitting efficiency you got a pretty good
idea of how the set’s going to go that’s
where we stand here at the end of game
number one Richard Bland hit 37 5 in the
opening game Iowa Central negative
062 32 attacks for both teams 15 kills
for the Statesman vers three errors Iowa
Central five kills seven errors 3A
serves for Richard Bland two for Iowa
Central three service errors to the
Statesmen none for the tritons and three
blocks on both sides six assists for
Richard Bland as far as block assist go
and two solo two assists three blocking
errors against against the tritons
individually Haley Hopkins hitting
889 for Richard Bland eight kills nine
attempts no errors Leilani Goen who
clinched that set for Richard Bland
perfect four for four carrian durko
doing what she does setting it all
around 13 assists for Richard Bland as
for Iowa Central Caitlyn stephus is
sitting at zero in hitting efficiency at
the moment three kills three errors on
11 attempts Jory Hayek hitting 200 with
two kills 10 attempts no errors Hopkins
this time gets rejected and it’s Caitlyn
stephus who is fired up going back to
the Huddle Hopkins had it much too easy
in that first set you see there is a
little bit of an adjustment we talked
about from Sarah Horn of what we’d see
against the middle they put stepis right
up in her grill a double block against
the big middle here tipping it over the
block is aawa diving save Harris aawa
gets it again to the Crosser left side
dug by Mathias back row attack Hayak
overhead dig by Heath Harris back row
set Kaiser put it in the net and Iowa
Central leads at 2 this Triton team is
not going to go away they’re not going
to do
that very strong group there very much
battle tested they’ve had nine five set
matches this year they’re seven- two in
those nine matches aalaa with an
overhead dig derko sets for Heath it’s
dug by McVey madlock going to stephus
tip back by Hopkins kept Alive by petak
madlock to stephus into the donut it’s
down and a 3oh start for Iowa Central in
the
second it’s like they’ve woke
up second match of the day for both of
these teams they both won and four in
their first round
meetings Hayak serves dug by aalaa
Hopkins Middle set Hayek Diggs back row
stephus behind the the 10-ft line roll
shot dug by Harris durko coming right to
Heath it’s dug by a hyek madlock going
right back to stephus again and that one
pinballs around Heath from her knees
gets it back to Maas now on a slide it’s
petrovac and she missed wow what a play
defensively for number 12 Sarah Heath
and the Richard Bland Statesman to end
the three love run for Iowa Central to
open up the second
set and here’s carrian durko
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that jump serve so effective down to two
knees McVey Diggs madlock to stephus
through the block and down Hopkins and
Heath were there but Caitlin stephus
just a bit too good that time she’s one
of the best that we’ll see maias checks
out so does
petak with number 20 coming in for the
Triton that’s Marissa Kaufman a six-foot
freshman out of humbold Iowa we see for
the first
time and
and Maya mlan will
serve and a low serve that is going to
be an ace Kaiser’s in it back at The
Shins of dero and all she could do was
send it over to the scores table
Stephanie champine Out close to the
court here coaching up her Squad the
Statesmen fall behind here early in set
number two
5-1
mlan Kaiser into the net backto back a
serves for mlan and if
I’m number five Sophia Kaiser I’m taking
a step a little bit
closer here for this next serve that’s
backto back that have been exactly the
same from
mlan she goes back at her again this one
stayed up a little longer durko left
side Heath di by Hayek madlock left side
stephus blocked back sent back as well
by Kaufman to Harris derko right side
Heath again that one goes off of mlan
and out of play
Sarah Heath The Freshman out of Colonial
Heights
Virginia he is currently up now that’s
her first
kill side out
Statesman and that’ll put
aalaa behind the service line good dig
by mathas stephus gets the set and it’s
down soft swing little rollot shot off
the wrist Harris just a step
late Caitlin step is starting to rack up
some kill numbers
now as she’s up to six three alone here
this Frame and a 7-2 Advantage for the
tritons partially because of it madlock
Dobson’s checked in by the way for Iowa
Central derko sets for Kaiser big swing
off the hands of hyek and did they get a
net violation they did looks like 18
Dobson is the guilty party
there a good job by Hayek to even play
that volleyball in comes number eight
cydney Phillips in place of Hopkins
