Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Thursday. (William Tennent photos provided courtesy of Tennent VB)
SOL National Conference
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, NESHAMINY 0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-16)
The Panthers rolled to a sweep of the visiting Redskins, but the big stories of the night were a pair of milestones reached by senior Addy Criss and junior Izzy Goebel. Criss, a libero, reached the 1,000-dig milestone while Goebel, the Panthers’ setter, hit the 1,000-assist milestone.
“We haven’t had anyone hit a milestone like this since 2018, so having two players hit on the same night was pretty special,” Tennent coach Brian Bassler said. “It really got the rest of the team going, and they fed off that energy and the energy of a pretty nice crowd.
“Addy and Izzy have meant a lot to this program with all the work they have put in during the school season and club, and they both deserved this. We are very proud of the team’s effort tonight and of both girls for hitting their milestones.”
Criss finished the night with 16 digs and now has 1,003 for her career while Goebel dished out 29 assists and has 1,020 for her career.
Emmerson McElhinney led the attack with 17 kills to go along with nine digs and five aces.
“We played pretty well,” Bassler said.
William Tennent (4-5, 3-3 SOL) will travel to St. Hubert’s Friday for a non-league match.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, BENSALEM 2
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, BENSALEM 2 (22-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12)
The visiting Indians edged the Owls in a five-set match, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to win three straight.
“Every offense needs a great pass,” Rock North coach Joe Schweitzer said. “Senior Emma McNulty passed an outstanding 2.3 (out of 3.0) on serve receive which allowed junior Sarah McCafferty to dish out 48 assists.”
Benefitting from the passing was CRN sophomore Olivia Szymkiewicz with 20 kills (3 Aces and 4 Blocks) and senior Kaitlyn Liedl with 19 kills (2 Aces). Junior Lucy Killian added 6 kills.
“We had trouble finding the floor with our attack,” Schweitzer said. “Bensalem played outstanding defense, consistently digging up balls and forcing a longer point. For a while there, I thought we were at the French Open Playing Rafael Nadal. As the match wore on, we were able to find the floor with a little more consistency.”
For the Owls, Chloe Costello led the defense with 20 digs, 2 aces and one assist. Talia DiMichele dished out 33 assists and also had three aces and one kill. Ashley Tarr led the offense with 17 kills and contributed some big defensive plays with 15 digs. Middle blockers Mackenzie Kramer (7 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace) and Jordan Domansky (6 kills, 2 blocks) made some big plays at the net.
Council Rock North (7-3, 4-2 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham in a non-league match Friday, and Bensalem (4-6, 2-4) will host Council Rock South on Wednesday.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
The Golden Hawks remained perfect on the season, earning their eighth win in as many games with a balanced effort in their sweep of the Tigers.
Rachael Buchnik’s six kills led the attack that also featured Cara Wright (4 kills, 6 digs), Nala Kauer (3 kills, 2 digs), Yana Kotlyarenko (4 kills), Kristina Shumakov (3 kills) and Rahee Patel (2 kills, 1 dig). Olivia De Saro (7 assists, 1 kill) and Rachel Khelmer (15 assists, 1 block, 1 ace) shared setting duties. Halle Wilson led the defense with seven digs.
Council Rock South (8-0, 6-0 SOL) will be on the road at Bensalem on Wednesday, and Harry S Truman (0-8, 0-5) will host Neshaminy on Tuesday.
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, SOUDERTON 0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-23)
Alexis Barklage and Rachel Hu once against provided a lethal one-two punch at the net, combining for 26 kills in Wednesday’s sweep of the Indians. Barklage led the attack with 16 kills and also had two digs while Hu had another double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs as well as three aces and one assist.
Erin Ferello (10 assists, 5, digs, 3 kills) and Elisa Kremser (17 assists, 2 kills, 2 digs) shared setting duties. Alexa Lee led the Bucks’ defense with 13 digs and also had one ace and three assists. Mairead Donaher contributed 11 digs while Amber Woodring added nine digs and three aces. Hollis Walton contributed three kills, one ace, three digs and one block. Also contributing were Lily Rasnake (1 kill, 1 block) and Kya Lynch (2 kills).
For the Indians, Kay Guessford led the attack with 11 kills to go along with nine digs. McKenna Murawski had nine kills, 11 digs and two aces. Setter Margaret Donnelly finished with 18 assists, six digs and one ace. Zoe Folk had nine digs, three assists and one ace, and Lily Self contributed two aces and two digs.
Central Bucks West (8-2, 6-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Thursday, and Souderton (7-4, 4-2) will host Archbishop John Carroll in a non-league match Friday at 4 p.m.
QUAKERTOWN 3, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 0 (25-10, 25-20, 25-19)
The Panthers picked up their first league win of the season with their sweep of the Patriots.
Mia Handschumacher (7 kills, 3 blocks, 5 digs), Cece Bates (7 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 9 digs), Ellie White (5 kills, 5 blocks, 1 ace, 4 digs), Grace White (5 kills, 2 aces, 13 digs) and Krysalyn Juchno (5 kills, 3 digs) came up big at the net. White also led the Panthers’ defense. Setter Genevieve Clark had 27 assists, one ace, one block and six digs. Also contributing were Zoe Hartley (2 aces, 5 digs), Colleen Gallagher (1 kill, 2 digs) and Meghan Steiert (4 digs).
The Patriots, meanwhile, struggled to find their rhythm. Defensively, the Patriots were led by Arya Haridas (6 digs, 2 aces) and Calli Pasternack (5 digs). Mia Mettille (11 assists, 5 digs, 1 kill) and Emily Arslan (4 assists, 1 dig) directed the Patriots’ attack, with Catie Tomlinson (6 kills, 3 digs), Regina Mathur (5 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace) and Sophia Schwartz (3 kills) on the other end of those assists. Freshmen Brynne Vonder Schmalz (3 aces) provided a much-needed spark off the bench.
Quakertown (3-5, 1-5 SOL) will host Easton in a non-league match Monday, and Central Bucks East (1-8, 1-5) will host Central Bucks South on Tuesday.
American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 3, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 2
The Flying Cardinals eked out a win in a five-set match with the visiting Lions.
Setter Kaitlyn Small handed out 41 assists and also had 11 digs, one kill, three aces and two blocks. On the receiving end of many of Small’s passes were Brooke Kinsley (14 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs, 3 blocks), Janis Andrulonis (10 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs, 4 blocks) and Madison Small (10 kills, 2 aces, 10 digs). Shanley Joyce led the Cards with six blocks to go along with four kills. Reese Mackey added seven digs and three kills. Alisa Zeng led the defense with 34 digs to go along with a team-high six aces as well as two assists.
Upper Dublin (6-3, 5-1 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday, and New Hope-Solebury (8-3, 3-3) will travel to Wissahickon on Tuesday.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, CHELTENHAM 0
Non-league
ABINGTON 3, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 0
The Ghosts notched their eighth win of the season with their non-league sweep of the Titans.
Setter Mary Carter had 23 assists, spreading the ball around to Sasha Moody (9 kills), Sofie Heininger (8 kills) and Liz Tanis (7 kills).
Abington (8-2, 4-2 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday, and Central Bucks South (3-8, 1-5) will be on the road at Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
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