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Class 3A - Sioux Center Warriors vs. Assumption Knights
Special | 1h 37m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The Sioux Center Warriors play the Assumption Knights for the 3A title.
The Sioux Center Warriors play the Assumption Knights for the 3A title. Programming support for the 2022 IGHSAU Girls State Volleyball Championships is provided Fareway and Musco Lighting.
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Class 3A - Sioux Center Warriors vs. Assumption Knights
Special | 1h 37m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The Sioux Center Warriors play the Assumption Knights for the 3A title. Programming support for the 2022 IGHSAU Girls State Volleyball Championships is provided Fareway and Musco Lighting.
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>>> IT'S CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY ON THIS BEAUTIFUL NOVEMBER 3rd.
ALL SITES ARE SET ON CORALVILLE, IOWA, AND THE EXTREME ARENA FOR THE 2022 STATE VOLLEYBALL TITLE MATCHES.
A LOOK INSIDE THE ARENA WHERE TWO CHAMPIONS HAVE BEEN CROWNED TODAY AS NOW WE GET SET TO BATTLE BETWEEN DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION AND SIOUX CENTER.
GREAT CROWDS.
GREAT VOLLEYBALL, BETH.
>> A FANTASTIC FACILITY.
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER OUTSIDE.
THINGS ARE HEATING UP INSIDE.
WE HAVE SEEN QUALITY PLAY AT 5 A, 4A AND KIM SITED FOR THE 3 A MATCH-UP.
>> NUMBER 2 VERSUS NUMBER 4.
32- 7.
32-3.
CLASS 3 A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
BOTH HAD TREMENDOUS SEASONS.
IT ENDS HERE TODAY.
NEITHER OF THESE SCHOOLS HAVE EVER WON A STATE TITLE IN VOLLEYBALL.
ADD THAT TO THE STORY LINES.
IT WILL BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF THE MATCH-UP.
>> EXACTLY.
THE TEAMS HAVE BEEN PLAYING WELL.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THEY RESPOND TO THE ATMOSPHERE, TO THE EXCITEMENT OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP DAY.
THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE TITLE.
IT WOULD BE EITHER SCHOOL'S FIRST ONE.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO ON THE COURT.
>> LET'S INTRODUCE YOU TO THE TWO TEAMS AND WHAT MAKES THEM CONTENDER.
SIOUX CENTER EIGHT TRIPS TO STATE.
FIRST IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND GREAT INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS WITH JANSEN AND BLEEKER THE CORE OF THE TEAM.
>> THEY HAVE A TEAM MOTTO BETTER EVERYDAY.
TODAY IS A PERFECT DAY TO BE AT THEIR BEST.
>> THAT IS SIOUX CENTER.
THEIR OPPONENT HERE TODAY IN THE CLASS 3A MATCH-UP IS DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
FIFTH TIME THEY HAVE BEEN TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
EIGHTH OVERALL IN HISTORY.
THEY RETURNED A LOT OFF LAST YEAR'S TEAM THAT MADE IT TO THE SEMIFINALS.
>> THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE.
A FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH.
LET'S SEE HOW THAT PLAYS INTO THE BATTLE TODAY.
>> WE WILL MEET THE TEAMS AS THEY ARE INTRODUCED ON THE COURT.
>> PLEASE WELCOME TO THE FLOOR THE SIOUX CENTER WARRIORS.
AND NOW PLEASE WELL THE ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
IT'S NOW TIME TOP INTRODUCE THE PLAYERS AND COACHES IN THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-UP.
FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE SIOUX CENTER WARRIORS, THE NONSTARTERS.
NUMBER ONE, HAILEY HOLVERSON.
NUMBER 3, MACI SCHMALBECK.
NUMBER 6, LANE ANY FRANKEN.
NUMBER 7, MIA JENSEN.
NUMBER 9 CARLI SEE BRAND AND NUMBER 14 MAKAILYN VANDER WAAL.
YOUR ASSISTANT COACHES BROOK FAVOR, CARA KOOISTRA AND LEXI HILL KERR.
NOW YOUR STARTING LINE UP FOR THE SIOUX CENTER WARRIORS.
NUMBER 5, WILLOW BLEEKER.
JUNIOR NUMBER 10, EMILY VOS.
A SENIOR, NUMBER 11, REAGAN JENSEN.
A SENIOR, NUMBER 12, MAKENA WALHOF.
A 0 SOPHOMORE, NUMBER 15, MARGO CHUTE TEAR MAN HEAD COACH FOR THE WARRIORS, JULIE OLDENKAMP.
NOW IS ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC KNIGHTS NONSTARTERS.
NUMBER ONE, ANNIKA KOTULA.
NUMBER 3, ELLIE FARLEY.
NUMBER 6, LILY VAN SUFFERN.
NUMBER 7, MADDIE DOBBELS.
NUMBER 12, LEAH MARO.
NUMBER 14, DIALLO DILL.
NUMBER 19, KATHERINE SNYDER AND NOW 20, EMMA STRAY BACK.
THE ASSISTANT COACHES, JILL BEINBORN, KYLE CONDON AND JIM FINN.
NOW HERE IS YOUR STARTING LINEUP FOR THE ASSUMPTION KNIGHTS.
SOPHOMORE, NUMBER 2, DRU DORSEY.
4, ELLIE SCHUBERT.
JUNE NOR NUMBER 5, MAGGIE JOHNSON.
A SENIOR, NUMBER 9, AVA SCHUBERT.
A FRESHMAN, NUMBER 10, ELLAH DERRER.
A SENIOR, NUMBER 15, AVA HARRIS- SHEPARD.
AND NUMBER 8, ISABELLA KROGMAN.
HEAD COACH FOR THE KNIGHTS, FRANK FLANAGAN.
NOW THE OFFICIALS FOR THE MATCH.
THE FIRST REFEREE, STEWART DOOSENBURY, KYLE STEVE FANS, MARK GROWER AND TED MOSIER.
THE IOWA GIRLS ATHLETIC UNION PROMOTES GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY PARTICIPATES AND SPECTATORS.
OFFICIALS AND SPECTATORS IN A POSITIVE MANNER.
PROFANITY, RACIAL, SEXIST OR ABUSIVE COMMENTS OR INTIMIDATING ACTIONS TO' OFFICIALS, COACHES, TEAM REPRESENTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND INVITE YOU TO ENJOY THE GAME.
LET'S PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP VOLLEYBALL.
>> THAT'S A LOCAL AT THE STARTERS.
LET'S LOOK AT THE KEYS TO THE MATCH FOR SIOUX CENTER.
>> SERVE TOUGH.
THE WARRIORS ARE TALENTED SERVING TEAM.
THEY CAN FORCE THE KNIGHTS OUT OF THEIR OFFENSIVE SYSTEM.
SECONDLY, THEY WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR MOMENTUM.
THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING SO WELL THE LAST LOSS WAY BACK ON SEPTEMBER 24th.
THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH ENERGY AND PURPOSE AND PUT UP A COMPETITIVE FIGHT IN THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
>> DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION, THEY ARE A GOOD TEAM.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THEM?
>> THEY CAN COVER THE COURT DEFENSIVELY.
SOLID PASSING IS THE FOUNDATION FOR ANY SUCCESS IN VOLLEYBALL.
THE KNIGHTS ARE LOOKING TO START WITH CONSISTENT SERVING AND DEFENSE.
THEY CAN FRUSTRATE SIOUX CENTER BUT KEEPING PLAYS ALIVE.
ASSUMPTION IS LOOKING TO FOCUS ONE POINT AT A TIME AND STAY CONFIDENT AS A TEAM TO FINISH WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP THIS AFTERNOON.
WHAT A HIGHLIGHT THAT WOULD BE FOR FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH FRANK FLANAGAN AND HIS ASSUMPTION KNIGHTS.
>> WE ARE READY GO.
PRESIDENT NUMBER ONE TEAM IN 4A WERE CROWNED CHAMPIONS.
NUMBER ONE TEAM HEADING INTO THE TOURNAMENT WILL NOT BE THE CHAMPIONS TODAY.
IT'S ONE OF THESE TWO.
SIOUX CENTER BATTLING DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
WOW, WHAT A START.
THAT'S THE KIND OF A PUNCH IN THE MOUTH RIGHT AWAY WITH A SERVICE ACE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATES.
>> RIGHT OUT OF THE GATES.
WE TOLD SIOUX CENTER TO SERVE TOUGH AND THEY LISTENED.
>> THEY ARE WEARING THE LIGHT UNIFORMS.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION IN THE DARK UNIFORMS.
THAT IS A BIG TIME KILL.
THE VELOCITY.
SHE HIT IT SO HARD IT WENT OFF THE DEFENDER AND SAILED INTO THE THIRD ROY OF THE STANDS HERE.
>> BRINGING THE HEAT RIGHT AWAY.
THEY HAD GOOD WARMUPS.
THEY ARE READY ANOTHER GOOD SERVE.
THE PASS WAS THERE.
A LITTLE BIT OF COLLISION ON THE SIDE OF DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
TIP, THAT WILL WORK.
GREAT ENERGY.
YOU CAN FEEL THE MOMENTUM AS THE WARRIORS ARE RED HOT OUT OF THE GATE.
EMILY VOS THE JUNIOR, 22 ACES ON THE YEAR.
FOURTH BEST ON THE TEAM.
THEY WANT TO START THE ROTATION WITH HER BACK THERE SERVING BULLETS.
ANOTHER ACE.
HOLY BUCKETS.
>> SUE CENTER READY TO GO IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FORCING ASSUMPTION TO TAKE AN EARLY TIME OUT.
>> WAY TO ESTABLISH YOURSELF.
AS YOU PUSH A RALLY, STAY SHARP ON RECOGNIZING HITTERS.
FIND THE LEFTY.
FIND HER.
WATCH HER COMING IN ON THE MIDDLE.
TALK AS SHE GOES PAST YOU, WILLOW, SO WE CAN GET THAT AND SHE DOESN'T STAY ON THE PIN.
