State volleyball: Class 4A capsules, stat leaders, predictions

Capsules, stat leaders and predictions for the Class 4A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament this week at the U.S. Cellular Center.

No. 1 WEST DELAWARE (46-2)

* Nickname: Hawks

* Coach: Brett Mather (20th year at West Delaware, 669-141; 22nd year overall, 699-168)

* Tournament history: 10th appearance, all since 2003. Five-time runner-up, including last year.

Starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Carlee Ketchum 5-8 Sr. S

3 Claire Demmer 5-9 Fr. MH

5 Mariah Kleitsch 5-6 Sr. L

6 Bridget Hoffmann 5-9 Sr. MH

10 Lauren Collier 5-9 So. OH

13 Kristen Wegmann 5-10 Sr. OH

15 Haley Lyness 5-7 Jr. OH

No. 14 WESTERN DUBUQUE (24-12)

* Nickname: Bobcats

* Coach: Megan Scherrman (2nd year at Western Dubuque, 37-30; 3rd year overall, 52-40)

* Tournament history: 2nd appearance; previous one was in 2006.

Starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Lauren Prier Sr. DS

4 Jessica Cartee Sr. OH

7 Paige Deppe Sr. MH

8 Morgan Pitz Jr. S

15 Reagan Rosalez Jr. MH

17 Blair Burds Jr. DS

18 Megan Maahs Sr. OH

No. 4 MARION (31-8)

* Nickname: Indians

* Coach: Roxanne Paulsen (12th year at Marion, 389-145; 16th year overall, 415-206)

* Tournament history: 7th appearance. Semifinalist last year; champion in 2008.

Starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Haley Dullea 5-6 Sr. DS

3 Tanea Westoff 5-9 Jr. L

5 Caitlyn Smith 5-9 So. S

6 Isabella Sade 6-2 Jr. MH

7 Kaela Halvorson 5-8 Sr. OH

16 Alyssa Thomas 5-10 Sr. OH

17 Kirsten Way 5-5 Sr. DS

No. 6 LEWIS CENTRAL (32-5)

* Nickname: Titans

* Coach: Mike Bond (1st year at Lewis Central, 32-5; 19th year overall, 250-324)

* Tournament history: 3rd appearance, second straight.

Starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Natalie Patten Sr. L

4 Madison Paulsen Jr. OH

5 Kaci Hohenthaner Sr. S

6 Emily Albertsen Sr. MH

12 Molly Mundt Sr. DS

14 McKenna Brown Sr. MH

16 Meagan Holt So. OH

No. 2 HARLAN (35-5)

* Nickname: Cyclones

* Coach: Angie Spangenberg (5th year at Harlan, 176-24; 23rd year overall, 601-143)

* Tournament history: 8th appearance, fifth straight. Two-time defending 4A champion.

Starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Sidney Craig 5-6 So. DS

2 Brenda Hopkins 5-7 Jr. OH

3 Jordyn Moser 5-7 Sr. L

8 Lexie Holloway 5-8 So. OH

12 Jessica DuVal 5-8 Sr. S

13 Haley Arkfeld 5-9 Jr. MH

15 Taylor Frederick 6-1 Sr. MH

No. 10 PELLA (27-10)

* Nickname: Dutch

* Coach: Catie Brand (4th year, 84-63)

* Tournament history: 7th appearance, first since 2010.

Starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

1 Natalie Meyer 6-0 Jr. OH

3 Kiki Pingel 5-7 Jr. S

4 Katie Vander Molen 5-10 Jr. OH

6 Makenna Bogaard 5-10 Sr. MH

10 Emily Holterhaus 6-0 Fr. MH

12 Kiara Bradley 5-11 Jr. OH

19 Jenna Murphy 5-6 Jr. L

No. 3 WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK (42-9)

* Nickname: Go-Hawks

* Coach: EaVon Woodin (27th year at WSR, 826-222; 35th year overall, 953-260)

* Tournament history: 9th appearance. Two-time champion, most recently in 2011.

Starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

3 Abbi Staack 5-7 Sr. L

4 Katie Stewart 5-7 Sr. DS

6 Hannah Fox 5-8 Sr. OH

8 Makayla Fincher 5-8 Sr. S

10 Kelsey Young 5-7 Jr. S

13 Abbey Thier 5-10 So. MH

14 Anna Gasch 6-0 Sr. MH

No. 8 SIOUX CITY HEELAN (30-13)

* Nickname: Crusaders

* Coach: Mary Miller (9th year at Heelan, 274-104)

* Tournament history: 21st appearance. Run of 15 straight trips ended last year. Three-time champ, most recently in 2007.

Starters

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.

4 Samantha McCabe 5-11 So. MH

6 Grace Hanno 5-10 Sr. OH

8 Taylor Ferguson 5-6 Sr. S

9 Maddie Uhl 5-7 Jr. L

10 Allie Cooke 5-8 Jr. OH

11 Nicole Jacobson 5-11 Fr. MH

13 Alex Hope 5-11 So. MH

PREDICTIONS

* Quarterfinals

West Delaware over Western Dubuque in 4

Marion over Lewis Central in 4

Harlan over Pella in 3

Sioux City Heelan over Waverly-Shell Rock in 5

* Semifinals

West Delaware over Marion in 4

Harlan over Sioux City Heelan in 4

* Championship

West Delaware over Harlan in 4

STAT LEADERS

Kills per set

Taylor Frederick, Harlan 5.35

Megan Maahs, Western Dubuque 3.84

Grace Hanno, Sioux City Heelan 3.43

Isabella Sade, Marion 2.99

Kristen Wegmann, West Delaware 2.97

Assists per set

Kaci Hohenthaner, Lewis Central 10.37

Caitlyn Smith, Marion 9.32

Jessica DuVal, Harlan 8.75

Morgan Pitz, Western Dubuque 8.32

Carlee Ketchum, West Delaware 8.16

Digs per set

Jordyn Moser, Harlan 4.89

Abbi Staack, Waverly-Shell Rock 4.31

Tanea Westoff, Marion 3.74

Grace Hanno, Sioux City Heelan 3.71

Lauren Prier, Western Dubuque 3.59

Aces per set

Jade Putz, West Delaware 0.63

Makenna Bogaard, Pella 0.54

Emily Sands, Waverly-Shell Rock 0.53

Makayla Fincher, Waverly-Shell Rock 0.50

Allie Cooke, Sioux City Heelan 0.50

Blocks per set

Emily Holterhaus, Pella 1.24

Isabella Sade, Marion 1.02

Taylor Frederick, Harlan 0.96

Samantha McCabe, Sioux City Heelan 0.91

Reagan Rosalez, Western Dubuque 0.76

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