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Live from the Iowa state volleyball tournament: Day 2
Miss anything from state volleyball on Wednesday? Here are the vitals from the Class 3A, 2A and 1A quarterfinals.
Class 3A scores
No. 1 Union 3, No. 14 Osage 0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-20)
No. 5 Mount Vernon 3, No. 6 Sioux Center 1 (25-18, 19-25, 27-25, 25-20)
No. 2 Dike-New Hartford 3, No. 11 North Polk 1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-22)
No. 4 Carroll Kuemper 3, Davenport Assumption 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-16)
Class 2A scores
No. 1 Western Christian 3, Grundy Center 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-16)
No. 7 Council Bluffs St. Albert 3, No. 6 Central Lyon 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-20)
No. 2 Unity Christian 3, No. 12 Mediapolis 1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-18)
No. 10 Waterloo Columbus 3, No. 3 Sumner-Fredericksburg 1 (23-25, 29-27, 25-20, 25-20)
Class 1A scores
No. 1 Janesville 3, No. 15 Starmont 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-13)
No. 5 Fort Madison Holy Trinity 3, No. 7 Sidney 0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-21)
No. 2 Hudson 3, No. 11 Lawton-Bronson 1 (18-25, 26-24, 25-14, 26-24)
No. 3 Springville 3, No. 9 Audubon 0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-19)
HTC advances
One of the better Cindarella stories at last year's state tournament is out after a match this fall.
Traditionally strong Fort Madison Holy Trinity, ranked fifth, upended No. 7 Sidney in the 1A quarterfinals, 25-19, 25-16, 25-21.
The third set featured 11 ties before the Crusaders pulled away late.
Springville sweeps
Last winter's Class 1A girls' basketball champions are looking to add more to their trophy case.
No. 3 Springville swept No. 9 Audubon in the 1A volleyball quarterfinals, 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
The Orioles fell behind 13-7 in the third set but rallied to advance.
Hudson takes control
Lawton-Bronson gave second-ranked Hudson fits in the first two sets, but the Pirates took over in the third before outlasting the underdog in the fourth.
A 25-14 set-3 win gave Hudson a 2-1 lead in the match, then the Pirates closed it out with a thrilling 26-24 set-4 victory.
After dropping the opener, the Pirates trailed 16-10 in the second set before storming back. Hudson erased set point, then scored three straight to win 26-24 and even the match at 1.
The Eagles led the first set virtually start to finish, emerging 25-18.
Janesville sweeps
No. 1 Janesville is one match away from returning to the state championship match, which it won here a year ago.
The Wildcats swept Starmont in the quarterfinals 25-20, 25-21, 25-13.
Janesville didn't take its first lead in the 1A quarterfinals until 17-16. But the Wildcats controlled first-set proceedings from there.
Sophomore Bree Thompson had six kills in the opener.
For 2 1/2 sets, Starmont was pretty darn competitive with the top-ranked defending champs. November 10, 2016
For 2 1/2 sets, Starmont was pretty darn competitive with the top-ranked defending champs. #iahsvb
— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder)
Columbus upsets Sumner-Fred
Our expert's pick to win the 2A title is out after a match.
No. 10 Waterloo Columbus upset third-ranked Sumner-Fredericksburg in four sets, 23-25, 29-27, 25-20, 25-20.
The NICL rivals were tied at 18 in the fourth before Columbus scored three straight to take control.
Waterloo Columbus upsets Sumner-Fredericksburg 3-1 in 2A quarterfinal November 10, 2016
Waterloo Columbus upsets Sumner-Fredericksburg 3-1 in 2A quarterfinal https://t.co/UBEYy5Uqga @douglasmilesCRG @jtlinder @gazettevisuals pic.twitter.com/dWzb9vfkqo
— Rebecca F. Miller (@rebeccafmiller)
St. Albert sweeps
Close in rankings, not so much on the floor.
No. 7 Council Bluffs St. Albert swept No. 6 Central Lyon 25-21, 25-18, 25-20 to advance to the 2A semifinals.
The Lions cut a 23-17 set-3 lead to 23-20 before the Saintes clinched it.
Unity recovers
Second-ranked Unity Christian dug itself an early hole in the Class 3A quarterfinals, dropping the first set to No. 12 Mediapolis, 25-22.