Harris also taking a seat for the
[Applause]
moment with Leilani gagen back in stepis
down the line missed
wide just cut it a bit too much down
that left
[Applause]
line Statesman back within three Johnson
County leads 13-6 in set two against
Grand Rapids over on court number one
leading the match won love and a service
err by
Phillips gives it back over to Iowa
Central Hopkins is up off the bench for
just a moment to allow Phillips to check
out and to bring back in the labero
Harris stepis for Iowa Central their
best at an a serve against Gul Coast
State here a diving dig for for her
Hayek gets the set off the block and
down in front of a diving effort from
carrian
durko I was inal just seems to have a
new energy about them
here in this second
set little bit more intensity
shown durko right side Heath oh big one
down the line off of Mathias over to the
Triton bench
[Applause]
goodness we’ve got some we have some
really Heavy Hitters in this tournament
as You’ imagine teams get here and
you’re watching the best of the best
play some division 2 volleyball there’s
no doubt about that we’ve seen it on
display here today heat serve diving
save over pass from stephus TI back by
Kaiser but didn’t get a whole lot on it
here 21 Hayek that one might have gone
out if she didn’t play it but she had
the overhead dig goes line it’s dug by
Heath durko looking for Kaiser again off
the tape dug up by Kaufman right side
Dobson roll shot dug by awalua back to
the right for Heath and that’s off
stepas might have gone long
similar to what I said earlier on that
rally with Hayek but Caitlyn stephus
couldn’t hold off and the Statesman have
cut it down to
three 9-6 with Sarah Heath continuing to
serve overhead dig Hayek madlock punched
it to the back row and stephus gets
enough on it for a free return to Harris
quick set middle gaggin and off Mathias
Richard Bland starting to get back
[Music]
into that system we always talk
about have a little bit more success and
it all starts
defensively I know the phrase gets
tossed around a lot in about every sport
defense wins championships but I truly
believe in volleyball
it may be the most important sport where
defense plays a factor Kaiser you bet on
the Crosser and the Statesmen after
falling behind as much as five 72 in
this second set they’re back within one
at
[Applause]
98 and you can see at the bottom of your
screen the Richard Bland
bench bowing to Kaiser after that swing
they get a little bit of a warning from
our side official about being a little
too far out towards the court of play
Heath serves again dug by Hayek madlock
one-handed set for Hayek off the top
tape Harris over to derko sets it up
Kaiser left side again Crosser Maas was
ready for it that time Hayek stephus
back row attack just a right hand tip
over to Harris derko quick set Goin it
sends Dobson to her seat madlock pushes
it back to Harris derko right side Heath
dug by stephus madlock Camp out under it
right side Dobson her roll shot dug by
AA left side Kaiser blocked Dobson got
it up at the net and a side out for Iowa
Central to push that lead back to two at
108 out goes Kaufman petrak checking in
with number one mlan just doing a little
Dosey Do along the sideline there as
part of the substitution Maas the labero
will serve
dug by Kaiser durko on a slide here for
gogin that’s down madlock you know
typically she’s obviously the setter
right so she’s thinking about getting to
it on two where the pass is coming from
when she realized that stephus wasn’t
going to be able to get to that molten
volleyball little late on the reaction
109 side out immediately for Richard
Bland and here’s
Kaiser sophomore out of Stafford
Virginia 49a serves on the year coming
into the championship stephus Dives down
to keep one from happening here Dobson
off the tape dug by Harris durko up
front left hand hit by gogin tip back by
Dobson but Richard Bland pays it back
row attack from Kaiser pinballs around
petak gets it back over to the Statesmen
here in the middle gagin off the block
reaching back was Hayek however neither
petrovac nor madlock could keep it alive
after that and we are tied up at
10 Le johnie Goen
778 efficiency seven kills nine attempts
no
errors having a great match after
hitting
286 against McKenry County earlier and
an ace for
Kaiser the fourth a serve of the evening
for Richard Bland Kaiser’s
second and that gives the Statesman the
lead this is turned into an extended
93 run stepis to madlock they’ve got him
in system and Dobson hit the
antenna Sarah horn comes to her feet and
notifies our side official she would
