Scouting Report: Cedar Falls-Liberty

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CORALVILLE, Iowa - </strong>Xtreme Arena played host to a cool volleyball event Tuesday. Sixth-ranked Cedar Falls and No. 10 Iowa City Liberty tipped off a high school triple-header in Class 5A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defending state champion Lightning won the first two sets before Cedar Falls responded by sweeping the next three. The match featured competitive, high-end play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a closer look at some of the players standing out: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["261058"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":457614,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"My first live look at Bakula happened during a Prep Dig showcase in Grimes in July. She stood out then and did so again Tuesday. The sophomore dished out 55 (!) assists in this match. She anticipates and tracks the ball incredibly well. 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Tuesday, she accumulated 19 assists, 13 kills, 15 digs and 3.0 blocks. 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Now playing throughout the entire rotation, the senior stands out as one of the top all-around performers on the court. She impresses the most with her vertical jump and powerful swing. In addition, she showed good lateral movement and reflexes when lining up in the back row. 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It was Maassen's consistently good all-around effort in this match that got her a writeup this time. Her 10 kills ranked third on the team behind Hildebrand and Hennings. Maassen added five digs and 3.0 blocks. She showed a knack for making big plays when the pressure was the greatest.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["389010"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_player_featured_image":457632,"_player_evaluations_5_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Wedgbury stood out when I watched her club team this spring and summer. Solid and sound work as adjectives in describing her game. The sophomore calms hard hits with her digs and passes well. She displays quick lateral movement and reflexes. She led all players in this match with 24 digs.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["200917"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_player_featured_image":457633,"_player_evaluations_6_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"Schmadeke is another player we watched during the club campaign. That performance put her at No. 27 in Prep Dig's latest '25 state rankings. She looked comfortable hitting on the right side in this match. That helped her use her athletic skill set. 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