Wildcats beat Regina, Fall to West Branch in RVC

 DURANT — The Durant volleyball team improved to 2-1 in the River Valley Conference with a three-set sweep over Iowa City Regina last week at home. The Wildcats added the Regina win to a win they had over Mid-Prairie on September 5. Durant fell at 3A No. 1 Tipton on September 12.

 Durant won the rst set 25-19 and the second set 26-24 to take a commanding 2-0 match lead. The Wildcats nished o the Regals to earn the sweep, beating them 25-22 in the third set.

 Durant had 24 kills in 80 attack attempts in the match. Kira Schult and Ally Happ each had seven. Meg Koenig had 20 assists and Brooklyn Bullard had 10 digs. The Wildcats had eight team blocks with Makenna Buesing, Rylie Rock, and Happ leading with two each. The Wildcats served 68-for-72 as a team with eight aces. Koenig led going 13-for- 13 with an ace while Schult went 11-for-11 with two aces.

Durant 3, Iowa City Regina 0 Tuesday, September 17
At Durant

ICR 19 24 22 

Durant 25 26 25

Durant Statistics:
Attacks (67-for-80 24 kills): Kira Schult 24-for-29 7 kills, Ally Happ 16-for-17 7 kills, Peyton Buesing 6-for-7 2 kills, Meg Koenig 7-for-7 1 kill, Shannon Head 4-for-6 1 kill, Rylie Rock 5-for-5 2 kills, Makenna Buesing 2-for- 4 2 kill, Gabrielle Olsen 2-for-2 1 kill, Brooklyn Bullard 0-for-2, Halle Grosjean 1-for-1 1 kill. Assists (22): Meg Koenig 20, Brooklyn Bullard 1, Kira Schult 1. Digs (43): Brooklyn Bullard 10, Gabrielle Olsen 8, Meg Koenig 7, Kira Schult 6, Ally Happ 6, Rylie Rock 2, Peyton Buesing 2, Halle Grosjean 2. Blocks (8): Makenna Buesing 2, Ally Happ 2, Rylie Rock 2, Kira Schult 1, Meg Koenig
1. Serving (68-for-72 8 aces): Meg Koenig 13-for-13
1 ace, Kira Schult 11-for-11 2 aces, Makenna Buesing 9-for-11 1 ace, Ally Happ 9-for-9, Rylie Rock 8-for-8 1 ace, Gabrielle Olsen 7-for-8 1 ace, Brooklyn Bullard 7-for-8 2 aces, Danielle Paulsen 2-for-2.

West Branch 3, Durant 0 Thursday, September 20 Durant, IA

WB 25 25 25 

Durant 17 19 22

Durant Statistics:
Attacks (66-for-82 23 kills): Kira Schult 23-for-27 7 kills, Ally Happ 12-for-14 5 kills, Shannon Head 7-for-10 5 kills, Meg Koenig 9-for-10 4 kills, Peyton Buesing 7-for-8, Makenna Buesing 4-for-7, Gabrielle Olsen 1-for-2, Rylie Rock 2-for-2 1 kill, Halle Grosjean 1-for-1, Brooklyn Bullard 0-for-1. Assists (21): Meg Koenig 16, Ally Happ 3, Brooklyn Bullard 1, Kira Schult 1. Digs (48): Ally Happ 14, Brooklyn Bullard 11, Meg Koenig
9, Kira Schult 8, Gabrielle Olsen 4, Shannon Head 2. Blocks (9): Makenna Buesing 2, Meg Koenig 2, Rylie Rock 2, Shannon Head 1, Halle Grosjean 1. Serving (46-for-58 5 aces): Meg Koenig 13-for-13 3 aces, Ally Happ 8-for-11, Gabrielle Olsen 5-for-10, Kira Schult 9-for-9 1 ace, Makenna Buesing 7-for-8, Rylie Rock 3-for-4, Halle Grosjean 1-for-2, Brooklyn Bullard 0-for-1.