like to use a timeout her first of the
frame is Richard Bland after fing behind
early to what appeared to be a very
motivated Iowa Central team to come back
from a tough 2514 loss in the first set
now the Statesmen bounc back themselves
12-10 leading it here at the halfway
point of our second
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here today on court 2 Tate Mullen Camp
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Dwayne cook on the mic our sixth match
and final one of the day six today five
tomorrow and then on Championship
Saturday we’ll be here for I got to
count them up now 1 two three four five
of them once
more with a champion to be crowned late
on Saturday night here in Cedar Rapids
we know two teams that have made their
way to the semifinals at this point the
defending champ Parkland cobras swept
their way through the first two rounds
and Scottdale with their sweep of mosan
earlier this morning right here on court
two and then they come back and knock
off cie to Rob us all of a rematch of
last year’s championship match in the
semi-finals with cie and Parkland by
reverse sweeping the Tigers out of the
break Hayek little finesse shot towards
the donut Heath over past to madlock now
Hayek big swing off the block reaching
back Kaiser durko bum set for aawa off
Hayek stephus hits it around Hayek
almost got enough to get it over the
tape Richard Bland was already kind of
celebrating there I saw Goan with their
arms up if that ball came over from
Hayek I don’t know if they would have be
able to get to it but doesn’t
matter if ifs and butts were candy and
nuts we’d all have a very merry
Christmas as I was told many a time as a
child whenever I would say if or but
about what have you madlock with a great
dump off head play by the Iowa Central
Setter Mercedes doesn’t call her number
a whole lot she’s got over 1300 assists
on the season for a reason because she’s
got Caitlyn stephus and Company to set
the ball
to but gets a kill there to end the
Richard Bland
run durko tries to dump it off for cell
but that hung up a long time for McVey
here Hayek soft touch dumped back by
durco madlock right back over to Richard
Bland derko in the middle gogin through
the block backed up by Maas m madlock
left side Hayek Crosser aawa Diggs she
gets a set back at the 10-ft line dug by
stephus madlock for Hayek again blocked
back Matias backs it up madlock caught a
piece of it so did stepis on its way
down to the red
tile Richard Bland the points Johnson
County just won the second set 2512
against Grand Rapids the Cavs appear to
be well on their
way to moving on to tomorrow night’s
semifinal against the winner of this
contest here Goin rotates out Hopkins is
back in up front for the Statesman
serving the labero Riley Harris of
course I said that same thing speaking
of Johnson County about Cy when they
went up 20 on Scottdale and here we are
they’re into the consolation bracket
whereas the fighting
artichokes are on to the semi-finals
tomorrow against the defending champ
Parkland cobras Hopkins Fresh Off the
Bench with yet another kill to add to
her stat line put it right down in front
of McVey on that back row Haley Hopkins
and Leilani Goin in
particular continue their efficient
hitting Nine Kills on 12 attempts one
error for Hopkins gogin seven kills 10
attempts no errors and an ace for Riley
[Music]
Harris Statesman push that lead to
five
1611 against the team from Fort Dodge
Iowa Harris fires that Molton volleyball
up high in the sky and fires it off the
arms of McVey for another a serve backto
back for Harris Sarah horn has seen
enough her second timeout will be burned
this again just to reiterate
here Iowa Central LED 72 at one point
now the Statesman on a
154 run to open up a six-point Advantage
as they lead it won love of the match
after a 2514 opening set Victory you’re
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Richard Bland earlier today folks did
something they had not done in program
history they won a match at the national
championships beating McKenry County in
four sets they were 0 and2 last year in
their first ever trip to a national
tournament Stephanie champine coming
over from terara State and her husband
assistant coach Shawn
Dryden already setting marks for this
Richard Bland program they certainly
know their way around the game of
volleyball there’s no questioning that
out of the break from Sarah horn who’s
no stranger to volleyball either in her
10 years at Iowa Central an illustrious
career she’s put together
too we get the second set rolling again
