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Prep SportsTuesday, November 3

Davenport Assumption outlasts Waverly-Shell Rock in five sets to reach the Class 4A semifinals

The Daily Davenport teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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Davenport Assumption got a scare Monday and survived it. The No. 2 Knights beat No. 7 Waverly-Shell Rock in five sets in the Class 4A state quarterfinal at in Coralville. The Go-Hawks dropped the first two sets, then took the next two to force a fifth, and Assumption closed it out 15-11.

Assumption won the quarterfinal 3-2 in sets

  • Waverly-Shell Rock2
    Davenport Assumption3
    FinalAssumption won sets one, two and five; the Go-Hawks won three and four.

Sources: The Gazette, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Belle Cotton had 19 kills, and freshman Zoe Cinadr added 17. The defending Class 3A champs moved up a class and are playing with almost an entirely new roster dominated by sophomores and freshmen.

“These kids, I'm not saying they don't know how to lose ... they fight.”

Assumption Coach Greg Cotton
  • Next: semifinal Wed., Nov. 4, at 12:35 p.m.
  • Assumption's record: 26-7
  • Natalie Depoorter: 42 assists
  • Piper Hodge: 23 digs

Djoumessi had 22 kills, Belle Cotton 19 and Cinadr 17

Source: The Gazette

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Djoumessi, WSR22 kills
Belle Cotton, DA19 kills
Cinadr, DA17 kills
Frazell, WSR16 kills
Gade, WSR15 kills

Sources: The Gazette, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IGHSAU

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