IMS wins three of five matches at Wilton tournament

The IMS volleyball team went 3-2 at Saturday?s Wilton tournament.

IMS (7-8) opened the day by sweeping Midland, the 15

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-ranked team in Class 1A, by scores of 21-18 and 21-17. IMS then swept the host Beavers by scores of 22-20 and 21-13.

?The team played very consistent rallies throughout the morning and we overcame a few close matches,? IMS head coach Cindy Miller said. ?Solid hits by outside hitters Olivia Yutzy and Laura Hochstetler, accurate sets from Casey Perez and flawless serving from Naomi Miller helped clinch those victories. I also thought our libero, Kristin Davis, did a nice job defensively covering and passing the ball.?

IMS won its first set against Winfield-Mt. Union 23-21, but the Wolves won the next two by scores of 22-20 and 15-10 to rally. Durant, the 11

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-ranked team in Class 2A, then defeated IMS by scores of 21-19 and 21-16.

?We played pretty evenly matched against Winfield-Mt. Union and Durant, but just couldn?t put the ball away at key times to pull off those wins,? Miller said. ?We meet up with Winfield-Mt. Union this coming Tuesday night in a conference match where we look forward to playing them again.?

IMS finished the tournament by sweeping Mt. Pleasant by scores of 21-15 and 21-18.

Yutzy finished the day with a team-leading 35 kills, and Hochstetler added 22. Perez had 16 kills and senior Anya Slabuagh chipped in 11. Perez also dished out 69 assists.

Davis had a team-leading 38 digs at the tournament, and Hochstetler had 26. Perez and Yutzy totaled 22 digs apiece, and Miller had 17.

Miller was the team?s top server on the day, going 36-for-37 with six aces. Perez was 42-for-45 with eight aces, and sophomore Demi Brezina went 35-for-38 with a pair of aces. Yutzy and Davis served three aces apiece, and Hochstetler had two.