Indee netters sweep CC, beat Augusta

The Independence/Gilmanton volleyball team got on track with two wins last week.

The Indees began the week with just one win on the season, but wasted little time changing that with a sweep of Coulee Christian on Tuesday. The Indees won all three sets by at least 10 points. The team picked up its first Dairyland Conference win on Thursday, taking the first two sets before closing the match in the fourth to win, 3-1. 

I/G began this week with a record of 3-6 before another match against Coulee Christian, this time in Gilmanton on Tuesday. They’re also set to host Whitehall on Thursday. 

This coming Tuesday, the Indees will play at Melrose-Mindoro with a match at home against Eleva-Strum next Thursday. 

I/G   25 25 25

CC    7 10 15

The Indees notched 31 service aces and became stronger at the net as the match went on in a sweep of Coulee Christian.

I/G had seven kills in the first set, eight in the second and 11 in the third of the sweep. Nora Schank and Shauna Dejno both had seven kills to lead the team while Emma Cowen had four, Avery Halama, Kassidi Dejno and Madyson Turner had two kills and both Adison Pronschinske and Kendra Klimek had one.

Pronschinske led the team with eight assists, while the rest were spread out through the rest of the team. Klimek had four, Makiyah Scow finished with three, Arabelle Kniseley, two and both Jasmine Montalvo and Schank had one assist. 

Schank, Cowen and Pronschinske all had six aces for the Indees. Scow was second on the team with five, Kniseley added three, Klimek and Danika Ekern, two and Kylynn Kennedy had one.

Schank, Kennedy, Montalvo and Halama all had three digs, tying for the team lead. 

I/G     25 25 23 25

AUG  18 23 25 15

After losing the third set, the Indees didn’t let the Beavers back in the match, scoring a convincing win in the fourth to end the night.

The Indees were aggressive at the start, picking up 11 kills in the first set. They had four kills as they held on to win a close second set, but the Beavers won the third to avoid a sweep. I/G had nine kills in the fourth set as they took control and ended the match with a 10-point win. 

Pronschinske led the Indees with 25 assists and four aces. Cowen and Kniseley both had three aces, Kennedy, two and both Schank and Ekern finished with one.

Cowen led the team at the net with nine kills, while Schank had seven; Scow, five; Shauna Dejno and Kassidi Dejno, four and Pronschinske, two. Shauna Dejno added five blocks and Scow had two. 

Kennedy led the team with 28 digs as they were active defensively. Cowen added 13, Kniseley finished with 12 and Pronschinske had 10. Both Montalvo and Dejno had eight digs, Schank finished with seven and Scow had one.