derko over to Harris aala with a roll
shot dug by stephus towards the net
drawing McVey that way stephus with a
roll shot back row overhead d Harris
derko bump set for AAA another dig by
stephus madlock left side Hayek Hopkins
blocks it back on that front row and
none of the other white jerseys could
play it Pat troak was there madlock to
but it came down too fast off those
hands of Haley Hopkins up front that 6-2
middle has been as
advertised Harris with a seven-point
lead
good serve stepis great dig madlock
petak blocked back Hopkins kept alive
stephus and she thinks it should be an
over the net call on Hopkins but it
doesn’t come she gets to set Haley
Hopkins ball don’t
[Applause]
[Music]
lie 10 kills for number 18 Haley Hopkins
the first of double digits here in this
one 1911 Richard Bland
Harris McVey good pass to madlock a bump
set to Caitlyn stepis back row roll shot
was blocked back by Hopkins madlock
comes left to Hayek here Crossing push
it’s dug by aala Heath on the right side
off the block and off the chest of
Mercedes
madlock they just will not be denied
right now Statesmen can seemingly do no
wrong they hit 375 in the first set
as Jolly rotates in here and place up
petrovac and they’re hitting 257 in this
second
set Harris again dug by mathas madlock
going to Hayek pops up through the block
Harris derko we’ve got a whistle and
they get Hopkins for a net violation I
believe so
[Music]
[Applause]
side out to the tritons and they needed
it trailing by eight what they really
need is a big run here and not a moment
to spare durko for Hopkins in the middle
it comes through the block and down in
the donut before madlock actually that
wasn’t madlock that was McVey who was
trying to reach for that volleyball and
even when they do get the side out the
Statesman make
sure that Iowa Central does not go on a
run durko
dug by McVey madlock for stephus on the
left popped up through the block punch
to keep alive Kaiser over to Harris free
return MCV to madlock they’ll go to
stephus again and she did not hit it
properly that does not happen very much
at all to number
11 you know I made the note back for the
the Iowa Central fans that were with us
in the winigan GF Coast State I I
mentioned that Caitlyn stephus had that
hitting hand on her hand her thumb taped
up about Midway through that match and
you can just tell that it’s bothering
her ever so slightly she can reach back
and still swing away a couple times here
she tried to set up that block but Heath
wins that Battle Above the net between
two
powerhouses but it’s just not quite the
same number
11 that Triton fans are used to seeing
out
there and I hate that I always
especially at this level always hope
that teams get to play each other at
full strength that way we know right who
truly is the best but Richard Bland
leaving no doubt right now Heath Crosser
goes long side out to Iowa
[Music]
Central at least here through two sets I
mean come on I’m not writing it off at
all I mean look what happened with Cy
and Scottdale right a reverse sweep
there it’s it’s not over till that three
goes up on the board on your
side by any means and this Iowa Central
team has plenty of Firepower to do just
that here Hopkins hits one off number
one mlan on the back row and it will be
set point for Richard Bland
2413
aawa will
serve getting positive vies from her
teammates there you see on the bottom
left of your screen she tosses it up
high to dug by Hayek here’s stephus roll
shot off the wrist through the block
backed up by derko on two AAA attacks
overhead dig by Hayek stephus with a
Crosser dug by aawa left side Kaiser
through the block punched back by
madlock dur go to Harris she’ll set it
up right side for Heath dug on a knee by
McVey stephus Crosser off the tape and
it took a friendly roll down in front of
a diving attempt from Harris we play
on that Point number one in the
books McVey rotates out Dobson comes
in and it’s madlock Mercedes madlock you
see there to
serve dug by Harris durko right side
Heath diving save madlock it’s Kaufman
setting it up for Dobson and that goes
out of play for Marissa Kaufman that is
assist number five on the
Year little bit out of system
but the tritons get the point two set
points now in the
books madlock misses wide and that’s how
our second set will come to an end
Richard Bland for the second set wins by
double digits 2514 in the first 2515
here in the second the Statesmen open up
a commanding to love lead in this
quarterfinal matchup with a semifinal
birth on the line as we head to the
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tell you what those Molton volleyballs