OKAY.
MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE.
GOOD JOB.
GOOD PRESSURE.
>> LET'S KEEP ATTACKING.
KEEP ATTACKING.
GOOD JOB.
LET'S GO.
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON.
FIND YOUR HITTERS.
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT IS COMING AT YOU FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE NET.
>> DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION, NUMBER 2 TEAM GETS ON THE BOARD.
A HOLE TO DIG OUT BUT NOTHING MAJOR.
I LIKE THE STRATEGY TO CALL THAT TIME OUT.
FRANA BEGAN SAID LET'S REGROUP AND TALK IT OVER AND IMMEDIATELY THEY RESPOND TO THE POINT.
>> ADJUSTING AFTER THE TIME OFF, GETTING THE SIDE OUT AND MOVING FORWARD.
IT'S EARLY IN SET ONE.
>> GOOD POWERFUL SWING.
AS SHE DIDN'T GO UP WITH THE NORMAL ATTACK BUT IT WORKED AS AVA SCHUBERT KNOCKS IT DOWN.
A COUPLE OF SCHUBERT'S ON THE THAT IS HER FIRST KILL.
CALLING THINGS OUT IS THE CENTER, WILLOW BLEEKER, THE SENIOR.
725 ASSISTS IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
ASSUMPTION GOT IT THROUGH.
4-0 RUN ANSWERED BY A 3-0 RUN.
THAT IS VOLLEYBALL BOILED DOWN TO THE SCORE.
MOMENTUM.
>> MOMENTUM, MINI RUNS BACK AND FORTH.
BIG RUNS.
ASSUMPTION GETTING A KILL FROM AVA NUMBER 15 IN THE MIDDLE POWERING IT THROUGH THE SIOUX CENTER BLOCK.
>> RULED OUT OF BOUNDS.
THE BLOCK WAS THERE.
THE TOP OFFICIAL DIDN'T GET TOUCHED.
>> LET'S GO TO THE REPLAY.
YOU JUST SAW THE REPLAY.
NOW THE TEAM CAPTAIN, EVA SCHUBERT IS TALKING TO THE OFFICIAL.
>> IT'S A BANG-BANG PLAY.
>> BECAUSE SIOUX CENTER HAS THE BALL IT SOUNDS LIKE THEIR A TACK WENT OFF THE ASSUMPTION BLOCK AND THAT'S WHY IT'S A SIOUX CENTER POINT.
>> THE BLOCK WAS THERE BUT IT DIDN'T MATTER.
THE SHEER POWER AS AVA SCHUBERT IS HEATING UP.
A COUPLE OF QUICK KILLS.
THIS IS ISABELLA KROGMAN.
KROGMAN IS A SENIOR.
SIOUX CENTER WITH THE POINT ON THE OUTSIDE.
>> SIOUX CENTER RESPONDING TO THE RIGHT SIDE.
A GOOD APPROACH IT JUST DRIBBLES THROUGH.
>> A GOOD LOOK AT MAKENA WALHOF.
ANOTHER POINT FOR ASSUMPTION TO PULL WITHIN ONE IN THE FIRST SET.
COMMUNICATION, IT'S LOUD IN HERE FROM THE EXTREME ARENA CORALVILLE.
MAKING SURE YOU ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.
OUT OF BOUNDS.
LAST TOUCHED BY ASSUMPTION.
REAGAN JANSEN THE SENIOR.
3.9 KILLS PER SET.
FAR AND AWAY THE TEAM LEADER.
NO ONE ELSE AVERAGES OVER 1 1/2.
>> CAN'T HANDLE THAT ONE.
ASSUMPTION WITH THE SIDE OUT.
CHECKING INTO THE LINEUP FOR THE KNIGHTS IS MAGGIE JOHNSON.
GREAT HUSTLE.
SHE GOT A HAND ON IT.
THE FUN THING ABOUT VOLLEYBALL, EACH ARENA IS DIFFERENT.
>> YES.
>> MAYBE YOU ARE PLAYING A TOURNAMENT THAT HAS CRAMPED QUARTERS.
MAYBE A BIG CAVERNOUS LARGE, HIGH CEILINGS.
>> YES.
>> MAYBE YOU ARE IN A TINY GYM WITH LOW CEILINGS AND YOU HAVE TO PLAY IT OFF THE WALLS AND THE CEILINGS.
IT DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> THE VARIABLES ARE SO DIFFERENT.
THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT YOU HAVE TO PURSUE THE BALL OUTSIDE OF THE LINES OF THE COURT WILL BE DIFFERENT AND THE CEILING HEIGHT REQUEST PLAY A FACTOR IN MATCHES IF IT'S LOW AND THINGS ARE BOUNCING OFF, IF IT'S A FLAT CEILING, IF THERE ARE RAFTERS.
SOME OF THOSE INTANGIBLES WHEN YOU THINK IT'S AN INDOOR SPORT, THE WEATHER, THE WIND, THE TEMPERATURE.
DIFFERENT.
>> BASEBALL, SOFTBALL YOU HAVE CENTER DIMENSIONS OF THE FIELD OR THE SUNSETS IN ONE AREA.
YOU ARE LOOKING TO DO A THIRD BASE -- DIFFERENT VARIABLES.
THAT'S WHY HAVING BEEN HERE HELPS BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT LAYOUT.
THERE WAS A CURTAIN DOWN THE MIDDLE.
YOU SEE WHERE THE NET IS.
THAT WAS A FULL CURTAIN AND THERE WERE TWO COURTS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME.
>> A LOT OF WHISTLES, CLEARING AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
THIS VENUE IS VERSATILE.
IT CAN CHANGE FROM THE TWO COURT SET UP TO CHAMPIONSHIP ONE COURT SEAMLESSLY YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT COMING IN TODAY.
FABULOUS.
THE CREW WORKED LAST NIGHT GETTING IT SET UP.
9-7.
WITH THE SERVE, IT WILL BE SIOUX CENTER.
QUICK SET.
THAT IS EFFECTIVE.
REALLY EFFECTIVE THAT QUICK HITTING PLAY.
>> ASSUMPTION FINDING HARRIS- SHEPARD, AN OPTION IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT CENTER PUSHING THE BALL RIGHT INTO HER HANDS SO SHE CAN TWINGE AWAY.
>> QUICK SIDE OUT.
ASSUMPTION CAN'T GO ON A RUN.
NOW EMILY VOS TO SERVE.
BLEEKER THE CENTER PUSHING IT OVER WITH TWO HANDS THERE.
GOING ON TWO CALLING HER OWN NUMBER AND SCORING THE POINTS FOR HER TEAM.
>> THIS IS THE ROTATION THAT A 4-0 RUN TO START FOR SIOUX CENTER.
LET'S SEE IF THEY GO ON A 4-0 RUN AGAIN OR CAN ASSUMPTION ON THEM.
THERE IS ONE.
BLEEKER GOT IT DOWN FOR A KILL.
60 KILLS IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
>> SHE IS A FRONT ROW CENTER.
WHEN SHE JUMPS, SHE PULLED THE BLOCKER ON THE OTHER SIDE UP WITH HER AND THE MIDDLE HAD A BETTER OPPORTUNITY.
>> ONE ON ONE IS BETTER THAN ONE ON TWO, THERE IS THE SIDE OUT.
A 2-0 RUN BUT THEN IT STOPPED.
NOW TWO POINTS SEPARATING DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION AND SIOUX CENTER.
LOOK AT THE CONCENTRATION, THE FOCUS, DETERMINATION.
LILY VAN SEVERN HAS ANOTHER ONE HERE.
>> COMMUNICATION SERVING THE SEAMS IN BETWEEN TWO PASSERS.
TALK TO EACH OTHER WHO WILL TAKE IT.
>> 29 ACES IN THE REGULAR SEASON FOR LILY.
SHE GETS THE BUMP AND THE ATTACKER AS EVA SCHUBERT HAD THE BALL RIGHT IN THE NET, IN THE ANTENNA.
IT WAS WAVING.
HERE IS THE REPLAY.
>> 50-50 FALL.
BLOCKERS OR HITTER COULD TAKE IT.
HITTER AGGRESSIVE OFF THE BLOCKER'S ARMS.
>> NICE UP.
NO RETURNING THAT ONE.
TATUM SCHMALBECK WAS THERE.
I LIKE THE AGGRESSIVENESS THAT WE HAVE SEEN OUT OF DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION TO GET BACK IN THIS THING IN THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
JULIE OLDENKAMP, THE HEAD COACH, 16th YEAR OF COACHING, 15 AT SIOUX CENTER.
QUICK SET.
SAME RESULT.
DEFENSE DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO GET THAT BLOCK SET UP WHEN IT'S BANG-BANG ATTACK THAT FAST.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION WITH A 13-11 ADVANTAGE.
FORCE IS SIOUX CENTER TO TAKE THEIR FIRST TIME OUT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRACKETS.
THESE TEAMS HAVE FOUGHT AND CLAWED THEIR WAY TO GET TO THIS POINT.
HERE ARE THE 3A TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS.
THOSE ARE ALL THE CLASS 3 A TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS.
SUE SOUTHEASTERN BEAT WEST LIBERTY AND SIOUX CENTER YESTERDAY TAKES CARE OF DES MOINES CHRISTIAN.
ASSUMPTION DEFEATED O SAGE FROM NORTHEAST IOWA THEN MOUNT VERNON.
THEY ARE VERY STRONG.
THAT LED THEM TO THIS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH HERE TODAY.
>> THEY PLAYED THREE STRAIGHT DAYS.
QUARTERFINALS STARTED ON TUESDAY.
THEY PLAYED THE SEMIS YESTERDAY AND NOW A THIRD DAY TRYING TO REIGN REIGN IN THE TITLE ON CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY AT THE HALFWAY POINT.
BOTH TEAMS HAVE USED A TIME OUT.
MOMENTUM IN FAVOR OF DAVENPORT A ASSUMPTION WITH THE TWO-POINT ADVANTAGE.
