(Coralville, IA) — Top ranked Hinton defeated Riverside on Wednesday 3-1 and advanced to the finals of the Class 2A Volleyball State Tournament.
The Blackhawks won 25-19, 25-10, 13-25, and 25-17.
Riverside scored the first four points of the match but Hinton fought back, took an 8-7 lead and with a 16-15 score, the Blackhawks got 9 of the final 13 points of the first set.
With the Bulldogs up 4-2 in the 2nd set, the Blackhawks got a sideout and proceeded to score 11 straight points on Kinney Hoefling’s serve and never looked back in the set.
Down 2-0, Lilli Reed served three aces and won the first five points of the third set. It was a momentum builder — the Bulldogs built a 10 point lead 17-7. The Blackhawks got it to 18-10 but Sophia Fenner served five straight points and with a 23-10 lead, Riverside finished it off to stay in the match.
Hinton scored the first four points in set four. Mallorie Sick got the serve for the Bulldogs and tied it up 7-7. Hinton led 9-8 and scored 6 of the next 8 points to lead 15-10 and Riverside could not come back only winning one point on serve the rest of the match.
Riverside finishes with a 40-1 record and puts together the best season in school history. The Bulldogs lose three seniors — Lilli Reed, Sophia Fenner and Sydney Somers.
Hinton is now 33-3 and will face #3 Beckman Catholic in the 2A Finals.
Riverside
Sydney Somers 14 Kills, 15 Digs
Lilli Reed 9 Kills, 4 Aces, 20 Digs
Vivian Gross 5 Kills
Ashley Kelley 31 Assists
Sophia Fenner 22 Digs
Hinton
14 Total Blocks
Addy Ortegren 18 Kills, 13 Digs
Ellie Friessen 12 Kills
Addison Dunkel 38 Assists, 13 Digs
Brynlee Boeve 33 Digs
Complete Box Score: Riverside v. Hinton