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matter have been taken a beating here
today as we move on to the third set in
our 4 five quarterfinal between Richard
Bland and Iowa Central the Statesman the
five seed trying to pull the upset over
the four Iowa Central tritons 2514 2515
one note to make to Triton fans will
remember this for those of you that were
tuned in with us for that g Coast State
match up
this starting lineup it took Sarah horn
and the Triton coaching staff a few
matches to kind of figure out the exact
seven they wanted out there to start
those
starters which again are madlock McVey
stephus petrovac Dobson Hayek and the
labero Maas have not lost a match this
year they’re on the brink of losing one
here in their biggest one to date left
side stephus to open up the third it’s
Doug on a roll shot here by Kaiser and
on the attack actually that was AOA on
the attack now stephus another roll shot
dug by Kaiser derko had to try to play
it out of the net and it took a bad hop
out of the nylon it’ll be Iowa Central
who strikes first the tritons got off to
a fast start in the second you might
recall they LED
72 in that second game seem to be poised
playing with a new sense of energy since
the
motivation seem to be poised to go and
tie it 1-1 but man Richard Bland
answered back in a big way winning by 10
Harris to Duro got him in system right
side a Crosser from AAA dug back over on
an overpass Hopkins in the middle M hit
it but it works even when she’s not at
her
best she’s been a dominant
force in the middle for Richard Bland
she’s got 13 kills on 16 attempts and
one error hitting
750 I ask
just out of this world numbers
especially in a
quarterfinal here aalaa kind of Miss hit
her serve there but made it over stephus
there you go there’s the hammer from
Caitlyn stephus we’re so used to
seeing I I just hate it if that truly is
affecting her that right thumb being
taped up I hate that for her and Iowa
Central McVey rotates out it’ll be
madlock to serve Dobson has checked in
as well Kaufman out there for the
tritons to durko left side Kaiser down
the line and it was touched it might
have missed wide but hyek diving effort
touched it before it hit the black tile
it was close close enough to where I
don’t blame Jory at all for going after
that volleyball Hopkins and Harris
rotate Out Phillips is in to serve and
Goen who has been just as efficient just
not quite as many attempts as Haley
Hopkins checks back in Phillips
serviceing
ER Richard Bland’s fifth to go along
with six a serves Iowa Central with four
and one respectively Four Aces one
service error but the tritons biggest
difference here in this game the hitting
percentage 025 for Iowa Central 321 for
Richard Bland there’s your match to this
point durko right side Heath dug by
stepis madlock right side for Dobson and
that Crosser is down around
Duro TR Brighton leaded by 2
42 little bit of a closer set there in
number three between Johnson County and
Grand Rapids Cavaliers leading 1412 but
they beat Grand Rapids in the first two
games 2512 each so Grand Rapids already
having matched their set totals from the
first and second against the top
seed here tritons doing what they did in
the second set the opening stages off to
a fast start here at
5-2 stephus will serve
dug up high by Kaiser left side for Goin
got a standing start dug by Hayek
madlock back row step is just a free
return that’s all Iowa Central
manufacturer there derko left side and
Kaiser doesn’t miss on the second
[Applause]
attempt Sophia
Kaiser has herself six kills in the
match hitting 200 so the balance is
there it’s a little offset by Haley
Hopkins having 13 kill she leads the way
but then you see the six from Heath six
from Kaiser seven from gogin that’s what
Richard Bland is all about scotchdale is
the same way we’ll see him tomorrow
Parkland as well it’s really a big
factor
defense big swing from gogin there in
the middle by the way as we show it to
you
again your defense better be good your
serving better be
efficient and you better be able to go
to more than one hitter consistently I
should
say
Heath I think Maas got the most of that
she and stephus were both there Dobson
gets blocked back up front scramble by
Iowa Central has madlock get it back
over here’s Heath off of madlock and
almost up to the
stands five all here in the
[Applause]
third you know coach champine of Richard
Bland was asked because when you try to
pick AP part a team as an announcer you
look at some of those stats right coming
in and really for Richard Bland the the