A COUPLE OF ACES NOW.
SHE LOOKS CALM, COOL, COLLECTED OUT THERE.
>> SHE HAS HER APPROACH.
BOUNCES THE BALL, LINES UP.
SHE WILL DRIVE IT THROUGH THE ZONE.
>> THE SENIOR DOING HER PART TO HELP IN THE BACK ROW.
RIGHT INTO THE CHEST OF VOS BUT SHE DID A GOOD JOB.
YOU CAN USE ANY PART OF YOUR BODY TO KEEP IT OFF.
IT'S LIKE SOCCER.
YOU CAN'T USE YOUR HANDS BUT YOU CAN KICK THE BALL, USE YOUR KNEE, CHEST AND BECAUSE VOS KEPT IT ALIVE, HER TEAM PERSEVERES AND CAN GET THE POINT.
>> ANYTHING TO KEEP THAT BALL ALIVE.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THE FACE BUT I HAVE SEEN -- >> PREFERABLY NOT.
SOMETIMES IT IS EFFECTIVE.
WE HOPE FOR BOTH TEAMS THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TODAY.
IT'S A TOUCH.
>> CONTACT NUMBER ONE.
14-13.
MIGHT BE A SERVICE ACE.
YEP.
HOW BIG IS SERVING PLAYING INTO THIS OPENING SET.
>> WE HAVE SEEN RUNS FROM BOTH SIDES REALLY POWERED BY THE SERVE.
FLOAT SERVES HARD THROUGH THE ZONE.
WHEN I SAY ZONE, I'M THINKING OF THE TOP OF THE ANTENNA DOWN TO THE NET.
YOU ARE DRIVING IT THROUGH THAT ZONE.
THOSE PASSERS, THEY HAVE TO MOVE THEIR FEET AND BEAT THE BALL TO THE SPOT AND BE STRONG WITH THEIR PLATFORM AND SHAKEN AND WIGGLING IT ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THAT'S WHEN ERRORS COME IN SERVE RECEPTION.
GREAT SERVING FROM BOTH TEAMS.
THEY HAVE TO HIT IT OVER.
THEY DID.
THAT MIGHT HAVE SAILED OUT.
IT HAD A LOT OF HEAT ON IT.
REPLAY IS ON.
PUSHING IT TO THE BACK ROW.
SIOUX CENTER.
NOW HERE IS DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION OFF THE HANDS.
THE POINT.
15-15.
SIOUX CENTER DUG IN ON THE BACK LINE.
WHEN IT HIT THE BLOCKER'S HANDS, TAKE THE FIRST STEP AND QUICKLY TO THE BALL.
ASSUMPTION ABLE TO GET A KILL.
>> SENIOR KROGMAN WITH THE KILL.
SMART HEAD'S UP PLAY.
ONE DEFENDER GUARDING THE ENTIRE BACK ROW AND SENDING IT OVER.
>> SENDING IT DEEP, SENDING IT TO THE CORNERS.
WORKING AROUND THE BLOCK.
YOU ARE RIGHT, THAT IS A LOT OF COURT TO COVER WHEN YOU ARE THE ONE BACK LINE DEFENDER FOR ASSUMPTION.
>> VAN VANDER WAAL WE AWAIT THE SERVE.
SHUBERT, A GOOD ONE.
NOT A GOOD PASS AT ALL.
ASSUMPTION HAS OPTIONS.
GREAT HUSTLE.
IT WON'T GO DOWN AS AN ACE BUT A HUGE FACTOR IN HOW THEY GOT THE POINT SCORED.
>> OUT OF SYSTEM RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING.
KIND OF CHASING IT DOWN.
LOVE THE EFFORT AND PURSUIT BUT ASSUMPTION IS APPLYING PRESSURE FROM THE SERVICE LINE AND BAKE BACKING IT UP WITH THE DEFENSE.
>> SIOUX CENTER.
NEAR SIDE, DOWN THE LINE.
THE POWER, THE PLACEMENT, THE POINTS.
>> REAGAN JANSEN SHOWING SHE CAN MIX-UP HER SHOTS AS WELL.
GOING HIGH ON THE BLOCKER'S HANDS.
ASSUMPTION NOT ABLE TO HANDLE IT.
SEASON FOR REAGAN JANSEN.
17-17.
PLAY TO 25.
WIN BY 2.
OPENING SET OF THE CLASS 3 A MATCH-UP.
IOWA CITY LIBERTY DEFEATED PLEASANT VALLEY IN CLASS 5 A. REAGAN JANSEN.
SHALLOW SERVE.
UNABLE TO GET A GOOD SWING OUT OF BAT TO TIE IT BACK UP AGAIN.
>> TIGHT TO THE NET ON THAT SET FROM THE OUTSIDE HITTER.
THAT IS BEING SMART.
USING THE HANDS OF THE BLOCKERS.
TURNING HER BODY FULLY SWIPING THE SWING OFF HER HANDS BECAUSE IT WAS SO TIGHT.
A COLLISION ON THE SERVE.
A SHUM' SON TIPPING OVER THE BLOCK.
NOW A BACK ROW ATTACK.
THE BALL IS SAILING DEEP.
THEY DECIDED TO PLAY IT.
THAT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.
DEFLECTS OVER THE NET AND OUT OF PLAY.
SIOUX CENTER LEADS BY ONE.
HEAD COACH TRYING TO CHEER ON HER TEAM.
THAT WAS CLOSE, BETH.
>> SO CLOSE GETTING THE ARMS UP AND THE TOUCH.
IT WAS A GOOD TOUCH.
HARD TO CONTROL IT.
HARD DRIVEN.
SIOUX CENTER TRYING TO GO ON A RUN.
>> INTO THE NET.
TWO POINTS THERE.
CONTACT IS THE CALL.
2-0 RUN AND THEY LEAD BY TWO.
20-18.
SECOND AND FINAL TIME OUT CALLED BY DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
THEIR COACH ELECTED NOT TO WEAR THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE.
WE CAN'T GO IN THEIR HUDDLE.
LET'S GO IN SIOUX CENTER.
>> HEY, WAY TO PICK UP THE TIMING IN THE MIDDLE.
GOOD JOB, EM.
GOOD DEFENSE, GOOD HUSTLE PLAY.
WAY TO KEEP A TACKING.
I LIKE THE AGGRESSIVENESS.
THAT WILL TAKE US GOOD PLACES.
THAT IS TWO TIME OUTS FOR HIM, OKAY.
BUT WE GOT TO BATTLE, BATTLE, BATTLE.
KEEP BEING AGGRESSIVE.
WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF SYSTEM IT'S AN EASIER BALL TO CROSS THAN WHEN THEY ARE IN SYSTEM AND THE TEMPO IS OUT.
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON.
I LIKE THE OUT OF SYSTEM BALLS.
WE ARE BEING AGGRESSIVE.
KEEP TALKING.
SO, KEEP ATTACKING, TALKING TO EACH OTHER, WHAT YOU SEE ON THE COURT.
LET'S GO.
KEEP WORKING.
LET'S GO.
WARRIORS, 1, 2, 3.
>> KEEP TALKING.
KEEP WORKING.
HELP OUT ON THE COURT.
WHAT DO YOU SEE.
WHAT IS OPEN.
SIOUX CENTER COMMUNICATING WELL IN SET ONE.
AS A TEAM, A LOT OF GOOD STUFF FROM THEIR COACH.
>> SHE IS THE TYPE OF COACH I WOULD WANT TO PLAY FOR.
A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY.
SHE IS TRYING TO HAVE THE ATHLETES BELIEVE THEY CAN GET THE JOB DONE.
IT WON'T BE EASY WHEN YOU SEE PLAYS LIKE THAT.
THE BLOCK WAS THERE BUT THE HIT WAS MORE EFFECTIVE.
>> EFFECTIVE IS RIGHT.
ASSUMPTION THROUGHOUT THE FIRST SET HAS BEEN ABLE TO USE THE SIOUX CENTER BLOCK.
ASSUMPTION IS COMFORTABLE WITH THE TIGHT SETS USING THE BLOCK.
FOR SIOUX CENTER, STEAL THE NET SO THEY CAN'T GET TO IT.
>> HOW ABOUT A SERVICE ACE.
A TIMEOUT IS CALLED THEN BACK TO BACK POINTS.
SERVICE ACE AT A GREAT TIME AS MADDIE DOBBELS GETS THAT TO GO.
FOR SOME WAY THE BALL MADE IT THROUGH.
TWO DEFENDERS WERE THERE.
TWO SETS OF HANDS AND ARMS.
BUT THEY GOT IT THROUGH FOR THE POINT.
CHECKING OUT OF THE ROTATION IS SCHUITEMAN.
21-20.
OVER THE BLOCK AND DOWN FOR THE POINT.
>> OVER IS RIGHT.
SHE ELEVATED MAGGIE JOHNSON THERE.
GREAT APPROACH.
GETTING THE POWER.
JUMPING HIGH.
GOOD CONNECTION.
CONTACTING AT A POINT WHERE SHE COULD HIT OVER THE SIOUX CENTER BLOCK.
GREAT SWING.
>> THERE IS THE PASS.
CENTER HAS TO WORK FOR IT A BIT.
OVER THE TIP.
FREE BALL.
BLOCKED BACK.
BUT IN THE NET CALLED.
IN THE NET CHARGED AGAINST THE WARRIORS.
THEY SAID WILLOW BLEEKER WAS RIGHT THERE.
A BANG-BANG PLAY.
YOU SEE IT ON THE REPLAY.
THAT WASN'T IT.
IT'S 22-21.
ASSUMPTION LEADS BY ONE.
NOW WE ARE TIED AT 22.
GOOD HUSTLE.
GLAD SHE IS OKAY.
SHE WILL THROW HER BODY AND DO ANYTHING SHE CAN TO GET TO THAT BALL.
THAT'S THE HE PIT TO ME OF A >> FULL PURSUIT ON EVERY PLAY.
TIED UP IN A CRITICAL SET ONE.
