Iowa state volleyball tournament: Class 2A team capsules, stat leaders, predictions

CEDAR RAPIDS — Capsules for the Class 2A qualifiers for the state volleyball tournament:

No. 1 Western Christian (38-6) .

Nickname: Wolfpack

Coach: Tammi Veerbeek (18th year at Western, 787-84; 21st year, 844-106)

Tournament history: 34th appearance, 16th in a row. Winner of 14 championships, including last year's 2A title.

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

0 Jessi De Jager 6-0 Jr. MH

1 Erica Bousema 5-8 Sr. L

2 Olivia Granstra 5-7 Fr. S

4 Karsyn Winterfeld 5-9 Sr. OH

5 Erika Feenstra 6-0 Sr. MH

13 Ashtyn Veerbeek 6-2 Jr. MH

14 Janae Wynja 5-8 Sr. DH

Grundy Center (25-16)

Nickname: Spartans

Coach: Lori Willis (2nd year, 54-25)

Tournament history: 9th appearance, including six in the last seven years.

No. Name Yr. Pos.

1 Landry Luhring Jr. OH

3 Brooke Flater So. OH

8 Sydney Mathews So. S

9 Kylie Willis So. MH

15 Kyah Luhring Fr. DS

16 Hailey Wallis So. OH

18 Emmy Kracht Fr. MH

No. 6 Central Lyon (30-4)

Nickname: Lions

Coach: Jamie Schar (6th year, 165-43)

Tournament history: 4th appearance, and fourth in a row. 1A semifinalist last year.

No. Name Yr. Pos.

2 Becca Roskam Sr. MH

4 Carly Snyder Sr. S

5 Ashley Boer Sr. OH

6 Hailey Iwen Sr. MH

9 Hope Rasmussen Sr. OH

13 Faith Henrichs Jr. OH

19 Maddie Elbert Sr. DS

No. 7 Council Bluffs St. Albert (26-4)

Nickname: Saintes

Coach: Angie Lantz (13th year, 299-160)

Tournament history: 5th appearance, all since 2011.

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Maggie Wettengel 5-6 So. L

3 Kori Lester 5-5 Sr. DS

5 Sydney McLaren 5-9 Jr. OH

6 Lexie Petry 5-7 Jr. S

7 Kalyn Wettengel 5-9 Jr. MH

10 Sydney Fields 5-10 Sr. OH

12 Bailey White 5-10 So. MH

No. 2 Unity Christian (34-4)

Nickname: Knights

Coach: Patty Timmermans (4th year at Unity, 125-25)

Tournament history: 18th appearance, and third straight. A five-time champion, most recently in 2000.

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

3 Corrina Timmermans 5-10 So. OH

5 Allison Timmermans 6-1 Sr. S

6 Erin Wieringa 5-10 So. S

7 Josie Blankespoor 5-11 Sr. OH

10 Brooke Zevenbergen 5-8 So. DS

11 Jori Bronner 5-10 So. MH

18 Anna De Haan 5-6 Jr. DS

No. 12 Mediapolis (33-7)

Nickname: Bullettes

Coach: Erin Steffener (4th year, 128-34)

Tournament history: 7th appearance, first since 2012.

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Sarah Vorwerk 5-8 Sr. S

2 Brianna Eberhardt 5-4 Sr L

3 Shelby Woodruff 5-6 Jr. DS

5 Kilie Akers 5-8 Sr. MH

6 Kaitlyn Thie 5-10 So. MH

14 Kara Brown 5-11 Sr. OH

15 Kendra Witte 5-11 Sr. OH

No. 3 Sumner-Fredericksburg (33-5)

Nickname: Cougars

Coach: Gwen Pagel (3rd year, 132-16)

Tournament history: 5th appearance, and fifth consecutive. 2A runner-up last year.

No. Name Yr. Pos.

3 Jenna Brandt Jr. S

5 Hillary Oberbroeckling Sr. OH

6 Jaydlin Seehase Sr. OH

10 Becca Pagel Sr. OH

12 Mariah Nuss So. MH

15 Kiley Kime So. L

17 Georgia Ackley Sr. MH

No. 10 Waterloo Columbus (27-12)

Nickname: Sailors

Coach: Hanna Nuss (2nd year at Columbus, 46-27)

Tournament history: 7th appearance, second in a row. 3A qualifier last year.

No. Name Yr. Pos.

5 Sydney Shannon Sr. S

7 Lauren McManus Sr. OH

8 Kendra Smith Sr. OH

9 Anna Sinnott Jr. OH

10 Brianne Eighme Sr. MH

18 Sydney Schultz So. MH

20 Kate Shannon So. L

Stat Leaders

KILLS PER SET

Sydney McLaren, Council Bluffs St. Albert 4.33

Anna Sinnott, Waterloo Columbus 4.26

Jaydlin Seehase, Sumner-Fredericksburg 4.17

Josie Blankespoor, Unity Christian 3.97

Becca Pagel, Sumner-Fredericksburg 3.78

ASSISTS PER SET

Jenna Brandt, Sumner-Fredericksburg 9.62

Lexie Petry, Council Bluffs St. Albert 9.60

Sydney Mathews, Grundy Center 8.95

Allison Timmermans, Unity Christian 8.53

Sarah Vorwerk, Mediapolis 7.88

DIGS PER SET

Maddie Elbert, Central Lyon 5.03

Maggie Wettengel, Council Bluffs St. Albert 4.83

Ashley Boer, Central Lyon 4.14

Kate Shannon, Waterloo Columbus 3.86

Becca Pagel, Sumner-Fredericksburg 3.74

ACES PER SET

Karsyn Winterfeld, Western Christian 0.87

Allison Timmermans, Unity Christian 0.73

Kaitlyn Thie, Mediapolis 0.71

Brianna Eberhardt, Mediapolis 0.66

Ashley Boer, Central Lyon 0.66

BLOCKS PER SET

Kylie Willis, Grundy Center 1.32

Erika Feenstra, Western Chrisitan 1.06

Jori Bronner, Unity Christian 1.03

Georgia Ackley, Sumner-Fredericksburg 0.94

Ashtyn Veerbeek, Western Christian 0.90

Predictions

Quarterfinals

Western Christian over Grundy Center in 3

Central Lyon over Council Bluffs St. Albert in 5

Unity Christian over Mediapolis in 3

Sumner-Fredericksburg over Waterloo Columbus in 4

Semifinals

Western Christian over Central Lyon in 3

Sumner-Fredericksburg over Unity Christian in 4

Championship

Sumner-Fredericksburg over Western Christian in 5

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