Lady Bison split matches on two long nights

     The North Iowa Lady Bison went 1-1 in a pair of long matches on the volleyball court last week, as they fell to Bishop Garrigan on Tuesday before defeating Newman Catholic on Thursday.

     North Iowa hosted the Golden Bears on Tuesday. The Lady Bison found themselves in a tough spot after dropping the first two sets of the contest, but they rallied back to win sets three and four. Bishop Garrigan came back to win the final set, as North Iowa lost 2-3 with scores of 16-25, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21 and 10-15.

     The Lady Bison played to five sets once again when they traveled to Mason City on Thursday. Newman came out on top in the first set, which went into extra points. The Lady Bison and the Knights then traded wins for the next three sets, with North Iowa winning, followed by Newman, followed by North Iowa. The Lady Bison broke the pattern in the fifth set with another win, as they took the contest, 3-2. Set scores were 25-27, 25-18, 23-25, 25-13 and 15-8.

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