TIGHT TO THE NET.
NOT MUCH SHE COULD DO WITH A ONE HANDSET FOR BLEEKER THERE.
>> BLEEKER SAVING IT ON HER SIOUX CENTER SIDE.
RIGHT IDEA FROM THE MIDDLE.
ATTACKER WANTING TO GO TO THE CORNERS AND DEEP.
TOO MUCH OF A PUSH THERE.
>> TIME OUT CALLED BY SIOUX CENTER.
THEIR SECOND AND FINAL TIME OUT.
NO TIME OUTS LEFT AS YOU GO TO 25 POINTS.
WE HAVE SEEN LITTLE RUNS WAS THREE, FOUR POINTS FOR BOTH TEAMS.
AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED ALL THE COVERAGE THAT WE HAD.
IT STARTED AT 10:00 A.M. ONE OF OUR CAMERA OPERATORS IS WORKING HARD WITH AN EASY RIG.
HIS JOB IS NOT EASY BUT -- LOOK AT THAT WHOLE CONTRAPTION DEVICE.
BECAUSE BROADCASTING FROM 10:00 A.M. TO POTENTIALLY 8:00, THAT EASY RIG HELPS TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF HIS SHOULDER AND MULTIPLE CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ARENA, WHETHER IT'S ON THE NET, EASY RIG, FOCUSED ON US, THE ANNOUNCERS, THIS IS JUST A FUN DAY AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE DIFFERENT ANGLES AND PERSPECTIVES THAT WE ARE BRINGING YOU.
>> SO MANY SITES AND SOUNDS INSIDE THE VENUE.
>> WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE EASY RIG, TOO.
THERE IS ANOTHER.
>> THERE IS MULTIPLE ONES THROUGHOUT THE VENUE.
DOING A GOOD JOB FROM THE PRODUCTION CREW OF BRINGING YOU EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN THE EXTREME ARENA.
>> BETH AND I ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF OF THIS CHAMPIONSHIP DAY, AND CHAMPIONSHIP PRODUCTION.
23-22.
NOTHING EASY ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 23 ALL.
THE CALL REVERSED.
THEY SAY TOUCH WAS THE CALL.
LET'S GO TO THE REPLAY.
I CAN'T TELL.
>> HAPPENED TOO FAST.
>> I COULDN'T TELL.
>> THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT 23- 23 BUT INSTEAD IT'S 24-22.
A SERVICE LIE AND NOW 24-23.
A --ASSUMPTION NEEDS ONE MORE POINT.
>> SIOUX CENTER NEEDS TO BE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE SERVE THEN LIGHTS OUT DEFENSE.
>> GOOD PASS.
BACK SET.
DOWN FOR THE KILL.
THE FINAL SCORE 25-23.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION DID NOT LOOK GOOD TO START THE SET BUT THEY LOOKED GOOD IN THE MIDDLE AND END.
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS MOST.
TO NONE ADVANTAGE.
>> THE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT 50 YEARS INSPECT CEDAR RAPIDS BEFORE THIS YEAR'S LOCATION.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE IOWA SCHOOLS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WHO TOLD US ABOUT THE BITTERSWEET MOVE TO NEARBY CORALVILLE.
>> A LOT OF CHANGE FOR THE POSITIVE FOR VOLLEYBALL THAT WE WENT THROUGH IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
WE WERE THERE 52 YEARS.
ANY TIME YOU ARE AT A VENUE IN THE CITY THAT LONG, IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHAT MADE IT REALLY, REALLY HARD.
ONE OF THE TRADITIONS THAT I THINK WAS SO GOOD WAS THE STUDENT SECTIONS.
THEY WERE BEHIND THEIR OWN TEAMS LOOKING DOWN ON TO BEAT WALLARD AND HAVE A LONG RUN BUT THERE IS TWO THAT ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF THE RUN AND THAT NEW HARTFORD AND POLE WESTERN CHRISTIAN.
BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS WERE IN THE HUNT IN THE 50 YEARS AND THEY CONTINUE THEIR PLAY AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
THE BUILDING IN CEDAR RAPIDS WAS DATED.
WE DECIDED TO GO OUT PRIMARILY TO SEE IF WE COULD GET EXTRA SPACE AND TECHNOLOGICAL UPDATES.
THE PINK SPARKLE OF A STATE TOURNAMENT, WHAT WE COULD DO, VIDEO BOARDS, LIGHTS OUT, INTROS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
EXTREME ARENA IS THE ONLY ARENA THAT WE PLAY IN THAT HOSTS A COLLEGE TEAM.
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYS THERE.
OUR GIRLS GET TO EXPERIENCE A VENUE THAT IS COLLEGIATE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO.
25-23, DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION DEFEATS SIOUX CENTER.
THAT HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
>> IT HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WE HAD RUNS.
BOTH TEAMS WERE DOWN, FOUGHT BACK.
GOOD FINISH FROM ASSUMPTION TO FINISH IT OUT.
I'M EXCITED FOR THE REST OF THIS MATCH.
WILL WE GO FIVE OR DONE IN THREE.
BOTH OF THESE TEAMS ARE CAPABLE OF WINNING THIS TITLE.
>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MANY HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE WE START THAT SECOND SET.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WILL NOT BE SHOWING YOU HIGHLIGHTS OF ONE OR TWO PLAYERS.
MANY PLAYERS WERE GETTING INVOLVED.
YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE PLAYS HERE.
GREAT COACHING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NET, TOO.
>> CRITICAL USES OF TIME OUTS THAT WE SAW FROM BOTH COACHES ABLE TO CALM THE TEAMS DOWN THEN GO ON RUNS AFTER THE TIME OUTS.
SO, I KNOW WE HIGHLIGHT THE PLAYERS ON THE COURT BUT A LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO THE COACHES AS WELL.
STRATEGY OF TIME OUTS.
>> THERE IS THE STATISTICS AND HOW THESE TWO TEAMS HAVE BATTLED AND WHERE WE ARE AFTER ONE SET OF PLAY.
SOME OF THE LEADERS, SCHUBERT SEVEN KILLS FOR DAVENPORT A ASSUMPTION.
A COUPLE OF PLAYERS WITH THREE KILLS.
THEN SIOUX CENTER, FOUR KILLS FOR REAGAN JANSEN.
NO HITTING ERRORS ON 15 ATTACKS AND WILLOW BLEEKER AND THIS IS THAT I THINK IT'S EVER LITTLE MISTAKE IS A LITTLE BIT MAGNIFIED A BIT HERE.
TO SITE AND CLOSE.
NEEDING TO FINISH AT THE END OF THE SET.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL BE THE ONE DIFFERENCE MAKER.
NORMALLY A STRING OF PLAYS THAT TURNS THE TIED FOR EITHER TEAM.
>> SIOUX CENTER HAD TWO BLOCKS.
ASSUMPTION ZERO BLOCKS.
THERE IS ANOTHER BLOCK FOR A POINT.
SO, THAT IS ONE AREA TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
FOUR SERVICE ACES FOR SIOUX CENTER.
ONE SERVICE ERROR AND DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION HAD TWO SERVICE ERRORS.
NINE TIMES IN SET ONE.
THE SCORE WAS TIED AT FIVE TOTAL LEAD CHANGES.
>> THAT IS PRETTY BALANCED.
ALL THE LEAD CHANGES, THE TIES.
EXCITING SET ONE.
>> I LOVE THAT STRING IN BETWEEN SET ONE AND TWO, TALKING ABOUT THE RICH TRADITION OF PLAYING IN THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.
THE U.S. CELLULAR ARENA HOLDS ABOUT 9,000.
THIS EXTREME ARENA HOLDS 5,100 IN FIXED SEATS.
IT'S 6,600 FOR CONCERT CAPACITY.
BUT IN THAT INTERVIEW, JEAN BERGER, THE HEAD OF THE EYE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC UNION, SOMEONE THAT YOU HAVE KNOWN FOR A WHILE, I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR A WHILE.
SHE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF TAKING WHAT WAS A GREAT THING TO ANOTHER LEVEL THE LAST SELF YEARS.
>> GREAT JOB TO JEAN BERGER AND HER STAFF.
THE GIRLS UNION ELEVATING THE CHAMPIONSHIP BOTH IN THE VENUE AND JUST THE EXPERIENCE FOR THESE STUDENT ATHLETES AND THEIR TEAMS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORT THEM.
THE LEVEL OF VOLLEYBALL IS SO STRONG IN THE STATE OF IOWA, HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, CLUB LEVEL, COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
TO HAVE A CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE GIRLS IS FANTASTIC.
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.
>> IF YOU ARE A YOUNG GIRL WHO IS WATCHING ON OUR LIVE STREAM OR OVER THE AIR OR IN THE ARENA, IT'S HARD NOT TO GET EXCITED AND MAKE THIS BE A SPORT THAT YOU WANT TO TRY OUT AND PLAY AND MAYBE GROW UP TO GET TO THIS LEVEL.
>> DREAMING OF BEING ON THIS COURT, ON THIS STAGE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
ALSO A PLUG FOR VOLLEYBALL.
LOVE THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL.
>> BLOCKED BUT NOT FOR A POINT.
GET TO THIS LEVEL, SO MANY TIMES DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, NORMAL PLAY, WHETHER IT'S A SWING OR A BLOCK, A GREAT SERVE, LIKE THAT IS CLEARLY DOWN FOR A POINT THEN RETURNED.
SO, YOU HAVE TO --YOU CAN'T CELEBRATE EARLY.
YOU HAVE TO NOT GET DOWN ON YOURSELF.
THE NORMAL PLAYS MAY TAKE MORE HERE.
YOU NEED MORE AT STATE AND MORE IN THE STATE FINALS ABSOLUTELY.
IT TAKES THAT EXTRA SCRAPPINESS, THE EXTRA EFFORT FROM BOTH SIDES.
>> ASSUMPTION STEPPED ON THE GAS TO WIN IN THE CLOSING MINUTES OF THE OPENING SET.
