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No. 10 Hawks bury Saydel in 3 sets for 21st win

Skartvedt a thorn in Eagles’ side with 9 aces, 5 kills, 5 digs

South Hamilton’s Katelyn Sogard (8) blasts an attack from the outside during a 3-0 victory over Saydel on Tuesday. DFJ photo/Tracy Runneberg

JEWELL — Now this is how you rebound from a loss.

Five days after the first and only Heart of Iowa Conference hiccup, the 10th-ranked (Class 2A) South Hamilton volleyball team reasserted its dominance against an over-matched Saydel group on Coach Jim Marsh Court Tuesday night.

The Hawks (21-3, 3-1 HOIC) served aggressively and ripped off 15 aces in a quick and stress-free sweep of the Eagles. They allowed just double-digit points in one of the three sets in the 25-11, 25-9, 25-8 rout.

South Hamilton remained locked in a virtual tie at the top of the league standings with Roland-Story, Nevada, and Gilbert. All four teams have just one loss inside the HOIC.

The Hawks will face Gilbert and North Polk next week, and will finish off the league slate against Prairie City-Monroe. They beat Roland-Story in four sets, but fell to Nevada in four sets last Thursday night.

South Hamilton libero Leah Jacoby bumps the ball on a serve against Saydel on Tuesday. She had nine digs in the match. DFJ photo/Tracy Runneberg

Saydel had no answer for the floating jump serve of Lily Skartvedt, as the senior blistered nine aces in 14 attempts. Leah Jacoby tacked on four more aces and Hailey Cavan pitched in two.

South Hamilton owned the net when it actually had chances to swing away. Led by outside hitters Skartvedt and Cavan with five kills each, the Hawks hit .351 with just four errors in 37 chances. Breanne Diersen was a force in the middle with four kills and four of the team’s five blocks.

Cavan hit .571, Skartvedt .556 and Diersen .500.

Taylor Volkmann (10) and Karlie Busch (six) combined to distribute 16 assists.

Defensively, libero Leah Jacoby finished with a match-high nine digs. Skartvedt had five Cavan tallied four.

South Hamilton senior Breanne Diersen goes low to corral a serve during the Hawks’ 3-0 sweep over Saydel Tuesday night in Jewell. DFJ photo/Tracy Runneberg

South Hamilton will be at Gilbert Tuesday night.

South Hamilton 3, Saydel 0

Tuesday at Jewell

Attacks — Lily Skartvedt 9-9, 5 kills; Hailey Cavan 6-7, 5 kills; Breanne Diersen 8-8, 4 kills; Katelyn Sogard 6-8, 1 kill; Emily Greenfield 4-5, 1 kill; Sydney Friest 1-1, 1 kill.

Blocks — Diersen 4, Friest 1.

Digs — Leah Jacoby 9, Skartvedt 5, Cavan 4, Karlie Busch 1, Kylee Gunderson 1, Krista Swenson 1, Taylor Volkmann 1.

Assists — Volkmann 10, Busch 6.

Serving — Skartvedt 13-14, 9 aces; Jacoby 13-13, 4 aces; Cavan 4-6, 2 aces; Volkmann 11-11; Busch 4-4; Friest 1-2; Greenfield 0-1.

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