Hawkeye X Conference Preview: Harlan!

<p><strong>2020 SEASON RECORD:</strong>  Conference record 7-3, overall record 16-14.  The Cyclones had their season end in a Class 4A Region 2 Semifinal against Lewis Central winning the first set 25-22, losing the second 25-11, losing the third 25-19, then winning the fourth 25-23, and finally succumbing in the fifth 15-11. </p> <p><strong>COACHES:</strong></p> <table class="table table-sm"> <thead> <tr> <th>Position</th> <th>Name</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Head Coach</strong></td> <td><strong>Willie Baughman</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Assistant Coach</strong></td> <td><strong>Elle Kloewer</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong style="font-size: 1rem;">GRADUATED:  </strong></p> <p><strong>Grace Wegner (MH)</strong></p> <p>Wegner played in 30 sets for the Cyclones in 2020.  She contributed 10 kills, 1 block, and 2 digs.</p> <p><strong>Ashley Hall (L)</strong></p> <p>Hall played in all 88 sets for the Cyclones last fall and had 62 assists, 14 kills, 5.1 DPS(452), and 39 service aces with an 85.9% serve efficiency.  She will be difficult to replace.</p> <p><strong>Macie Leinen (MH/OH)</strong></p> <p>Leinen played in all 88 sets last season and produced 6 assists, 2.2 KPS(196), 43 total blocks, 1.3 DPS, and 33 service aces with an 83.5% serve efficiency.</p> [caption id="attachment_108252" align="alignleft" width="150"]<img class="wp-image-108252 size-thumbnail" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/09/LizHarlantournament-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> [player_tooltip player_id="93045" first="Elizabeth" last="Elkins"], 2021, OH, St. Albert, and Jandy Petersen, 2021, RS, Harlan.[/caption] <p><strong>Jandy Petersen (OH)</strong></p> <p>Petersen played in all 88 sets as well and had 7 assists, 1 kill, and 1.4 DPS(120).</p> <p><strong>Jocelyn Cheek (S)</strong></p> <p>Cheek played in all 88 sets for the Cyclones last season and had 4.1 APS(357), 24 kills, 1.7 DPS(150), and 29 service aces with a 96.1% serve efficiency.</p> <p><strong>Lauren Andersen (MH)</strong></p> <p>Andersen played in all 88 sets for the Cyclones her senior season and had 9 assists, 1.6 KPS(139), a team-high 68 total blocks, 46 digs, and 17 service aces with a 91.6% serve efficiency.</p> <p>It hurts to lose your libero, and at least three starting hitters in one season.  Let’s see who remains for the regional powerhouse for the coming season.</p> <p><strong>RETURNING PLAYERS:</strong> </p> <p><strong>Zophi Hendricks (2022, OH)</strong></p> <p>Hendricks played in all sets played by the Cyclones last season and contributed 10 assists, a team-high 2.7 KPS(236), 33 total blocks, 2.4 DPS(212), and 32 service aces with an 84.1% serve efficiency.  She will be a great player to have returned with so many powerful kills and the second-highest digs per set for the Cyclones.</p> <p><strong>Delaney Wegner (2022, RS)</strong></p> <p>Wegner played in all 88 sets for the Cyclones in 2020.  She had 5 assists, 33 kills, 28 total blocks, and 44 digs.</p> <p><strong>Claire Schmitz (2022, OH)</strong></p> <p>Schmitz played in all 88 sets for the Cyclones last season and had 3 assists, 1.1 KPS(96), second-highest on the team with 67 total blocks, 22 digs, and 1 service ace.</p> <p><strong>Lauren McLaughlin (2023, RS)</strong></p> <p>McLaughlin played in 76 of 88 sets for the Cyclones in her sophomore season.  She contributed 1 assist, 1.1 KPS(83), 32 total blocks, and 21 digs.</p> <p><strong>Macy Reischl (2023, S)</strong></p> <p>Reischl played in every set for the Cyclones in her sophomore season and had 3.4 APS(296), 2 kills, 1.3 DPS(115), and a team-high 55 service aces with a 90.3% serve efficiency.  </p> <p>Also returning for the Cyclones are <strong>Savanna Musich (2022, DS)</strong>, <strong>Maci Schmitz (2022, S)</strong>, and <strong>Jordan Heese (2022, RS).</strong></p> <p>I am really excited to see both of these sophomores in the coming season.  There is something special that happens between sophomore and junior year.  Players seem to mature and grow so much in that year, it will be great if both of these now juniors step it up a notch to fill some gaps left for Harlan.  The Cyclones had three returning players who will be seniors this year and they are strong players so that is good, but they lost five seniors who were the primary libero, three hitters, and their primary setter.  That is a lot to recover from before the next season starts.  Good Luck!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>