THEY LEAD BY THREE HERE.
JUST AS THOSE WORDS COME OUT OF MY MOUTH, SIOUX CENTER GETS THE POINT, OUT OF BOUNDS FOR THE KILL.
HERE IS THE REPLAY.
>> WAY OUT TO THE PIN SO THE OUTSIDE HIDER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AROUND THE BLOCK.
SHE CHOSE TO POWER IT AT THEIR HANDS.
SIOUX CENTER NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE THE RUN WITH THE SERVICE ERROR.
>> INTO THE NET.
AVA SCHUBERT SERVES FOR ASSUMPTION.
THEY ARE WEARING THE DARK UNIFORMS.
MULTICOLORED LIGHT TOPS IS SIOUX CENTER.
CLASS 3 A MATCH-UP.
>> WHAT AN ANGLE.
WHAT A SAFE.
A BIG ONE THERE.
THE HIGH FIVES.
GOOD IDEAS.
TOO MUCH ON IT.
AN EASY DECISION TO LET THAT BALL WHIZ BY AND OUT OF BOUNDS.
>> ASSUMPTION COVERING THE HITTERS GIVING THEMSELVES A SECOND OPPORTUNITY.
SETTING IT UP FOR THE OUTSIDE HITTERS.
TOO MUCH POWER THERE.
CONNECTING WITH THE MIDDLE.
GOOD SET.
ALL POPPED UP.
LOVE THE PURSUIT.
SHE STUCK HER HAND OUT BUT RAN INTO THE TABLE.
WE ARE TIED AT SEVEN APIECE.
THE POWER.
SO CLOSE.
ACE.
FREE BALL.
SIOUX CENTER.
INTO THE BLOCK.
GREAT DROP BLOCKING AND CONTROLLING WHERE THE BLOCK SENDS THE BALL STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE POINT.
>> ASSUMPTION IS MOVING WELL TO CLOSE THE BLOCK BUT IT WAS THE SET UP THERE FROM THE PIN HITTER HOLDING HER GROUND MAKING SURE SHE LINED UP.
SIOUX CENTER NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH.
GREAT PASS ON THE SLIDE.
DOWN FOR THE KILL.
YOU DON'T SEE THE SLIDE HAPPEN ALL THAT OFTEN.
AND IT WORKED SO EFFECTIVELY.
>> IT DID RIGHT THERE.
A SLIDE APPROACH.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE SEEN ONE THIS ENTIRE DAY.
MAYBE WE HAVE.
I'M PROBABLY FORGETTING.
BUT THAT WAS EFFECTIVE.
THAT WAS WELL TIMED.
>> A REMINDER OF HOW THESE TWO TEAMS WERE ABLE TO GET HERE.
SIOUX CENTER DEFEATING NUMBER 5 WEST LIBERTY.
THEN SIOUX CENTER IN THE SEMIFINALS ON WEDNESDAY DEFEATING DES MOINES CHRISTIAN.
AND DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION ON TUESDAY DEFEATED O SAN JOSE AND ON WEDNESDAY OVER MOUNT VERNON HERE TODAY.
THE QUARTERFINALS, WEDNESDAY SEMIFINALS AND NOW THURSDAY THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
>> EMILY VOS.
ONE ARM SAVE.
FIRST TO DOUBLE DIGITS IN THE SECOND SET, DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
THE KNIGHTS HAVE THE MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC CONFERENCE.
CONFERENCE RECORD 8-1.
THEY FINISHED SECOND IN THE CONFERENCE.
THEY FELL ON OCTOBER 8th TO CEDAR FALLS WHO WAS UPSET IN THEIR MATCH TO GET TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
THAT ENDED A STREAK OF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE TRIPS IN THE CEDAR FALLS PROGRAM.
IT'S INTERESTING HOW THERE ARE CERTAIN SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THE TRADITION AND ALWAYS FUN WHEN YOU GET NEW SCHOOLS TO COME AND START THEIR OWN TRADITION.
>> EXACTLY.
THE IT HAS TO START AT SOME POINT.
LOT OF THESE SCHEDULES, THE TEAMS ARE PLAYING SCHOOLS FROM OTHER CLASSES, LARGER, SMALLER CLASSES.
GETTING EXPOSURE THROUGHOUT ALL THE LEVELS FOR STATE VOLLEYBALL DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.
>> DAVENPORT LOSSES THIS YEAR, WESTERN DUBUQUE AUGUST 25th.
ROSE MOUNT, MARION, CEDAR FALLS AND PLEASANT VALLEY.
OTHERWISE A BUNCH OF WINS FOR DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
WOW.
GREAT EFFORT TO GET THAT OUT OF THE NET.
A BLOCK.
OUT OF BOUNDS.
IT'S A 13-10 LEAD AND FOUR REALLY THE LAST PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR MINUTES IT HAS BEEN DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION STARTING TO PULL AWAY.
>> LITTLE BY LITTLE, POINT BY POINT.
ASSUMPTION ABLE TO CLOSE OUT THE LONGER RALLIES.
THEY SCRAMBLE, TOO.
>> NOT SO FAST, SIOUX CENTER.
>> NOT SO FAST.
OUT OF THEIR ROTATION.
SCHMALBECK WILL TALK TO COACH JULIE OLDENKAMP.
NOW THE SERVE, WALHOF.
FREE BALL.
SIOUX CENTER.
WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT?
THEY HAVE TO GET ANOTHER CRACK AT IT.
THROUGH THE BLOCK, DOWN FOR THE KILL.
REAGAN JANSEN THE 6'1" SENIOR.
>> SIOUX CENTER COVERING ON THE FIRST SWING, SETTING IT UP AGAIN.
REAGAN JANSEN WITH THE POWER ON THE OUTSIDE.
TEAM LIKE SHE DID IN THE REGULAR SEASON NOW IN THE STATE TITLE MATCH.
>> THAT WAS HIGH IN THE CEILING.
VANDER WAAL WITH THE SWING, HELPED OUT WITH THE BLOCK.
REPLAY ON.
SETTING IT UP.
TIPPING IT OVER THE BLOCK.
A PING-PONG.
PADDLE BACK AND FORTH.
DOWN THE LINE BUT SALES OUT OF BOUNDS.
THE LINE JUDGE IS ON TOP OF THAT.
>> A SECOND AGO WE SAID DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION ON A RUN AND NOW SIOUX CENTER FIGHTING BACK AND WE ARE TIED UP.
>> THE LAST THREE, FOUR MINUTES NOW GOES TO SIOUX CENTER.
A COSTLY ERROR.
THEY HAD A COUPLE OF THOSE SERVICE ERRORS HERE.
THAT WAS THE GOOD ROTATION THAT HAD THEM JUMP START WITH THAT 4- 0 LEAD IN THE FIRST SET.
IT HURTS WHEN YOU GIVE A POINT UP, A SIDE OUT, BUT WHEN IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ROTATIONS TO END IT EARLY.
>> YOU JUST WANT TO STAY IN THE ROTATION.
GET A LONG RUN.
AS MANY POINTS AS YOU CAN.
THERE ARE SOME THAT JUST --YOU JIVE BETTER AS A TEAM THAN OTHERS.
MEGABLOCK.
>> HUGE.
>> THIS IS ELLAH DILL ELLA DILULIO.
>> I WAS A MIDDLE HITTER IN HIGH SCHOOL.
BLOCKING, DENYING THE ATTACKER IN FRONT OF YOU, THAT WAS MY FAVORITE.
>> DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION CALLS THE TIME OUT.
WE WILL BRING YOU A STORY MISSING FROM THIS YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP DAY IS LISA BRINK MEYER BATTLING BRAIN CANCER SINCE APRIL.
SHE WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR THE GIRLS UNION.
HERE IS WHAT JEAN BERGER SAID ABOUT LISA.
>> LISA HAS BEEN WITH THE GIRLS UNION ALMOST TWO DECADES.
SHE WAS AN IOWA GIRL.
SHE PLAYED BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL.
SHE IS A TWO-TIME HALL OF FAMER FOR US IN BOTH OF THOSE SPORTS.
SHE PLAYED COLLEGIATELY FOR DRYING AND IN THE LAST SIX ON SIX BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
SHE IS FAMOUS IN A LOT OF WAYS.
SHE IS A GREAT AMBASSADOR OF THE IOWA GIRLS.
>> LIFTING UP LISA AND HER FAMILY AS SHE GOES THROUGH THAT BATTLE COURAGEOUSLY.
THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO DONATE MONETARY TO SUPPORT HER IN HER EFFORTS AS I'M SURE SHE IS WATCHING THIS EXCITING DAY OF COVERAGE FROM EXTREME ARENA.
SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE MOVE AS WELL.
SO, BACK TO LIVE ACTION HERE AS WE ARE IN THE SECOND SET.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION WON THE FIRST SET.
RIGHT NOW --THAT WAS CLOSE, 25- 23.
THIS ONE ALL INDICATIONS ARE THE TEAM THAT MAKES THE FINAL PUSH AT THE VERY END IS GOING TO WIN THIS ONE.
>> BACK AND FORTH IN SET TWO.
JUST LIKE SET ONE.
ASSUMPTION TRYING TO GET MORE MARGIN.
WE HAVE SEEN THEM GO IN SPIRITS.
WE ARE GETTING LATE IN THE SET.
TIME TO ROLL.
FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH.
32-7.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FOR THE FIRST YEAR.
>> FIRST YEAR, I WOULD TAKE THAT IF I WAS A FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH.
>> GET TO STATE TITLE MATCH.
TO BE UP ONE SET TO NONE.
18-14 THE SECOND.
THERE YOU SEE HIM ON THE SIDELINE.
THEY HAVE THE SERVE.
THE DARK UNIFORMS ON YOUR SCREEN IS DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
GOING RIGHT AT REAGAN JANSEN WHO THREW HER ARM UP AND COULDN'T CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF IT.
NOW LEADING BY FIVE.
HERE IS THE REPLAY.
>> ASSUMPTION MIDDLE NUMBER 10 MAKING HERSELF AN OPTION.
