Reivers Start Strong on Day 1 of Johnson County Invite

Courtesy of The Daily Nonpareil

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS

The 14th-ranked Reivers won their fourth straight match — all of which have come on the road — after sweeping Fort Scott in straight sets and taking down Coffeyville 3-2 (14-25, 25-23, 28-26, 20-25, 15-13) at the Johnson County tournament.

IWCC head coach Alicia Williams commended the play of Kortlyn Henderson, who routinely came up with timely kills against Coffeyville when her team needed it most Friday.

Williams was also happy with how her squad was able to adjust in the middle of the match.

"I feel like things are clicking," Williams said. "What really excited me about tonight was that we talked in timeout about some things that they were doing that we needed to make adjustments on, and we made those adjustments. We haven't been seeing that throughout the season so far. It made me really happy that that was clicking with us. We were recognizing where we needed to be and what they were running. They were a good team, so for us to do that, it was kind of a kickstart into having a little more belief and faith. Hopefully, that will string together a few more nice wins."

The Reivers will play two more matches today against North Platte at 11 a.m. and host Johnson County at 1 p.m.

Iowa Western 25 25 25,

Fort Scott 21 15 19

Iowa Western (11-5) 14 25 28 20 15

Coffeyville 25 23 26 25 13