Sigourney edges PCM volleyball in non-conference affair

SIGOURNEY — Career nights from Libby Winters and Addyson Pederson and 16 aces were not enough for the PCM volleyball team on Tuesday.

The Mustangs scored more points overall than Sigourney, but the Savages sent PCM home with a 26-24, 17-25, 26-24, 26-24 non-conference road loss.

The match was originally scheduled for Sept. 17. It was the third straight win for Sigourney in the series.

“We got off to a slow start in set one, but finished strong only to come up a few points short,” PCM head volleyball coach Sarah De Vries said. “There were so many long rallies in the third and fourth sets. Kudos to Sigourney for being a very scrappy team — we just couldn’t find holes on their side of the net.”

De Vries said the two teams played the match in a gym that had no air conditioning.

“It was a battle and a hot one,” De Vries said. “It had to be 80 degrees in that gym.”

Tori Lindsay led the Mustangs (8-6) with 27 assists, four kills, eight digs and five aces.

Winters finished with a career-high 11 kills and nine blocks and added nine digs and five aces. Pederson added a career-best nine kills and five blocks. Her kill efficiency was .368.

Rebecca De Vries registered four kills, four blocks and five digs, Lillian Humpal put down six kills and had two digs and Addison Steenhoek posted 28 digs.

Addi Hudnut tallied 19 digs and three aces and Claire Van Wyk put down three kills.

The Mustangs were 87-of-95 in serves with 16 aces. Humpal was a perfect 15-of-15, while Hudnut served 19-of-20, Lindsay was 17-of-18 and Rebecca De Vries was 13-of-14.

PCM lost the match despite posting 38 kills and 20 blocks.

“We put up a great block, but they started tipping and pushing the ball around and we weren’t covering as well,” Coach De Vries said. “It’s a tough loss when you push each set to the last two points and can’t find the win. There was some awesome plays, and I’m proud of our girls.”