UP AND AVAILABLE.
FEEDS HER.
>> A ROLL SHOT, OFF SPEED TEMPO.
BACK ROW SWING FOR SIOUX CENTER.
OFF THE HANDS, DOWN FOR ANOTHER KILL.
20-14.
THE KNIGHTS ARE LOOKING STRONG.
A TIME OUTGOING TO BE CALLED BY SIOUX CENTER.
THEY DON'T WANT TO SLIP BEHIND TWO SETS TO NONE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE REPLAY AGAIN.
>> SHARP CROSS HIGH OFF THE HANDS OF THE CENTER.
>> SCRAMBLE.
THIS IS WHAT I SEE.
LONG FACES OUT THERE, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW YOU ARE FRUSTRATED.
THAT WON'T TAKE US ANYWHERE, OKAY.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
IF WE GET THIS SIDE OUT, WE NEED CELEBRATIONS.
WE NEED TO GET BACK IN THE GROVE AND FIND OUR RHYTHM.
GET OUT THERE AND BATTLE, ALL RIGHT.
KEEP TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER.
AND WE HAVE TO BE THE AGGRESSOR.
THE ONLY THING I WILL SAY WE TALK IN THE GAME PLAN ABOUT MORE TIPS AND MIXING IT UP WHEN IT'S A GOOD BALL.
TRY TO MAYBE THAT BECAUSE YOU ALMOST GOT THAT TIP DOWN.
TALK TO THE HITTERS.
COME ON.
BATTLE HERE.
WARRIORS, 1, 2, 3.
KEEP COMPETING.
LET'S GO.
>> THEY ARE THE WARRIORS.
BATTLING IS IN THEIR DNA.
>> EXACTLY.
WARRIORS.
TIME TO FIGHT.
TIME TO BATTLE LIKE YOU SAID.
GET BACK IN SET TWO.
THEY HAVE TO GO NOW.
>> THEY HAVE TO HAVE FUN DOING IT.
I LIKE THAT.
IF YOU GET A POINT, YOU CELEBRATE.
>> ASSUMPTION GETS THAT POINT.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT VOLLEYBALL, EVERY EVER POINT THE TEAMS COME TOGETHER.
YOU DON'T GET THAT IN BASKETBALL, AWESOME SLAM DUNK, THREE-POINT BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO HUSTLE ON DEFENSE.
YOU DON'T GET A COME TOGETHER CELEBRATE AND MOVE ON.
WELL OFF THE NET THERE ON THAT SWING.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION THEY FOUND THEIR RHYTHM.
THEY FOUND THEIR GROVE HERE AND LOOK GREAT LEADING BY EIGHT.
>> A FAST SWING AND APPROACH ON THE OUTSIDE HIT.
5'9" BUT SHE PLAYED A LOT BIGGER.
>> SHE DOES.
EXTENSION.
THE HOPS, CONFIDENCE AND SWAGGER.
THE NET IS SHAKING MIGHTY FIERCE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE WHISTLED FOR A VIOLATION.
THAT WILL END THAT RUN AND GET A SIDE OUT.
>> THAT'S WHAT SIOUX CENTER NEEDED, SOMETHING TO BREAK UP THE MOMENTUM.
THEY NEED TO SERVE, BE AGGRESSIVE, PLAY DEFENSE.
>> GOOD PASS.
HERE IS THE QUICK SET.
THAT GOES OUT OF BOUNDS.
A LOT OF OPTIONS AND SHE WANTED THAT SIDELINE.
BUT NOT THE SWING SHE REALLY WANTED TO DO.
2315.
IF DAVENPORT HOLDS ON TO WIN IT, A MUST WIN THIRD SET FOR SUE CENTER.
>> POPPED UP.
A TIP OVER THE NET.
DOWN FOR THE KILL.
24-15.
BIG SMILES BY THE KNIGHTS.
>> ANOTHER GREAT CONNECTION.
IT WAS BACK AND FORTH.
PING-PONG.
QUICK BACK AND FORTH.
ASSUMPTION PUT IT AWAY.
>> THEY NEEDED THAT ONE.
MAYBE NOT ALL THE WAY BACK BUT GET POSITIVE ENERGY INTO THE THIRD SET.
MAKE IT 24-20.
THAT WOULD BE HUGE.
>> BUILD MOMENTUM.
STRING TOGETHER POINTS.
>> ASSUMPTION HAS 23U8 TIME OUTS LEFT.
THEY WON'T NEED IT.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION 25.
SIOUX CENTER WARRIORS 16.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION NEVER WON A STATE VOLLEYBALL TITLE.
THEY ARE ONE SET AWAY FROM MAKING HISTORY.
>> GET YOUR SOUVENIR OF THIS MEMORABLE TOURNAMENT.
5 A CHAMPIONS WERE GROUND.
4A CHAMPIONS WERE CROWNED.
SO CLOSE IS DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
AS YOU KNOW WITH THIS SPORT, YOU CANNOT CELEBRATE EARLY, BETH.
>> YOU CANNOT.
YOU HAVE TO PLAY POINT BY POINT AND ASSUMPTION IS LOOKING STRONG.
ALL THINGS ARE POINTING IN THEIR FAVOR BUT I KNOW SIOUX CENTER HAS A LOT OF FIGHT.
THAT THREE IS PIVOTAL.
A MUST WIN FOR SIOUX CENTER.
LET'S SEE HOW BOTH TEAMS RESPOND IN SET 3.
>> SIOUX CENTER NEEDS TO WIN THE THIRD SET.
A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE WE START THAT PIVOTAL, THAT IMPORTANT THIRD SET.
IT WASN'T ALL DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION AS YOU SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR SIOUX CENTER, BUT HITTING PERCENTAGE AND MISS CUES BY SIOUX CENTER HELD THAT UP.
ASSUMPTION WENT ON A FEW RUNS.
THEY WERE ABLE TO CREATE SOME MARGIN.
SIOUX CENTER WASN'T ABLE TO COUNTER.
EACH TIME DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION GREW THE LEAD FARTHER.
>> OPENING SERVE.
SIOUX CENTER IN THE LIGHT TOPS.
BLOCKED.
DOWN FOR THE POINT.
YOU KNOW, THIS VENUE EXTREME ARENA FROM A FAN'S PERSPECTIVE WITH THE TWO LARGE VIDEO BOARD SCREENS, THE RIBBON BOARD WITH STATS AND INFORMATION, THE NICE SEATING, CLOSE PROXIMITY, BUT THERE IS COOL THINGS THAT STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE, A TEAM LOUNGE AND HANG OUT SPACE BETWEEN GAMES.
THEY HAVE BEEN BAG TOSS, KARAOKE THERE.
THEY HAVE ACTUAL COURTS THAT ARE JUST FOOTSTEPS WAY FROM WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN FROM A FANS PERSPECTIVE, IT'S NICE.
FROM A STUDENT ATHLETE PERSPECTIVE, THERE ARE A LOT OF COOL THINGS HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES.
>> IT MAKES THEIR EXPERIENCE TOP-NOTCH, YOU SAID IT.
THERE IS GOOD WARM UP COURTS.
IT'S HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY ON THE QUARTERFINAL DAYS WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY TEAMS PLAYING, LONG DAYS, EXTRA SPACE TO DO THAT.
A FUN THING FOR THE CHAMPIONS ON THURSDAY, THAT WINNER CIRCLE.
THEY WANT THEIR PICTURES TAKEN, TROPHY, MEDAL.
>> THE WINNERS CIRCLE, BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE VENUE, THEY HAVE A BIG AREA WHERE THE WINNERS AREN'T RUSHED OFF THE COURT.
GET OFF THE COURT TO PLAY THE NEXT MATCH.
GO PARTY, CELEBRATE IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> 2-2 IN THE THIRD.
SETS TO NONE.
>> WHEN YOU RUN THE MIDDLE LIKE THAT.
IT'S HARD TO STOP YOU.
SIOUX CENTER HAS TO FOCUS FIRST ON ASSUMPTION MIDDLE, BLOCK THEM.
IF THE MIDDLE DOESN'T GET THE SET THEY MOVE TO THE PINS.
THEY ARE SETTING SO QUICKLY, CONNECTING SO QUICKLY, IT'S HARD TO DEFEND.
>> ELLA DILIULIO.
TIED THINGS UP.
3-3.
SIOUX CENTER HAS ATHLETES THAT PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
BLEEKER FOR BASKETBALL.
INTO THE NET, SOME TIMING ISSUE BETWEEN THE CENTER AND VANDER WAAL THE SOPHOMORE.
LOOK AT HEAD COACH JULIE OLDENKAMP.
SHE REACHED THE STATE TOURNAMENT SEVEN TIMES.
ONCE WITH BISHOP HELEN.
SHE WON.
AND SIX TRIPS WITH THE CURRENT SCHOOL SIOUX CENTER.
RELATIVELY YOUNG COACH.
16th YEAR COACHING AND OVER 400 CAREER VICTORIES.
>> A FUN STORY I READ ABOUT SIOUX CENTER, THE HEAD COACH, JULIE OLDENKAMP WEARS THE SAME NECKLACE THAT THE CURRENT SENIORS GAVE HER WHEN SHE COACHED THEM AS 8th GRADERS.
SHE RECEIVED THAT FIVE YEARS AGO.
NOW THEY ARE SENIORS IN THE NECKLACE AND WEAR IT ALL YEAR.
>> THAT'S COOL.
>> NOT ONLY THE RELATIONSHIP OF NOW YOU ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL, I'M YOUR COACH BUT TO HAVE THAT AND THAT NECKLACE THAT --IT LOOKS PRETTY.
BUT IT HOLDS A SPECIAL MEANING TO HER AND THE GROUP OF SENIORS FOR SIOUX CENTER.
>> THAT IS A HOT POTATO.
SHE IS IN THE SPOT.
THAT IS POWER COMING OVER THE NET.
6-4.
THE HEAD COACH FRANK FLANAGAN, I WOULD RETIRE.
