Cowgirl volleyball defeats Gaels in four

It took four close sets to put away a pesky and improved St. Edmond team last Thursday in Fort Dodge, but the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowgirl varsity were up to the task in a 3-1 win by sets of W25-19, L25-21, W25-21 and W25-20.

Team serving was at just over 93 percent, with Ana Johnson going a perfect 18 of 18 (two aces). Megan Askelsen was 14 of 14, Vanessa Kolb and Kenna Kruger both 13 of 15 (two aces and one, respectively) and Cassy Mendoza 12 of 13 (one ace). Haley Nerem didn’t miss in 10 serves, while Jordyn Jondle was 3 of 4.

Kruger set the ball for 22 assists, with Lili Swanson making three and Johnson, Kolb and Nerem all one assist each. Johnson made 10 kills, Nerem nine, Hannah TerHark six and Kruger five. Kolb and Swanson both hammered three successful spikes each.

For the full story, see the September 8 edition of the Monitor.