Dodger volleyball athletes recognized
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Fort Dodge volleyball players Adyson Friesth, Hope Alstott, Ellie Doster and Holly Schaffer were honored as all-Iowa Alliance Conference selections, the league recently announced.
Friesth made the first team and Alstott the second, while both Doster and Schaffer were honorable mention selections. The Dodgers finished tied for third in the conference standings with Marshalltown and Mason City.
Friesth, a junior setter and outside hitter, was one of two 11th-graders named to the first squad. She led Fort Dodge with 149 kills, adding 132 assists, 73 digs, 15 blocks and 35 aces.
"Ady was a six-rotation player for us who contributed in all aspects of the game from offense to defense," FDSH head coach Beth Wilder said. "She was seventh in the conference in kills.
"Ady is great behind the serving line, leading the team with 35 aces, and supporting our offense in the dual setter role alongside Ellie."
Alstott, a senior Libero, had 206 digs, 39 assists and 27 aces, serving at a 97 percent success rate.
"Hope was great behind the serving line," Wilder said. "She led the conference in serve efficiency and could serve any zone I gave her consistently. She was a great passer and, though we do not stat that, I do believe she would have been at the top of the conference in passing efficiency.
"She was the calm to the storm in the back row and led our team in digs."
Doster, a senior setter, finished with 225 assists, 113 digs, 23 kills and 27 aces, serving 251-for-265. Schaffer, a sophomore outside hitter, tallied 87 kills with 131 digs, 12 assists, 10 blocks and hit on 95 percent of her serves with 22 aces.
"Ellie is another great server, finishing third in the conference in total successes and fourth in efficiency. Our strongest rotation was when she was behind the serving line," Wilder said. "Holly was another six-rotation player for us. She contributed a lot on the defensive end and serve receive. She is a threat offensively and we are looking forward to seeing her growth the next couple of years."
Fort Dodge is slated to have Friesth, Schaffer, Charlotte DeJong, Rylee O'Brion, Brogan Miller, Alyssa Waldera, Grace Nichols and Sydney Carver back next year as returning varsity regulars. The Dodgers lose Alstott, Doster, Peyton Walstrom and Syndal Castaneda Rogers to graduation.
"Peyton and Syndal are two more seniors that handled everything thrown at them with grace and stayed ready," Wilder said. "As a coach, you really appreciate those players and understand how important that is to a team.
"Our seniors have some amazing futures ahead. I’m excited for them."