IF HE WINS THE STATE TITLE.
>> ONE FOR ONE.
>> FIRST YEAR, WON THE SCHOOL WAS FIRST STATE TITLE, I'M OUT.
>> YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT THE MENTALITY OF COACHES.
>> THEY ARE COMPETITORS.
>> THEY LOVE COMPETITION.
I HIGHLY DOUBT HE WILL RETIRE BUT THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
>> A MIKE DROP.
>> EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.
NOW WHAT SHOULD I TRY.
>> 7-5.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION HAD CLOSE OPPORTUNITIES OVER THE PAST DECADE BUT NEVER ONCE HAVE THEY WON A STATE TITLE.
THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR THE SIOUX CENTER WARRIORS.
SOMEONE WILL WIN IT HERE.
PROBABLY WITHIN THE HOUR.
OUT OF BOUNDS.
I LIKE HOW THAT WAS SHAPING UP.
HERE IS THE REPLAY.
CUT IT TOO FAR GOING FOR THAT SIDELINE.
>> SHE SAW THE DOUBLE BLOCKERS IN FRONT OF HER.
I GET THE IDEA SHE WAS TRYING TO WORK AROUND THEM, CUTTING IT TOO SHARP.
>> THERE IS CELEBRATION.
PUT IT TOGETHER.
THAT'S IT.
>> SIOUX CENTER.
THIS YEAR THEIR ONLY LOSSES COMING SEPTEMBER 10th AGAINST WESTERN CHRISTIAN WHO WILL SEE THE 2 A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AGAINST HARTFORD.
SEPTEMBER 24th AGAINST UNITY CHRISTIAN, ALWAYS A TREMENDOUS PROGRAM AND SEPTEMBER 24 AGAINST SIOUX FALLS CHRISTIAN.
TO GET TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT, IT'S ALL SWEEPS.
>> THAT WORKS.
OH, THE OFFICIAL IS GOING TO BRING THE LINE JUDGE THE COACHING STAFF AND FANS ARE SUS USE WHAT THIS CALL WILL BE.
IT WAS NOT A GOOD PASS.
IT WAS CLOSE TO THE NET.
>> I'M WONDERING IF SHE PUSHED IT INTO THE ANTENNA BEFORE THE BLOCKERS.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE.
>> THEY HAD ONE CONFERENCE.
RARE TO HAVE A SECOND KSKS WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE CALL RIGHT.
IT'S EITHER 9-7 OR 10-6.
NOW THE OTHER LINE JUDGE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE 4A MATCH.
YOU SEE THE REPLAY.
YOU DO HAVE REPLAYS.
THEY ARE SHOWING IT ON THE VIDEO BOARD SCREEN.
OUR BROADCAST SO THE FANS -- GET TO HAVE A REACTION.
WHAT THEY ARE SEEING ON THE REPLAY.
WE HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT THE OFFICIAL CALLS THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PLAY.
THAT IS BEHIND, MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PLAY.
>> IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT -- THE BALL DOESN'T LIE.
THE BALL DOESN'T LIE.
>> LET'S SEE IF SIOUX CENTER CAN USE THIS AS A GAME CHANGER, MOMENTUM BUILDER.
>> ASSUMPTION --THAT MADE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING THERE.
>> OUT OF SYSTEM BALL.
SET IT HOW TO THE RIGHT SIDE.
YOU LET YOUR RECEIVER GO UP AND MAKE A PLAY.
>> PUT IT UP THERE.
A NATURAL LEFTY.
THE BLOCKERS HAVE TO ADJUST TO THAT.
THEY DIDN'T MOVE IN FAR ENOUGH.
SHE SEEMED TO HAVE AN OPEN NET AND GOT SPIN ON THAT ONE.
ASSUMPTION FOLLOWING IT UP WITH TOUGH SERVING.
>> ISABELLA KROGMAN.
KROGMAN .
A LITTLE TOO AGGRESSIVE ON THAT ONE.
SERVICE ERROR SIDE OUT.
SIOUX CENTER WITH THEIR ROTATION INTO THE FRONT ROW.
>> A COUPLE OF SERVICE ERRORS FOR BOTH TEAMS.
MIDWAY OF THE THIRD SET.
A REMINDER THIS IS A MUST WIN FOR SIOUX CENTER.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION LEADS IT 2-1.
WE ARE GOING STRONG SINCE 10:00 A.M. WITH THE 5A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
YOU CAN WATCH THE 5A MATCH IN THE FULL ENTIRETY AT 9:00 ON IOWA PBS.
ALSO A REMINDER WE WILL HAVE THE 2A AND 1A CHAMPIONSHIPS LATER TODAY.
2A IS SCHEDULED TO START AT 4:45.
IT MAY BE A LITTLE AFTER THAT.
AND THE 1A FOR 7:00.
TIME OUT ON THE COURT.
SIOUX CENTER NEEDS TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT HERE.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION IS LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN FULL SPEED AHEAD.
YOU SEE THE REPLAY.
THE DEFENSE IS THERE.
>> THE BRANDING FOR THE IOWA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC UNION IS PINK.
THAT IS --BETH IS WEARING PINK TODAY.
I AM WEARING PINK.
TIES THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER.
NOT JUST INSIDE THE ARENA.
A LOT OF SIGNAGE JUST OUTSIDE THE ARENA.
THERE IS BANNERS AND IT JUST HAS A REALLY BIG TIME FEELING AS THE IOWA RIVER LANDING.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, CHECK IT OUT, WHETHER IT'S THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OR NOT IN CORALVILLE, IOWA.
A LOT OF GREAT RESTAURANTS AND MAKING IT --I TALKED TO MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA.
NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN THE GIRL'S UNION AS FAR AS ROLLING OUT THE PINK CARPET.
NOT THE RED CARPET.
GET IT.
THE PINK CARPET TO MAKE IT MEMORABLE.
>> A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
A NICE VENUE.
A NICE NEW VENUE.
THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER DOES NOT HURT.
WE WILL TAKE THAT TO GO TO THE RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AROUND THE FACILITY.
>> OUTDOOR SEATING IN NOVEMBER.
>> PATIO SEATING IN NOVEMBER IN IOWA.
WE WILL TAKE IT.
>> TAKING THAT ONE IS SIOUX CENTER.
MISSCUE OUT OF THE TIME OUT.
74 DEGREES OUTSIDE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd IN CORALVILLE.
TWO STRAIGHT POINTS.
THEY HIT DOUBLE DIGITS.
A LOT MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS THIRD SET.
>> SIOUX CENTER LOOKING TO GET MORE OF THEIR FRONT ROW INVOLVED.
IT STARTS RIGHT THERE.
NUMBER 15, MAR GO MARGO WITH THE BLOCK.
CALL A SINGLE TIME OUT LAST SET.
DIDN'T NEED TO.
THEY HAVE BOTH IN THEIR BACK POCKET HERE.
3-0 RUN FOR SIOUX CENTER.
SHALLOW SERVE.
OH, MY.
NICE PLAY.
>> SHORT SERVE.
IT WAS SO GOOD BUT ASSUMPTION PICKED IT UP.
50-50 BALL AT THE NET.
ASSUMPTION PRESSING OVER.
SIOUX CENTER NOT READY WITH AN OFF BLOCKER TO PICK UP THAT BALL OFF THEIR OWN BLOCKER.
BACK AND FORTH.
WHEN IT'S A 50-50 BALL, IT'S SO TOUGH.
>> IT IS.
>> NOTHING TOUGH ABOUT THAT ONE.
TEXTBOOK PASS, SET AND EMILY VOS 117 KILLS.
239 EFFICIENCY.
AVERAGES NEARLY TWO PER SET.
>> VOS THE JUNIOR CHOOSING TO GO LINE ON THAT ONE TO SEE WHAT THE DEFENSE GAVE HER.
STRONG LINE SWING AT THAT.
>> MOMENTUM SHIFTED TO SIOUX CENTER BUT THEY TRAIL BY FOUR.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT.
IT'S 16-13.
CHOOSING FOR ONE OF THOSE TIME OUTS, COACH FLANAGAN.
>> GOOD TIME TO TAKE A TIME OUT.
SIOUX CENTER IS ON A RUN RIGHT NOW.
GREAT JOB BY THE WARRIORS CONTINUING TO BATTLE, POINT BY POINT.
>> LET'S GO INSIDE THE SIOUX CENTER HUDDLE.
>> ALL THOSE BALLS, THAT'S PERFECT.
GOOD SERVICE PRESSURE AS WELL.
WE GOT A LITTLE LAZY WHEN THE CENTER WAS UP FRONT.
COMMUNICATE.
DOMINATE HER UP THERE.
TOUGH SERVICE, PASS THE TIGHT BALL WE HAVE TO BE SMART AND HEAD'S UP, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB.
TALK TO WILLOW.
THAT'S THE WARRIOR SPIRIT.
LET'S GO.
WARRIORS, 1, 2, 3.
>> COACH OLDENKAMP REACHED THE STATE TOURNAMENT SEVEN TIMES.
SHE WON THE 2006 3A CHAMPIONSHIP.
TRYING TO GET THIS TEAM THERE.
>> THEY CANNOT COAST.
THEY KNOW IT WILL BE A BATTLE.
BALL MAKES ITS WAY OVER THE NET.
BUT IT WON'T DROP DOWN.
THAT TIME IT DOES.
ASSUMPTION GETS A HUGE SIDE OUT.
>> THE ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTION ON THAT PLAY FROM OH, I THINK IT'S AN ACE TO A DIG OUT OF BOUNDS, THE SWING.
MY GOODNESS.
LOVE SPORTS.
LIKE REALITY TV AT ITS FINEST.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
THESE TEAMS HAVE PROVEN THEY DESERVE TO BE IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
THEY ARE FIGHTING TO WIN A TITLE.
>> THEY GO WITH POWER.
IT WORKS FOR A POINT IN THE SIDE OUT.
>> GOOD VISION FROM JENSEN.