Diggs are the one that kind of is the
outlier here they’re not one of the
nation’s Elite in regards to the Dig
numbers we’ve got an over theet call
here that goes against the tritons
putting the Statesman in front
65 they are 91st coming into the
championships with shy of 1400 digs they
average just shy of 13 digs per set
which 114th in the nation again a big
outlier there for Richard Bland and so
we asked coach shampine myself and Joel
McCall you know what’s the deal why why
are the digs so low you’re so efficient
in the assisting kills per set why
aren’t the digs there and Kaiser catches
a piece of Maas on her
Crosser and as she said really the digs
are down due to the fact that we score
so there’s not a whole lot of returns
here from our opponents and then we we
keep teams out of system so it’s a lot
of free returns right it’s not so much
those kills coming from the other side
of the net and we’ve seen it here
tonight against Iowa
Central and that’s going to be an ace
for Sarah Heath madlock gave it all she
had to get over to that bad pass that
pulled her over towards the net but
Sarah Heath gets the ace a 60 run for
Richard Bland they didn’t wait quite as
long as they did back in the second set
when Iowa Central got ahead
72 but here they are up by three well
you folks that stayed up over in leeburg
Virginia or Petersburg Virginia back
your pardon and surrounding areas you’re
tuned into a treat right now with the
way this Statesman team is playing and
gogin again from The Middle on a Crosser
Sarah horn time out tritons her first of
this third
set 95 on a 70 run for Richard Bland
Leilani Goin Nine Kills 13 attempts no
errors
692 for the Freshman out of Cave
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content Richard Bland leads it by four
here in the set the match by two 2514
2515 the set scores to this point in
favor of the squad from out in
Petersburg Virginia just south of
Richmond back to action Iowa Central on
the attack Hayek has her swing dug by
aalaa Kaiser gets the set and it is
blocked back on that right side Brook
doson and Caitlin stephus is there to
greet her after a big block up
front against the Richard
Bland outside hitter Sophia Kaiser
Kaufman and mlan rotate out Maas in to
serve and we also see Patak back out
there for Iowa Central slide here for
gogin and again I mean just pick
I know Kaiser got blocked on that last
one but Hopkins
goggin Kaiser Heath and just take your
pick carrian durko when she transferred
over from Tera State I mean she had to
be just thrilled seeing what she had to
work
with Kaiser serve dug by Maas great pass
to madlock Middle for Hayek that’ll work
for
Jory you know it’s High Praise from your
coach whenever she says that you’re like
the Caitlyn stephus of the back row
that’s exactly what s horn said about
Jory
Hayek Dobson rotates out McVey comes
in Johnson County on the brink of
sweeping Grand Rapids over on court
number one we’ll update you on that in a
moment big swing gogin again why
not just will not be denied and in comes
Haley Hopkins to replace her I mean
that’s that is a two- headed monster if
I’ve ever seen one right there you go
from a young lady who is hitting 733 to
bring it in one it’s hitting 750 I mean
and it’s not on just two attempts either
we’re looking at gogin with 15 Hopkins
with
16 you know each coach is asked at the
end of the match to nominate a player
from their team and a player from the
other team for the all tournament team
that gets announced after all the
matches have wrapped up here in Cedar
Rapids Harris with another a serve she
continues to add to her Mark she’s up
now to three in the
match as lead goes up to five for
Richard Bland 127 I don’t know who coach
champine nor coach horn would want to
nominate I mean it’s been impressive to
watch it’s just that’s the best way to
put it Harris good hard serve Hayek a
great diving save stephus roll shot
tipped by Hopkins back over to Kaiser
derko left side and a big swing from Al
aloa and that
one a that volleyball if he could talk
would say ow
they can all hit 13-7 even durko who we
haven’t seen do it here tonight but
she’s got the
ability has it needed to and there you
go over on court one looks like Johnson
County just completed the sleep of Grand
Rapids 2516 in the third so the Cavs are
on to the semifinals who will join them
States been well on their way to being
that fourth team still alive for a
national title birth potentially
here the shot Sails Long from Heath side
out to the tritons Iowa Central trailing
by five Statesmen 12 points away from
joining Johnson County tomorrow night
