After not having won a set in six previous matches, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn enjoyed a small taste of success during a 3-1 loss to West Sioux on Sept. 9.

The Hawks dropped the first two sets to the Falcons (13-25, 15-25) in the match at Hawarden, but fought back in the third to squeak out a 26-24 win. H-M-S could not sustain the momentum, however, and West Sioux was able to clinch the match with a 25-14 win in the final set.

Unlike their loss earlier in the week at Trinity Christian, the Hawks had plenty of serving opportunities (67). Individual servers were Abby Kunzman, 17-of-19; Kaley Pearson, 15-of-17 and two aces; Frankie Mohni, 8-of-9; Elise Haack, 7-of-8; and Jasmine Lux, 6-of-9.

H-M-S recorded 100 attack attempts and recorded 26 kills. Lux led the team with 10 kills, Kylee Schiphoff had six, and Abby Douma, Haack and Pearson each had three.

Haack added three solo blocks while Kunzman and Lux each had two block assists.

Douma and Pearson each had six set assists and Mohni added five.

In the back row, Haack contributed 11 digs, Pearson had 10, Kunzman had seven, and Emily Mutombo and Mohni each came up with five.

• vs. Trinity Christian

Significant advantages at the serving line and net propelled Trinity Christian past H-M-S, 3-0, in a conference match Sept. 7 at Hull. Set scores were 25-4, 25-14, 25-8.

Trinity Christian finished with 71 serve attempts and was successful on 65 (91.5 percent). The Hawks only attempted 25 serves. Abby Kunzman was 7-of-8, Kaley Pearson was 6-of-7 and Elise Haack, Jasmine Lux, Emily Mutombo and Abby Otto were all 2-of-2.

At the net, H-M-S finished with more attacks than Trinity Christian (60-54), but was at a marked disadvantage in kills (32-12). The Tigers' hitters were also extremely efficient, committing just three attack errors.

Lux's seven kills led H-M-S while Kylee Schiphoff added two. Mutombo was credited with six set assists and Pearson had four.

Contributing to H-M-S's 25 digs were Haack and Kunzman with eight, and Otto and Pearson with three.

H-M-S (0-7, 0-3) will play at Remsen St. Mary's on Sept. 21