SHE IS A VETERAN PLAYER, A SENIOR.
SHE HAS EXPERIENCE.
MATURITY AND CONFIDENCE ON THE COURT.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
SHE HAS PLACEMENT THERE.
>> DORSEY WITH THE SERVE.
DEEP AND OUT OF BOUNDS.
BACK ROW WAS WIDE OPEN.
NO ONE BACK THERE.
TWO STRONG ON THE TIP, ON THE TOUCH.
SIOUX CENTER CANNOT TRADE POINT FOR POINT.
THEY HAVE TO PUT RUNS TOGETHER LIKE WE ARE NOW.
A DELAYED CALL BY THE OFFICIAL.
I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT ONE.
>> YES.
>> THE OFFICIAL IS TALKING TO COACH FLANAGAN.
>> DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ASSUMPTION ATTACK CLEARED THE NET.
IT WENT INTO THE TAPE.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY TOUCHED IT.
CORRECT CALL.
>> BLOCKING IT DOWN FOR A POINT.
THE TO MEN TOM FULLY IN FAVOR OF SIOUX CENTER.
I DON'T KNOW.
DO YOU USE THE LAST TIME OUT OR WAIT A BIT HERE.
THE ENERGY IS GOING STRONG BEHIND THE SERVICE LINE WITH TATUM SCHMALBECK.
BIG POINT HANGING IN THE AIR.
I WILL TIP IT OVER THE BLOCK BECAUSE THAT BACK ROW IS BACK A BIT.
>> BACKCOURT WAS DUG IN.
SIOUX CENTER'S OFF BLOCKER NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO MAKE A PLAY.
GOOD JOB TO STOP THE RUN.
>> QUICKLY GETTING A SIDE OUT OF THEIR OWN, WORKING THE MIDDLE.
ATTACKING THE BLOCK.
THIS IS THEIR GOOD ROTATION.
FRUITFUL WHEN EMILY VOS IS OUT THERE.
IN SYSTEM.
OH, IT DIDN'T GET OVER.
GREAT IDEAS.
SWINGING AWAY.
SHE WANTED TO MIX IT UP, MAYBE NEXT POINT.
MISCOMMUNICATION ON THAT SET.
ASSUMPTION.
BIG POWER.
GOOD UP THERE.
DOWN THE LINE.
FREE BALL.
SENDING IT OVER ON ONE.
TIP.
AND IT'S IN.
>> SIDELINE TO SIDELINE.
SHARP PUSH THERE.
VISION AND COURT AWARENESS.
SEEING THOSE TWO BLOCKERS UP.
LEFTY TIP, RIGHT ALONG THE SIDELINE.
>> BLEEKER WAS INCHING IN TO HELP DEFENSIVELY.
GREAT PLACEMENT.
SOMEHOW GOT THAT ONE THROUGH.
AND THE POINT FOR SUE CENTER HERE.
OH, THE GAME IS HANGING IN THE BALANCE.
WHAT WILL IT BE.
A MUST WIN FOR SIOUX CENTER TRYING TO FORCE THE FOURTH SET.
5 A WENT FOUR.
4A WENT 4.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION TRYING TO GET OUT THE BROOMS HERE.
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
THAT ONE IS IN.
DOWN THE SIDELINE FOR THE POINT.
THE LEAD NOW IS TWO.
>> LINE SWING FROM AVA SCHUBERT.
A GOOD RALLY BACK AND FORTH, SHE IS ABLE TO PUT IT A WAY FOR ASSUMPTION.
>> 16 KILLS FOR HER.
>> WOW.
>> GREAT PERFORMANCE.
>> 16 KILLS, TRYING TO CLOSE IT OUT.
>> 22-19.
A THREE-POINT LEAD.
CALLING THE FINAL TIME OUT HERE IN THE THIRD SET FOR SIOUX CENTER IS HEAD COACH JULIE OLDENKAMP.
H. 22-19.
HERE IS THE REPLAY.
HIGH OVER THE BLOCK.
SO CLOSE TO BEING IN.
JUST TOO MUCH.
OUT OF BOUNDS.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE AMENITIES HERE FROM THE EXTREME ARENA.
FANS CAN'T SEE THIS.
THIS IS NOT A HIGH SCHOOL GYM.
THIS IS LITERALLY 15 STEPS AWAY FROM THE COURT.
MULTIPLE COURTS WHERE TEAMS CAN WARM UP AND DO WHATEVER THEY NEED SO THAT WHEN THEY DO GET TO BE OUT ON THE MAIN COURT, THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME TO DO A FULL WARM UP AND THERE IS A LOOK.
FANS CAN LOOK AND WATCH OUT THE GREAT JOB BY OUR DIRECTORS AND CAMERA CREW TO SHOW YOU THE PERSPECTIVE OF WHERE THAT IS IN RELATION TO WHERE WE ARE.
A FUN DAY.
I CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH BETH AND I APPRECIATE BEING PART OF THIS OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION FOR IOWA PBS AND THE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC UNION.
>> IT WILL GO DOWN TO THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THE THIRD SET.
FINAL TIME OUT AND HOW DOES HER TEAM RESPOND?
THEY GET THE POINT AND THE SITED OUT.
>> STEALING THE NET FOR SIOUX CENTER.
REAGAN JANSEN NOT LETTING THE ASSUMPTION BLOCK COME OVER.
GETTING TO 20.
KEEPING IT WITHIN TWO POINTS HERE.
TRYING TO GO ON A RUN FOR SIOUX CENTER.
>> ALMOST A SERVICE ACE.
FREE BALL BACK TO THE WARRIORS.
GOOD RALLY.
SIOUX CENTER IS THERE.
THEY WILL GIVE A FREE BALL OVER TO THE KNIGHTS.
DOWN FOR THE POINT.
23-20.
SOME OF THAT IS SLOWING DEVELOPING.
BUT PATIENCE PAID OFF.
THEY GOT A GOOD SWING ON IT.
>> THEY KEPT STAYING AFTER IT.
THE BALL IS ON THE DEFENSE AND GIVING THE OFFENSE A CHANCE.
AVA, THE LEFTY SO COMFORTABLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE SWINGING AWAY USING THE HIGH HANDS TO THE ADVANTAGE.
>> 23-20.
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
TWO POINTS AWAY.
THEY GET ONE POINT AWAY.
MATCH POINT FOR THE KNIGHTS.
THEY ARE IN THE FIFTH STRAIGHT STATE APPEARANCE.
>> NICE ONE HANDED SAVE.
IN THE NET.
24-21 SIOUX CENTER.
NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
NEEDS TO STRING A RUN TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.
MATCH POINT.
REAGAN JANSEN TO SERVE.
>> MATCH POINT QUICK SET DOWN FOR THE KILL.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY, THE DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION KNIGHTS ARE STATE CHAMPS IN VOLLEYBALL .
>> YOU SEE EMOTION ON DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
HERE IS A REPLAY OF THE POINT.
CUE THE TEARS.
NOT EASY TO DO WHAT DAVENPORT THE KNIGHTS GET THE PINK CHAMPIONSHIP T-SHIRTS.
THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM, THE STATE RUNNER UP TROPHIES AND THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY, BUT AS TRADITION, THEY RUN OVER AND CELEBRATE WITH THEIR STUDENT BODY WHO PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN IT.
A FUN ATMOSPHERE IN THIS CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> LOTS OF EXCITEMENT.
THE CROWD IS ON TOP OF YOU.
THEY ARE GETTING TO CHEER WITH THE STUDENT SECTION RIGHT THERE.
>> LET'S GO DOWN WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE AWARDS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, PRESENTING THE AWARDS TO THE 2022 CLASS 3 A TEAM, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE IJSAU.
HERE IS YOUR 2022 CLASS 3 A ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM.
FROM ASSUMPTION, MAGGIE JOHNSON.
FROM SIOUX CENTER, WILLOW BLEEKER .
FROM UNION COMMUNITY AUBREY GATES.
>> GABBY LOMBARDI.
FROM MOUNT VERNON, CHLOE MEISTER.
>> FROM SIOUX CERTAIN, REAGAN JENSEN.
AND YOUR 2022 CLASS 3A TOURNAMENT TEAM CAPTAIN.
FROM ASSUMPTION, AVA SCHUBERT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS 3A ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM MEMBERS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE SCHOOLS.
TREMENDOUS GROUP OF STUDENT ATHLETES THAT WORKED SO HARD IN THE OFF SEASON, THE REGULAR SEASON, THE ROAD TO STATE.
QUARTERFINALS, SEMIFINALS TODAY.
>> PRESENTING THE AWARD IS TAYLOR ANDERSON FROM THE IOWA GIRLS ATHLETIC UNION.
THIS YEAR'S TOP PRODUCER OF THE 3A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FROM SIOUX CENTER, WILLOW BLEEKER.
NOW, FANS, INTRODUCING THE CLASS 3A RUNNER UP, THE SIOUX CENTER WARRIORS AND HEAD COACH JULIE OLDENKAMP.
NOW THE 2022 TRUST 3A CHAMPION, COACH FRANK FLANAGAN AND THE KNIGHTS FROM ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC.
>> DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.
SO MANY CLOSE CALLS.
THEY GET IT DONE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THEY ARE THE STATE CHAMPION IN THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL.
IN 5 A IOWA CITY LIBERTY DEFEATS PLEASANTVILLE 4.
4A XAVIER DEFEATED CLEAR CREEK A MANNA IN 4 AND DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION DEFEATS A GOOD TEAM IN SIOUX CENTER TO WIN YOUR 3A TITLE.
BETH AND I WILL STEP ASIDE.
YOU WILL HAVE THE 2A AND 1A CHAMPIONSHIPS.
AT 9:00 P.M.
THEY WILL REPLAY THE 5 A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
BETH, WHAT A BLAST.
ENJOYED HANGING OUT WITH YOU AND HAPPY --HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY.
>> IT'S BEEN A BLAST.
GREAT VOLLEYBALL.
MORE TO COME.
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