Iowa-Grant got what they wanted to out of their own invitational last week.
“For Saturday, we welcomed Albany, Belleville, Darlington, Highland, Portage, Potosi and Seneca,” Panther coach Karen McMannes said.
When it was over, Seneca won the tournament for the second year in a row.
-We played Albany, lost in 3: 25- 13, 19-25, 11-15
-Then Potosi, won in 3: 25-17, 19-25, 15-11
-Darlington, won in 3: 25-22, 16- 25, 15-10
-After pool play, lost to Highland in 2: 14-25, 17-25 Lost to Darlington in 2: 21-25, 22-25
Stats for the day:
Aces
Presley Lehman 10 Ava Klaas 8
Digs
Brynne Pettit 52 Ava Klaas 27
Assists
Rena Pettit 84 Ezmae Sandberg 2
Kills
Presley Lehman 30 Ezmae Sandberg 19
Blocks
Charlie Bollant 3 Ezmae Sandberg 1
Overall it was a beneficial day for our girls,” McMannes said. “They faced all tough teams and showed that they can fight and stick with them. A lot of girls got to see some game time and we had a lot of strong moments.”