Clear Lake girls looking for consistency

The Clear Lake girls are continuing to work toward playing consistently to achieve their goals. Last week the Lions
met one goal-- play state-ranked Algona tough-- but stumbled and made mental mistakes which cost them a win at Hampton-Dumont. H-D 3, CL 1 The Lions worked hard to post a 25-22 win in their first game against Hampton-
Dumont, but the Bulldogs went on to sweep the next three by scores of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-21to get the North Central Conference victory Tuesday, Sept. 25. “We played well together as a team tonight. It was just crucial mental mistakes at crucial moments in the match. As a team, we need to find a way to win and play consistantly enough to achieve our goals,” said Coach Emily Hiscocks. Allison Schaefer lead the team in kills with 13, followed by Kara Mathis with eight in the four games. Schaefer and Torrie Hansen each had seven solo blocks. Breanne Mumm was credited with 21 assists and 11 digs for the Lions. Ellen Pritchard paced the team in digs with 28. Mathis had 19, and Sydney Burtness 17, over the course of the match. The Lions served at 90 percent in the match. Hansen was 29/30 at the service line and Schaefer was 15/16. Hansen was a perfect 6/6, while Mathis made 9/10 and Kristin Weigel served 7/8. Algona 3, CL 0 “We knew going into the match that Algona had some height. Our game plan
was to play to our strengths and find a way around the block,” said Coach Emily Hiscocks. Although the Lions pushed the No. 13 rated Bulldogs, in the end the visitor had too much power at the net for the Lions. “They have a lot of tall girls. I thought we did a good job of moving our block around, they just have a very good asset of having those big hitters,” said Coach Hiscocks. “The girls set goals going into each conference match and for this one, we wanted to play tough and push them (Algona). We kept the scores close, but in the end of each match they knew who to go to.’’ A relatively new addition to the Lion lineup provided some punch. Macey Hansen, playing in just her third full match of the season, had seven blocks and was 8/9 serving. “I thought Macey stepped up and did a pretty good job,” said Hiscocks. The Lions also got good performances at the service line from Erika Lovik and Allison Schaefer, who were 13/13 and 12/12 respectively. Macey Hansen was 8/9 serving, while her sister, Torrie, was 6/6. Schaefer lead the team with six kills and Mumm had 16 digs for the Lions. “Once again, our backrow played very well for us, which slowed down Algona’s attack,” said Coach Hiscocks.