No. 9 (3A) West Burlington 3, No. 5 (1A) Holy Trinity 0
Sophia Armstrong had 15 kills, while McKenna Marlow added nine as 3A’s ninth-ranked West Burlington Lady Falcons rolled to a 3-0 sweep over No. 5 Holy Trinity, last night.
All three matches came down to the wire with West Burlington holding on for 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 triumphs.
Mary Kate Bendlage paced the Crusader front line with 10 kills, while Brooke Mueller chipped in with nine.
Kassi Randolph finished with 15 assists, four kills, seven digs and a block.
The win moved West Burlington to 26-2, while Holy Trinity fell to 19-5.
The Crusaders will play at home against Cardinal Thursday night.
No. 1 (1A) Notre Dame, 3, Van Buren County 0
The machine that is the Notre Dame Nike volleyball team rolled on once again, sweeping Van Buren County with relative ease last night.
The Nikes started the evening with a 25-6 win and earned 25-21, 25-14 wins to complete the sweep.
Gabby Deery led the Nikes with 15 kills, Josie Bentz added 12.
Notre Dame improved to 28-6 on the season, they’ll welcome in WACO on Thursday night.
No. 12 (1A) New London 3, WACO 1
New London stayed hot with a four-set win over WACO last night in Wayland.
Natalie Burden was the hot hand for the Tigers, with a match-high 16 kills.
New London dropped set three 25-23 before coming back in set four for a 25-12 win which clinched the victory.
The win moved New London to 19-11, while WACO slipped to 16-10.
New London will get their crack at West Burlington next, Thursday evening.
Winfield-Mount Union 3, Lone Tree 0
Melina Oepping had 10 kills and Bradie Buffington chipped in with nine as the Lady Wolves slid past Lone Tree for a sweep victory last night.
The win meant Winfield kept pace with the top of the leauge.
The Lady Wolves are now 18-10 overall and 5-1 in Super Conference action.
Mount Pleasant 2, Burlington 1
Mount Pleasant 2, Fort Madison 0
Mount Pleasant 2, Washington 0
The Mount Pleasant volleyball team rolled to three wins yesterday in the first night of Southeast Conference Tournament play.
The Panthers dropped just one set and improved to 17-10 on the year.
Other finals:
- Wapello 3, Louisa-Muscatine 0
- Hillcrest 3, Columbus 1
- Mediapolis 3, Pekin 0