Okawville Falls Short Despite Jaycie Buss Leading Semifinal Effort

Buss delivered 13 kills, 12 digs and four aces against Stockton, giving Okawville a strong individual performance on one of Illinois volleyball’s biggest stages.

Chris Rhodes, Reporter

Nov 13, 2026 4:32 PM Nov 13, 2026 5:13 PM

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NORMAL — Okawville’s girls volleyball team fell one victory short of a berth in the state championship match, losing to Stockton 25-20, 25-22 in an IHSA Class 1A semifinal on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at CEFCU Arena in Normal.

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Jaycie Buss led Okawville with 13 kills, 12 digs and four service aces in the semifinal. She hit .265.

Kenley Hackstadt provided 21 assists for Okawville. Taylor Statler, Trista Behrman and Kylie Klingenberg each added four kills, while Kaylee Wolf had two.

Jilien Harre contributed nine digs. Statler and Josephine Schmersahl each finished with six.

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Stockton’s Ireland Mensendike recorded 11 kills and hit .345, with one attack error on 29 attempts. Taylor Haas added 10 kills without an attack error on 14 attempts for a .714 hitting percentage.

Kaydra Wright directed Stockton’s offense with 24 assists, and Natalee Sullivan led its defense with 19 digs while adding two aces.

Stockton finished with 31 kills and six attack errors on 81 attempts, hitting .309 for the match.

Okawville plays Illini Bluffs in the Class 1A third-place match at the IHSA state girls volleyball tournament at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026.

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