Belleville Falls to Pirates

The Belleville volleyball team traveled to Waterloo on Tuesday, Sept. 29, to take on the third-ranked Pirates. Waterloo proved to be too much for the Wildcats, defeating Belleville 12-25, 10-25, 15-25.
“The day before the match against Waterloo all the Belleville volleyball teams attended a UW Badger volleyball practice at the Field House. It was a great experience, but missing that practice, along with the Friday during Homecoming week, meant we were off four days prior to the Waterloo match,” explained Head Coach Jill Haag. “Waterloo is ranked third in the state for Division III, and the attacks at the net were a challenge for our defense. Unfortunately, our passing on serve receive was not good enough to keep the scores closer. We were able to slow down Waterloo’s attacks with some good blocking up front, but their defense prevented us from scoring when needed.”
Mikayla Cann had one ace for the Wildcats; Ryley Helwig earned nine digs while Claire Butters amassed six. Krista Diaz and Grace Schulting had two blocks each, and Schulting led the team in kills with four. Alli Kowalski tallied five assists, and Lucy Grady had three.