Bears volleyball sweep foes in season opening matches

by Ryan Stonebraker       

​       BROOKLYN - The BGM volleyball team began the year 2-0 with a pair of wins at home last Tuesday, Aug. 27. The Bears beat Colo-Nesco and Cedar Valley Christian to begin the year 2-0.  The Bears hosted three teams at the event in Cedar Valley Christian, Colo-Nesco, and fellow SICL Foe Lynnville-Sully.  The Bears beat Cedar Valley Christian 3-1 and beat Colo-Nesco 3-0.  Lynnville-Sully beat Colo-Nesco 3-0 and Cedar Valley Christian 3-0 in the other two matches of the event.
      The Bears did not have a scheduled match for this week.  The next match for the Bears is scheduled for Sept. 9 at home. That is followed by another home match against East Marshall on Sept. 12. The Bears will travel to Green Mountain Garwin on Sept. 14 for an all-day tournament. Teams at the event are Belle Plaine, Collins-Maxwell, Dunkerton, GMG, Lynnville-Sully, Meskwaki Settlement, Montezuma, South Tama, and Waterloo Christian.
      The Bears earned their first sweep of the year with a 3-0 win over Colo-Nesco.  The Bears won the three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-18, and 25-14. The Royals were 7-19 last season and graduated six players from that team. The Royals came into the match with six seniors on their team.
     The Bears had 23 kills off of 68 attacks in the match. Mya Beck and Emersyn Minnaert led with six kills each and Ryanne VanDee added five kills. Kylie Arment started as a setter and had 18 assists.  The Bear's defense had 56 digs in the match led by Shaye Strong and Minnaert with 18 and 11. BGM served 68-for-74 in the match with eight aces.  Strong led, serving 22-for-25 with 3 ace serves.
      BGM went to four sets in their second match before beating Cedar Valley Christian, 3-1. The Bears won the first set 25-10, but the Huskies tied the match at 1-1 with a second set 25-22 win.  BGM would take a 2-1 match lead with a 25-13 third set win and take claim of the match after winning the fourth set 25-15.
     The Bears were less efficient in their kill percentage in the match, but were able to collect 23 kills as a team with seven different Bears having at least one kill.  Kylie Arment led with six kills while Emersyn Minnaert and Ana Coleman each had four kills. Arment also had 18 assists while Shaye Strong had 21 digs to lead the Bears. BGM served 83-for-94 with 18 aces.  Strong led, going 21-for-23 with eight aces.

BGM 3, Cedar Valley Christian 1
Tuesday, Aug. 27
At Brooklyn

CVC    10        25        13        15
BGM    25        22        25        25        

BGM Statistics: 
      Attacks (64-for-85 23 kills): Mya Beck 14-for-25 3 kills, Ryanne Van Dee 14-for-17 3 kills, Emersyn Minnaert 11-for-15 4 kills, Ana Coleman 8-for-10 4 kills, Kylie Arment 10-for-10 6 kills, Aiden Corona 4-for-5 2 kills, Shaye Strong 2-for-2 1 kill, Hayden Bockenstedt 0-for-1.
     Assists (23): Kylie Arment 18, Shaye Strong 4, Mia Sunkle 1.  Digs (60): Shaye Strong 21, Mya Beck 11, Kylie Arment 8, Ryanne Van Dee 7, Mia Sunkle 5, Emersyn Minnaert 5, Ana Coleman 1, Aiden Corona 1, Hayden Bockenstedt 1.  Serving (83-for-94 18 aces): Shaye Strong 21-for-23 8 aces, Emersyn Minnaert 15-for 17 2 aces, Ryanne VanDee 16-for-16 1 ace, Kylie Arment 10-for-14 3 aces, Mya Beck 11-for-12 2 aces, Aiden Corona 8-for-10 2 aces.

BGM 3, Colo-Nesco 0
Tuesday, Aug. 27
At Brooklyn

CN       12        18        14
BGM    25        25        25

BGM Statistics: 
Attacks: (58-for-68 23 kills): Mya Beck 16-for-18 6 kills, Emersyn Minnaert 13-for-17 6 kills, Ryanne Van Dee 15-for-16 5 kills, Ana Coleman 7-for-9 3 kills, Aiden Corona 5-for-5 1 kill, Kylie Arment 1-for-1 1 kill, Shaye Strong 1-for-1 1 kill, Hayden Bockenstedt 0-for-1.
Assists (23): Kylie Arment 18, Shaye Strong 4, Ana Coleman 1.  Blocks (2): Ryanne Van Dee 1, Aiden Corona 1.  Digs (56): Shaye Strong 18, Emersyn Minnaert 11, Mya Beck 8, Kylie Arment 5, Ryanne Van Dee 4, Mia Sunkle 4, Ana Coleman 3, Hayden Bockenstedt 2, Aiden Corona 1.  Serving (68-for-74 8 aces): Shaye Strong 22-for-25 3 aces, Emersyn Minnaert 12-for-13 3 aces, Kylie Arment 12-for-12, Mya Beck 9-for-10 2 aces, Ryanne VanDee 6-for-7, Aiden Corona 5-for-5, Hayden Bockenstedt 2-for-2.