over on court number one the serve from
Hayek overhead dig Harris durko left
side off the tape no it hit the pin
aalaa just missed it
and Hayek will serve again oh Jory
switched back she had the ponytail going
here in match number two she had the
pigtails back in match number one of the
night switched back AAA doesn’t miss
this time went right down the line
trying to get some of that mojo back J
Hayek but a quick side out once more
from the Statesmen they have not allowed
Iowa Central aside from early on in the
second set and this one to a point to go
on any kind of run beyond
that carrian
durko will wait to serve it looks
like
Maas and d stus one of looks like
there’s some perspiration
perhaps on the floor no I think Mias
just needed some
water she’s over on the sideline our
side official and her head coach Sarah
horn looking on she’s chugging away at
that water bottle so
must have been a dehydration situation I
don’t
know kind of brings us to a halt here at
the
moment but she’ll return Statesman
leading by five
149 last match of the day here at the
Ali energy Powerhouse in Cedar
Rapids Duro
maias towards the underside of the net
madlock did good just to even make
contact with it but you sent it back
over to the official stand no chance for
stephus on that left side lead goes to
six Richard Bland has not been
threatened in this
match in late stages of it anyway stepis
madlock back over to Caitlyn through the
block dug by durko Harris bump set right
side Heath off the block off maias and
down you know
even Sarah
Heath hitting now that’s her eighth kill
hitting 208 you know it’s we look at it
because of the other stats that her
teammates are putting up as oh she’s
only hitting 208 but I mean that’s
that’s a good number especially when
you’re looking at a situation like this
petak with a great swing from the middle
there for Iowa
Central but especially when you got a
couple teammates hitting over
700 in comes mlan but troak after that
kill takes a
seat and McVey also into the match here
actually Kaufman’s the new one in the
match for Iowa Central bad pass Harris
over to Hopkins and they call two on
Haley Hopkins that is not her
forte zero assists on the year for Haley
Hopkins you see just not a comfortable
look looking set she’s more so inclined
to be on the receiving end of those as
we’ve seen here
tonight mlan Harris much better pass
this time durko left side Heath Crosser
overhead dig Hayek here’s stephus over
the block backed up by derko Harris with
a bump set back to the left looking for
AA off haek into the
net
1711 Statesman in front by six
see laa WIA mativa aala has four
kills and she’ll serve here and she’ll
put it in the
net Richard Bland that makes six service
errors which when you have nine Aces to
offset that it’s definitely a number
that coach champine and Coach
Dryden can live with
madlock trailing by
five overhead dig Kaiser durko going
right to Heath and it’s down that’s just
that you have to guess defensively truly
when you have hitters like this hitting
the way that they are Hopkins is going
to rotate out goggin’s back in Phillips
will come in to serve Harris to the
sideline too along with Hopkins you have
to guess where durko’s going with that
volleyball she’s either going to go in
that last set for example Heath to the
right Hopkins in the middle you got
Kaiser on the left I mean it is not I I
do
not I do not want to be in Sarah Horn’s
shoes right now oh my
goodness oh my goodness Caitlyn stepis
just got one off the forehead on a block
from gogin that’s the nation leader
folks in
kills and Lani Goin said uh-uh not
tonight
man it that is the
perfect picture if you will of how this
set and this match has
gone for Richard
Bland Harris is checking back in
Phillips back to the sideline for the
Statesman Maas to back in for Iowa
Central 1913 Statesman stephus will
serve
Kaiser up front derko going right to
Heath off the tape it fell down man
that’s that’s just bad luck your defense
is set up there Kaufman Hayek it’s just
that kind of match for Richard Bland if
you’re going to get that kind of Bounce
you just tip your cap if you’re Iowa
Central I mean I know it
hurts but if they’re going to get
that it’s just about curtains Heath as
they served dug by stephus right side
Dobson that comes down off the block
luck Brook dobs in a good
swing that gives Brook now three
kills but it’s the errors that have just
been killing Iowa Central 15 attack
errors 19 kills on 95 attempts that
hitting efficiency is at 042 whereas
Richard Bland is hitting
361 Mathias serves dug by Kaiser durko
going back to her on the left over the
