Manawa came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds, falling 3-0. If the Wolves were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the Thunderbirds when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
While Manawa was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Iola-Scandinavia's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-12, 25-23.
Alayna Seeger paced Manawa's offense, picking up four kills. Seeger got some help from Katelyn Krueger and her six assists. Seeger also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Olivia Zielke, each putting up two.
Manawa now has a losing record of 12-13. As for Iola-Scandinavia, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 8-10.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Manawa is set to challenge their familiar foe Weyauwega-Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Iola-Scandinavia will take on rival Bonduel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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