Check out the results for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Thursday.
National Conference
PENNSBURY 3, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 2 (25-14, 25-14, 23-25, 21-25, 15-10)
Coach Michael Falter called Thursday’s match between the perennial conference powers ‘your typical Pennsbury-North match,’ although there was nothing to suggest it would be after the Falcons rolled to wins in the first two sets. The never-say-die Indians won the next two sets before falling in the third.
“The first two sets we played really well – we played really, really consistent,” Falter said. “North had a good amount of unforced errors, a good amount of service errors, and we didn’t have many unforced errors at all, and that’s why the scores of the first two games were a little lopsided.
“They settled in in games three and four and played a lot better, and we tightened up a little when they started playing better and didn’t rely on the fundamentals that allowed us to be successful in the first two games.
“The third game was back and forth. If you blow a team out the first two games and lose the third game, it starts to creep in that they only needed one more set to force a fifth set. I think we started to get in our heads a little, and we didn’t take care of the ball as much.”
The Falcons opened up a quick 3-1 lead in game five and never trailed.
“Our setter, Kate Foley, who is a lefty, came up big with two attacks from the front row,” Falter said. “It was 10-8, and she put a ball away to make it 11-8 and then she put another ball away to make it 12-8.
“Once she put that first ball away, I had a pretty good feeling. We relied back on our fundamentals and basics, and we started to play with a little more energy. They pulled it together, they played as a team, and they won as a team. It was a great win.”
Elle Patterson had 20 kills to lead a Falcons’ attack that finished the night with 51 kills. Julia Vreeswyk also was in double digits with 12 kills while Kate Foley had nine.
“Elle and Julia came up big at the end, but they came up big all night,” Falter said. “Our middles, Jess Leventry and Kayla Haddad, did a great job of drawing up their middle block, and Ali (Zinnen), our opposite, is a consistent player. She keeps the ball in play no matter what. Our libero (Dagny Gould) was all over the place. It was definitely a team win.”
Zinnen and Sydney French each had five aces while Gould and Foley had three each. Defensively, Gould led the way with 15 digs. Patterson and Zinnen had eight each, and Foley had seven. Patterson had a pair of blocks.
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, HARRY S TRUMAN 0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-18)
The young Panthers got in the win column on Thursday, sweeping the host Tigers. Sophomore Nicole Long had 10 kills and eight aces to lead the way while Alexandria Dakota Koppany had 17 assists and three aces.
“It was a nice all-around performance by our girls against an improved Truman team,” coach Brian Bassler said.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, BENSALEM 0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-11)
Sparked by their strong serving game, the Golden Hawks rolled to a sweep of the Owls. Hannah Sullivan led the way with six aces and one block. Elaina Budny and Grace Laggan each had five aces, and Hannah Devlin added four aces.
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, NORTH PENN 0
It was another team effort for the Patriots in their sweep of the Maidens. Leading the attack at the net were Natalie Arm (six kills, nine aces, seven digs), Krista Helveston (seven kills, five digs), Julia Gallagher (six kills, two digs), Jenn Krzeminski (four kills) and Kate Woolsey (three kills). Setter Maddie D’Angelo contributed 29 assists, three aces and three digs while Erin Lane (three aces, 12 digs) and Devon Hall (five aces, four digs) also contributed.
“It was another solid performance by the Lady Patriots,” coach Scott Geller said. “Tonight’s win was a real team effort.”
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, PENNRIDGE 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-10)
The Bucks used a balanced attack to sweep the defending Continental Conference champions. Sophia Videva had six aces, six kills and three blocks while Julia Schweibenz had eight kills, five digs and one ace. Setter Kayla King added three aces, three kills and eight digs to go along with 24 assists. Katie Hudson had seven kills, three digs and one ace. Kailey Prail led the defense with 17 digs and four assists. Deanna Mattioli (two kills, five blocks) and April Neeld (two kills, six digs) also contributed.
For the Lady Rams, Steph Judkins had a big night, finishing with 15 kills, three blocks, eight digs and one ace. Maddie Mosser had five kills, and Ana Vinantonio had 12 assists and five digs.
SOUDERTON 3, QUAKERTOWN 0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-7)
The Indians evened their record at 1-1, rebounding from a season-opening loss to Christopher Dock one night earlier to sweep the Panthers. Savannah Bostwick led the defense with eight digs. Lauren Hamilton (13 assists, three aces) and Talia Watson (nine assists, three aces) split setting duties. Contributing at the net were Monica Miller (five kills), Haley Novak (four kills, five digs), Hannah Fairweather (three kills), Miranda Baronett (three kills) and Terry Wilcox (three kills).
For the Panthers, Ellie DeGruchy had five kills.
American Conference
ABINGTON 3, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2 (21-25, 25-15, 25-22, 24-26, 17-15)
In a classic American Conference battle, it was the Ghosts gutting it out for the hard-fought win. Leah Simmons was unstoppable at the net, compiling an eye-popping double-double with 29 kills and 25 digs. Claire Gassman also had a monster performance, finishing with 17 kills, 23 digs and four aces. Setter Emma Garg handed out 44 assists to go along with three aces and three kills. Jamie Kidd led the defense with 26 digs, and seven aces. Hannah Dalton had three kills and three blocks.
UPPER DUBLIN 3, HATBORO-HORSHAM 2 (23-25, 13-25, 25-16, 25-13, 15-6)
In a remarkable display of resiliency, the Flying Cardinals rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win the next three sets.
“It was a very tough match against a talented and strong serving Hatboro squad,” coach Paul Choi said. “(I’m) very proud of the team for never giving up and fighting until the very end.
“They were able to regroup mentally and physically and made critical plays in the stretch.”
Sophomore setter Bryn Stek dished out 32 assists and also had nine digs and a pair of aces. Junior libero Josie Barrett led the defense with 17 digs and four aces. Junior outside hitter Jenny McAnaney led the team with double-digit kills and digs (15 kills, 15 digs) while racking up four aces.
“Overall, everyone contributed and stepped up when needed,” Choi said.
UPPER MERION 3, WISSAHICKON 0
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