block and down in front of a pancake
attempt from madlock she thought she got
it our head official shakes her head
no Sarah horn by the way if you forgot
are just are tuning in with us here has
already used her two timeouts this set
for Iowa Central so the Statesman for
Richard Bland can play it out as long as
they want and right now they’re up by
seven why wouldn’t you just keep it on
rolling Kaiser sered dug by stephus
middle Hayek that’s a good response but
you got to have more where that c comes
from and Jory Hayek with a Stomp in the
middle of the floor trying to egg on her
tritons Dobson rotates out mcvey’s
in and the serve from cot McVey overhead
dig Harris durko Middle you
bet Leilani
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gagen how
about
733 11 kills kills 15 attempts actually
I was wrong I was a little behind there
12 kills 16 attempts no errors 750 she
and Haley Hopkins hitting
750 folks that doesn’t
happen Harris low serve and overpass
derko sets for
Hopkins
wow I mean just wow I I’ve run out of
words I’ve run out of superlatives to
describe it and I was incorrect I
thought Sarah horn had already used her
two timeout she will burn her second and
final stoppage of play right now as the
Statesman on the brink of joining
Johnson County in tomorrow night’s
semifinal they lead it by 820 through 15
they need just two more to move on to
tomorrow night’s semis we’ll take a
short break and bring you back here as
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unbelievable and we’re back here to
court number two in Cedar Rapids Richard
Bland 23 Iowa Central 15 the Statesmen
need just two more
points to set up their date with Johnson
County tomorrow night over on court
number one in the
semifinals with still a chance for a D2
National Championship up for grabs just
getting under that Serb grow McVey
middle hyek on the attack dug up high by
Kaiser and that’ll hit the net out of
play cannot be played off the nylon
separating the courts that’s the one
area of the Arena that cannot be
played Hayek will go back to
serve her Triton trailing by seven their
hopes of a national title fading by the
point and now Match Point
AAA with that big Crosser from the
left Richard Bland will have eight match
points to work with 2416 and it will be
the transfer from Tera State carrian
durko who followed along with her head
coach Stephanie champine to join her in
Petersburg Virginia trying to get
Richard Bland for the first time ever to
the semifinals stus takes care of match
point number
one Caitlyn
stephus now up to Nine Kills but hitting
086 just has not quite been the same
with that hitting hand thumb all taped
up
McLean’s checked in to serve overhead
dig Harris durko wanting to go to
Hopkins soft touch over the block but
madlock was ready stephus roll shot dug
by Kaiser durko Hopkins blocked back
there you go Kaufman and stephus take
care of match point number
two this is always the
hardest point for any volleyball team
is trying to close out a win
especially in a situation like this mlan
overhead dig Harris derko has to reach
back for it sets it up for AA her roll
shot dug by the Triton stus Crosser it’s
wide and Richard Bland is on to the
semifinals 2514 2515
258 the Richard Bland College of William
and Mary Statesman improved to 32 and3
on the year and we’ll move on to face
the top seed in all of division 2 with
the Johnson County Cavaliers Iowa
Central they drop to 35- six on the
season that starting group for the
tritons loses their first match of the
Season that Group of Seven starters had
not lost at all this season but now
they’ve got a one on the right side of
that win loss column they will take on
Grand Rapids tomorrow right back here on
court number two as they play in the
fifth place match bracket as part of the
consolation here in Cedar Rapids so our
semifinals are set folks Johnson County
Richard Bland Parkland Scottdale we are
going to have a fun Friday right back
here at the Alli energy Powerhouse in
Cedar Rapids we hope you will join us
for just a few final stats here before
we sign off for the night Richard Bland
ends up hitting 365 as a team Iowa
Central 060 leading the way Haley
Hopkins with 14 kills hitting 632
Leilani Goin 12 kills hitting 750 Iowa
Central paced by the 10 of Caitlyn
stephus at
079 in the efficiency Department we’ll
see you tomorrow morning 10:00 our
action gets started in the consolation
bracket back here in Cedar Rapids for
the whole crew that made it possible
here today Nick Jackson producing Tate
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