Cowgirls volleyball

It was a match that took everything that both teams had in them, but when the dust settled the Cowgirls had just a bit more and it was enough to take them back to Cedar Rapids.

The Cowgirl volleyball express is rolling towards the postseason, picking up another three-set sweep to win over St. Edmond on their home floor. Scores were 25-13, 25-15 and 25-10.

Team serving was at 91.7 percent, with the always steady Lexie Lane at 16 of 18 with four aces. Nicole Waters was 13 of 13 (three), Alaina Friesleben 12 of 13 (three), Jadyn Jondle 10 of 11 (three), Morgan Middleton 9 of 9 (two) and Kendall Lienemann 6 of 8.

Last Saturday’s Forest City Invitational saw the Cowgirl volleyball team continue to pile up the wins as they went 4-0 on the day. Their first victim was a good and rated Lake Mills team that proved to be no match for them in 21-12 and 21-10 sets. Team serving was at 97.5 percent, with Alaina Friesleben going 14 of 14 (six aces). She also made 17 assists as setter to allow Morgan Middleton to make six kills. Jadyn Jondle had six digs and both Friesleben and Middleton one solo block each on defense.

The third-ranked (3A) C-G-D Cowgirl volleyball team ran their record to 6-0 on the season with a sweep of Webster City in three straight sets to open NCC play. Scores were 25-7, 25-17 and 25-8.

Team serving was at 91.7 percent efficiency, with Jadyn Jondle using her jump serve to go a perfect 21 of 21 with six aces. Lexie Lane was 16 of 18 with three aces, followed by Kendall Lienemann and Alaina Friesleben both at 11 of 12 and two aces each. Nicole Waters was 4 of 6 and Morgan Middleton 3 of 4 from behind the serving line.