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NCC co-leader IF-A takes out Lynx in 3

IOWA FALLS – North Central Conference co-leader Iowa Falls-Alden let Webster City hang around for two sets Tuesday night, but the Cadets stepped on the gas in the third and final set to win the match in a sweep.

A multitude of attack errors – 35 in all – against just 25 kills helped to seal the Lynx fate, as they fell 25-22, 25-19, 25-10.

“(The attack errors) stem from the very beginning of the play,” WCHS head coach Jess Howard said after her club dropped to 8-15 overall and 2-3 in the NCC. “If the pass is off a little bit, that puts the set off a little bit and makes it tough to get to the hitters in good position. We have to be fluid all the way through the three hits within the opportunities.”

Conversely, IF-A (13-9, 5-0 NCC) made just nine errors at net and slapped 22 kills. Emma Juhl led the Cadets with seven kills, while Lauren Keane laced six.

Kenzie Garvey paced WCHS up front with seven kills. Hannah Williams and Olivia Myers both produced four, while Taylor Schnathorst and Gianna Gourley had three each.

Howard liked what she saw from her team in the first two sets – stanzas in which the Lynx let them get away in the middle. WCHS never got on track in the third set.

“The first two sets we competed really well and had our opportunities to come out on top,” she said. “One play changed the momentum in (the final set) and it was too hard to dig out of that hole once it got too deep.

“When we’re good, we’re good. We’ve just got to make sure we can work through the rough patches and not let our emotions die down when it gets tough.”

Gourley led the Lynx defense with 12 digs and Garvey registered 10.

Courtney Lampman distributed 12 assists. Schnathorst chipped in 11.

WCHS will return to its home court this evening to take on Algona Garrigan in a non-conference match scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m.

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