-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla Cloe Savitski of Webster City makes a diving save against Fort Dodge on Tuesday inside Dodgers gym

FORT DODGE — The Webster City volleyball team dug deep here Tuesday night in a hostile environment.

Down 2-0 on the scoreboard, the Lynx rallied to force a fifth and deciding set vs. Fort Dodge, coming up just short.

Scores were 25-14, 26-24, 19-25, 17-25 and 15-12.

Olivia Gallentine had an active night for Webster City (13-10 overall), finishing with 13 kills, 17 assists, eight digs and an ace. Marissa Hedeen added 12 kills, three blocks, four digs and an ace while Tristyn Wright finished with 21 assists, eight digs, six kills and an ace.

“There were a lot of good things to take from the match,” WCHS head coach Jess Howard said. “We just need to work on our mental toughness and consistency from the service line.

“We have to smooth a few things out because that’s how you change momentum back to your favor.”

After seeing the second set slip through their fingers, the Lynx came out strong in the third. They used a 8-3 run to build a cushion before finishing things off with a 6-1 rally.

The fourth was much the same, as Webster City never trailed and closed by scoring nine of the final 11 points.

Addilyn Orton added six kills, Avery Poppen had four and Lovie Pruismann two. Poppen and Pruismann each had a block, Cloe Savitski was 17-for-19 serving with four aces and 16 digs, Morgan Hackbarth was 10 of 11 with two aces and Hailey Brim was 19-for-20 with an ace.

Hackbarth added eight digs, Alivia Burns had six and Brim three.

“It was really important to see the girls rally back,” Howard said. “It was good to see us not fold down 2-0 but we need to have stronger starts.”

The Lynx host Clarion-Goldfield/Dows on Thursday for Senior Night where they will honor Savitski, Hedeen, Adysen Poppen, Orton and Breanna Bahrenfuss.