Lady Bison finish conference season with a win

     The North Iowa Lady Bison coasted to an easy win against Eagle Grove last Tuesday, Oct. 4, in their final conference match of the regular season. North Iowa topped Eagle Grove 3-0, with set scores of 25-12, 25-11 and 25-13.

     “It’s nice to close out the conference schedule with a win,” said Lady Bison Head Coach Sharla Hassebroek. “We are adjusting to a new line up, after two of our starters have had knee surgery in the past week, and we’re happy to see the girls did a great job and pulled off the win.          

     “Eagle Grove is a scrappy team with some tall girls who can hit and block,” said Coach Hassebroek. “We prepared by working on hitting around the block and aggressive serving. Our defense was great and dug out a lot of their hits. Kendall Melz led the way with eight kills, followed by Jenna Berschman with five. Kendall Melz also did a great job serving – 10/10 with three aces. Rachel Schutter went 14/15 with one ace. Jenna Govern had 18 assists.

     “It’s hard to believe the season is nearing the end,” added Hassebroek. “We are constantly so proud of the effort, hard work and sportsmanship these girls show every day in practice and every night on the court. They are representing our communities well, and we hope to see many of you out supporting them when regionals start next week!”