But the Knights recovered in set two for a 25-17 win to tie the match, then took set three 25-20 and set four 25-18 to advance.
Western advances again
Perennial power Western Christian is in the state volleyball semifinals for the 16th consecutive year.
No. 1 Western swept Grundy Center in the Class 2A quarterfinals, 25-11, 25-17, 25-16.
The Wolfpack eased past Grundy Center 25-11 in the first set. The Spartans were competitive in the second, tying it at 8-all, but Western pulled away for a 25-17 win and 2-0 lead in the match.
Mount Vernon hangs on
After dropping the second set and falling behind late in the third, No. 5 Mount Vernon responded to beat No. 6 Sioux Center in the 3A quarterfinals 25-18, 19-25, 27-25, 25-20.
MV rallied from down 23-20 in the third set to force extra points and take a 2-1 lead in the match with a 27-25 win.
Mount Vernon wins a thrilling set 3, 27-25, to take a 2-1 lead against Sioux Center.November 9, 2016
Mount Vernon wins a thrilling set 3, 27-25, to take a 2-1 lead against Sioux Center.https://t.co/11e8MN9AYS #iahsvb pic.twitter.com/LomvCjBMSH
— Iowa Prep Sports (@iowaprepsports)
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Sioux Center pulled away from a 15-15 tie to win the second set 25-19 and even the Class 3A quarterfinal match at 1.
The Mustangs jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the first and held on for a 25-18 victory
Kuemper completes sweep
In a battle of the Knights, No. 4 Carroll Kuemper rolled to a sweep against No. 7 Davenport Assumption in the Class 3A quarterfinals.
Kuemper led set three from start to finish to close out a 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 victory.
Set two was 17-17, then 21-20 Kuemper before Carroll's Knights put it away.
Carroll Kuemper raced out to a 17-9 lead in the first set and held on for a 25-20 victory.
Assumption cut the lead to four four times, the last at 24-20, before Kalee Peter's kill ended it.
D-NH responds
Perennial power Dike-New Hartford overcome a 25-23 first-set loss to No. 11 North Polk for a 3-1 victory in the Class 3A quarterfinals.
No. 2 D-NH won the next two sets 25-18, then broke a 21-all deadlock to win the fourth 25-22.
Dike-New Hartford defeats North Polk 3-1, will play in semis on Thurs: November 9, 2016
Dike-New Hartford defeats North Polk 3-1, will play in semis on Thurs: https://t.co/rfvES7g4ll @gazettevisuals @jtlinder pic.twitter.com/vdTFvodjNA
— Rebecca F. Miller (@rebeccafmiller)
Union starts strong
Top-ranked Union completed a sweep of upstart No. 14 Osage
Down 2-0 in the match, Osage stormed out to a 7-1 lead in the third set. But Union rallied quickly, tying it at 8-8. The Green Devils went up 13-11 before a 6-1 Union run forced a timeout. Osage got it to 23-20 before Union closed out a 25-20 win for the sweep.
Megan Hudson led the way for Union with 19 kills, while Peyton Parker had 16.
Hudson had seven kills, Parker six as Union won the first set, 25-19.
The Knights then broke a 5-5 tie in the second to go up 14-7 and eventually win 25-20 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Parker had six kills in set two, Hudson five.
The Green Devils upset defending 4A champion West Delaware to get here, but the Knights were too tall a task.
Union defeats Osage 3-0 in 3A quarterfinal - PHOTOS November 9, 2016
Union defeats Osage 3-0 in 3A quarterfinal - PHOTOS https://t.co/2V3fKUA0W1 #iahsvb @IGHSAU @unionstudents1 @uvc_volleyball pic.twitter.com/NXeNfUnr9Y
— Liz Martin (@lizmartin)
Lights out
Day two got off to an ominous start on court one.
The Union-Osage Class 3A quarterfinal match was delayed several minutes due to lighting.
Whoops, lights are out on court 1 .. so Union and Osage keep warming up while play begins on the other court. November 9, 2016
Whoops, lights are out on court 1 .. so Union and Osage keep warming up while play begins on the other court. pic.twitter.com/PSZenIy7mp
— Liz Martin (@lizmartin)
The US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids set up for state volleyball. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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