By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
WEST LIBERTY — The Tipton volleyball team captured a big win in their quest to win the River Valley Conference regular season title last week. The Tigers claimed a 3-0 sweep over class 3A No. 7 West Liberty at West Liberty on Thursday, September 14. The Tigers continue to hold a high state ranking, No. 2, and created a matchup that the conference took note of. The Tigers became the first RVC school to 4 wins, and kept their unbeaten record in conference play in tact at 4-0. The Tigers will face another stiff test Tuesday when class 2A No. 14 Wilton comes to town. The Beavers are 3-0 in the RVC and 20-1 overall, the only RVC team with more than 17 match victories to date.
The victory was the third straight over the Comets in the regular season. Tipton beat the Comets, 3-1 at West Liberty in 2016 and won again last season at home, 3-0.
The Tigers had 86 attacks in the match with only nine hit errors. Tipton had 35 kills and a kill efficiency of .302 in the match. Sommer Daniel had 15 kills and had support from three other teammates with five or more kills. Blake Ehler had 6 kills while Amanda Smith and Jamie Kofron each had five.
The Tigers had one of their best night’s blocking in the match with 14 blocks as a team. Ehler and Chapman were locked in at the net with Ehler leading Tipton with 5 blocks and Chapman right behind with 4. Add in Jamie Kofron’s 3 along with one each from Daniel and Smith and the Tigers gave the Comets trouble all night.
Tipton missed on some serves, but went 64-for-74 with 7 aces in the match. Ehler was 14-for-15 with an ace while Laken Hermiston was 13-for-14 and Jamie Kofron was 13-for-13 with 2 aces. Smith and Daniel led in assists again with Smith getting 16 and Daniel getting 13. Four Tigers had double digit dig totals led by Daniel and Ehler with 12 each. Laken Hermiston had 11 and Smith had 10.
The Comets dropped their second match in a row with the loss. The Comets lost 3-1 to Wilton two days earlier. As a result the Comets fell in the 3A rankings while Wilton entered the 2A rankings.
The Comets had 21 kills from 62 attacks. Macy Daufeldt had 9 kills and Hallie Mueller 7. The Comets served 49-for-54 with two aces. Morgan Petersen led, going 11-for-11. Peterson also led in assists with 19 while Macy Akers led in digs with 14.
Tipton 3, West Liberty 0
At West Liberty
Thursday, September 14
Tipton 25 25 25
West Liberty 19 18 15
Tipton Statistics:
Attacks (77-for-86 35 kills): 27-28 15 kills, Blake Ehler 15-17 6 kills, Kamryn Chapman 10-11 3 kills, Jamie Kofron 10-11 5 kills, Amanda Smith 9-11 5 kills, Emily Hermsen 6-7 1 kill, Laken Hermiston 0-1.
Assists (35): Amanda Smith 16, Sommer Daniel 13, Blake Ehler 4, Karlee Kamberling 2.
Serving (64-for-74 7 aces): Blake Ehler 14-for-15 1 ace, Laken Hermiston 13-for-14, Jamie Kofron 13-for-13 2 ace, Amanda Smith 8-for-11, Sommer Daniel 8-for-11 2 aces, Kamryn Chapman 8-for-10 2 aces.
Digs (54): Sommer Daniel 12, Blake Ehler 12, Laken Hermiston 11, Amanda Smith 10, Karlee Kamberling 9.
Blocks (14): Blake Ehler 5, Kamryn Chapman 4, Jamie Kofron 3, Sommer Daniel 1, Amanda Smith 1.
West Liberty Statistics:
Attacks (41-for-61 21 kills); Macy Daufeldt 14-24 9 kills, Hallie Mueller 10-14 7 kills, Madison McIntosh 7-9 1 kill, Sailor Hall 4-8 2 kills, Averi Goodale 5-5 1 kill, Isabel Morrison 1-1, Morgan Peterson 1-1 1 kill.
Assists (20): Morgan Peterson 19, Macy Daufeldt 1.
Serving (49-for-54 2 aces): Morgan Peterson 11-for-11, Macy Daufeldt 9-for-9, Macy Akers 8-for-9, Maya Morales 7-for-8 1 ace, Hallie Mueller 7-for-8 1 ace, Sailor Hall 6-for-7, Karsyn Ruess 1-for-2.
Digs (38): Macy Akers 14, Maya Morales 8, Macy Daufeldt 6, Sailor Hall 3, Hallie Mueller 3, Morgan Peterson 2, Karsyn Ruess 2.
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