MUSCATINE —
Clinton had an up-and-down day Saturday at the Muscatine volleyball tournament.
The River Queens split their four matches, but both losses came to Mississippi Athletic Conference foes. One of the wins came against previously unbeaten and ranked second in Class 3A, West Liberty.
Class 3A No. 5 Davenport Assumption beat Muscatine in the title match, with the Muskies topping Clinton and the Knights beating Central DeWitt in the semifinals.
“It was somebody else’s day,” Clinton coach Mark Massey said. “But I’m not going to bet against my kids yet. They’ve shown the ability to bounce back and play extremely well.
“We still haven’t played at home. We’re 6-4 and that’s without any Yourd magic. We’ll get a couple of matches at home in the next couple weeks and that should turn things in our favor more, hopefully.”
Camanche (2-5) went 1-2 in pool play, topping Burlington and losing to Muscatine and Central DeWitt.
The River Queens started their day off with a 21-14, 21-19 loss to Assumption in pool play, but bounced back against West Liberty.
“We certainly want to be more consistent,” Massey said. “But I was pleased. After we lost a tough one to Assumption, we came back five minutes later and had an excellent, solid win against West Liberty.”
Massey said Clinton played well in its final pool-play game to top Williamsburg. Then in the semifinals, Muscatine topped the River Queens 23-21, 21-16.
“We played two decent games against Muscatine,” Massey said. “In the second game against Assumption and both games against Muscatine, we were right there at the end.”
Sophomores grab 5th
CLINTON — Clinton’s sophomore volleyball team beat Davenport Central 21-13, 21-14 on Saturday to finish in fifth place at its home tournament.
In pool play, the River Queens beat Assumption 21-10, 21-19, but lost to Dubuque Wahlert 21-18, 21-16 and Central DeWitt 21-19, 21-17.
Rhegan Paulsen and Abby Mulholland each knocked down seven kills to lead Clinton. Mulholland also had seven assists. Raven Jones led with 15 assists. Cheyenne Johnson served a team-high eight aces and Paulsen added four blocks.
MUSCATINE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Results
Championship — Davenport Assumption def. Muscatine 18-21, 21-14, 15-6.
Semifinals — Muscatine def. Clinton; Assumption def. Central DeWitt.
Pool 1 — Central DeWitt def. Camanche 21-17, 21-17; Camanche def. Burlington 21-13, 21-15; Central DeWitt def. Burlington 26-24, 21-11; Muscatine def. Camanche 21-11, 21-13; Muscatine def. Burlington 21-18, 21-10.
Pool 2 — Clinton def. West Liberty 21-14, 21-9; Clinton def. Williamsburg 21-11, 21-13; Davenport Assumption def. Clinton 21-14, 21-19; West Liberty def. Williamsburg; Davenport Assumption def. West Liberty; Davenport Assumption def. Williamsburg.
Individual statistics
Clinton leaders
Kills — Alyssa Wing 37, Erin Wenzel 18, Marquel Schultheis 10. Assists — Monique Harris 60. Service points — Elle Tubbs 24, Wing 23, Harris 14, Schultheis 14, Blocks — Wing 5, Schultheis 5, Tubbs 4, Harris 4. Digs — Wing 16, Gabby Haan 15, Harris 14.
Camanche leaders
Kills — Libby Schnoor 11, Courtney Sowle 10. Assists — Kylie Vogel 23. Ace serves — Sydney Grell 3, Vogel 3. Blocks — Julia Moore 2, Vogel 2. Digs — Brettan Hilgendorf 13, Taylor Bialas 10, Grell 9, Lindsey Grams 9, Vogel 8, Schnoor 7.
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