Iowa Girls State Volleyball Tournament

CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS

Ankeny 3, Dubuque Hempstead 0

Defending champion Ankeny used its stifling front line of Sarah Oexmann and Shannon Aschoff to sweep Dubuque Hempstead 25-16, 25-12, 25-5 in Class 4A first round action at the State Volleyball Tournament.

Oexmann blasted 14 kills while Aschoff added 10 while forcing Dubuque Hempstead into a negative hitting percentage. Ankeny hit .360 as a team while Hempstead was -.098

Ankeny (36-2) advances to the Class 4A semifinals to face Cedar Falls Friday at 1 p.m. Dubuque Hempstead ends its season at 25-9.