Eagle volleyball still searching for first match win

Last Tuesday at Garner, the Eagle Grove varsity volleyball team was defeated in three sets by Garner-Hayfield/Ventura. Scores were 25-21, 25-18 and 25-14. Team serving was just over 94 percent, with Maci Pickering at 14 of 14 (two ace serves) and Hannah Beecher 10 of 10 (one ace). Allison Purcell and Natalie Vrba both went 6 of 6, with Allison getting an ace. Jarika Eisentrager went 5 of 5, Sadie Stuhr 4 of 5 (one ace), Hallie Jeske 3 of 4 and Sarah Wilson one of two.

Stuhr set the ball for seven assists and Beecher five. Eisentrager made five kills in the offensive attack, with Vrba nailing three and both Jeske and Purcell pounding two successful spikes for points each. Kenzie Crail, Laine Morgan and Pickering all added one kill each.

Pickering made 12 digs as libero, with Jeske getting eight and both Stuhr and Wilson five each. Eisentrager had four saves of the ball, with Vrba making three and both Crail and Morgan one each. Vrba also had a solo block.

Read the full article in the September 29 edition of the Eagle.