MARSHALLTOWN —
It was a familiar ending for Marshalltown at their home volleyball tournament.
Final match. Fifth place on the line. In the end, Ottumwa had just enough to knock off the tournament hosts. Just as they did last season, the Bulldogs took to win in the consolation finals in a 25-22, 22-25, 15-13 thriller Saturday to cap the Pat Apgar Varsity Volleyball Invitational.
The win capped a 3-2 day for the Bulldogs, who like last year shook off a pair of pool-play losses to finish the day at the Marshalltown Roundhouse in style. Losses to fifth-ranked (4A) Charles City (21-9, 21-7) and Iowa City West (21-10, 21-18) were followed by a final pool-play win over Indianola (21-7, 22-20) and a win in tough three-set victory over South Hardin (23-25, 25-14, 15-12) in the consolation semifinals.
“The girls played really well. We did a lot of good things,” Ottumwa head volleyball coach Jessica Carson said. “There are some good teams at this tournament. Now we are getting ready for our conference opener.”
Ottumwa had a pair of four-point runs that helped make the difference in the consolation final. The first, thanks to a pair of Marshalltown hitting errors, gave the Bulldogs the lead for good with an 11-8 edge
After Marshalltown pulled within one, Megan Black caught the Bobcats out of position with a free-ball hit to put Ottumwa ahead by two. Marshalltown would not catch up as Katie Sammons 12 kills in the match helped Ottumwa put away a 15-13 win.
Sammons led Ottumwa at the net with 35 kills while Black added three blocks defensively. Beth Overturf and Olivia Roark each had big tournament efforts for the Bulldogs with Overturf committing just two errors on 39 serves and dishing out 47 assists while Roark had a team-best five aces and 74 digs in the back row.
Ottumwa (4-2) returns home to open CIML Metro play on Tuesday as the Bulldogs host Des Moines Lincoln at Evans Middle School Gymnasium.
Pat Apgar Invitational
Pool ‘A’ Scores: Charles City 21-21, Ottumwa 9-7; Charles City 21-21, Indianola 12-10; Charles City 21-21, Iowa City West 13-13; Iowa City West 21-21, Indianola 5-18; Iowa City West 21-21, Ottumwa 10-18; Ottumwa 21-22, Indianola 7-20.
Pool ‘B’ Scores: Waverly-SR 21-21, Iowa Falls-Alden 17-17; Waverly-SR 21-21, Marshalltown 19-18; Waverly-Shell Rock 21-21, South Hardin 9-11; Iowa Falls-Alden 21-21, South Hardin 14-9; IF-A 22-21-15, Marshalltown 24-17-12; Marshalltown 21-21, South Hardin 14-11.
Consolation Semifinals: Ottumwa 23-25-25, South Hardin 25-14-12; Marshalltown 25-26, Indianola 14-24.
Championship Semifinals: Charles City 25-25, Iowa Falls-Alden 12-15; Waverly-SR 24-25-25, IC West 26-14-9.
Consolation Final: Ottumwa 25-22-15, Marshalltown 22-25-13.
Championship Final: Charles City 25-25, Waverly-Shell Rock 17-21.
Ottumwa Tournament Statistics
Serving — Beth Overturf 37-39, Olivia Roark 34-35, Ellie Hammack 32-35, Katie Sammons 31-34, Chloe Davis 28-28, Megan Black 21-22. Team 183-193. Aces — Roark 5, Hammack 4, Sammons 4, Black 3, Davis 2, Overturf. Team — 19.
Kills — Sammons 35, Black 23, Karissa Wilcoxson 8, Hope Bitner 5, Hammack 5, Megan Cobler 3, Davis 2, Roark 2, Kelsey Guyette. Team — 84.
Setting — Overturf 47, Davis 18, Cobler 4, Wilcoxson 3, Hammack, Sammons. Team — 74.
Blocks — Black 3, Hammack 2, Sammons 2, Wilcoxson. Team — 8.
Digs — Roark 74, Black 51, Davis 21, Overturf 21, Hammack 13, Guyette 11, Sammons 10, Bitner 4, Wilcoxson 3, Cobler. Team — 209.
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