Check out the results for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Thursday.
UPPER MERION 3, CHELTENHAM 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-6)
Carlye Odorisio reached a milestone in Thursday’s American Conference match at Cheltenham. The senior setter surpassed the 1,000-assist mark – the third player in Upper Merion history to reach that milestone.
“To get a thousand assists, you have to be on a pretty good team, and you usually have to play a 5-1 because you have to be touching the ball all the time,” coach Tony Funsten said. “Carlye played on a great team when she was a freshman, and she didn’t get to set at all.
“Her sophomore year we ran a 6-2, and last year we ran a 5-1 pretty much the whole year except for the very end, and now she’s running the 5-1 again. You have to have your opportunities, but she’s made the most of them too.
“As a setter, she betters the ball. If we put her assists and kills together, then we’d be talking about giant numbers because – this year especially – she’s a very good attacker.”
It’s not unusual for Odorisio to put up big numbers in more than one category.
“Just about every match this year she’s had a double-double of some sort and sometimes a triple-double,” Funsten said. “She’s a great server, she’s a good attacker, and she’s a good setter, so it might be service points and assists. It might be kills and assists, and it might be all three.
“She’s just been really the heart of everything we’re doing this year. She’s a good athlete, but she’s a real games person. She’s always looking for an edge and how to get an advantage. If she can get an advantage by setting the ball, she’ll set the ball. If she can get an advantage by dumping the ball, she’ll dump the ball. Whatever she can do to help the team win, that’s what she does.
“At Upper Merion, we’ve always given our setters the freedom to attack, to stretch the defense because we feel if the setter is a weapon, defenders have to worry about her, and it makes the hitters even better It’s the way we do it at Upper Merion, and she kind of epitomizes what we’ve done.”
Odorisio joins Cassidy Koenig and Paula Funsten as the only players to reach the milestone.
In Thursday’s win, Carolyn Helenski had 14 kills as the Lady Vikings upped their record to 7-0.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 2
In a classic battle for conference supremacy, the Patriots edged the Bucks in a battle of the Continental Conference’s lone unbeaten squads.
“The rivalry never seems to disappoint the fans,” East coach Scott Geller said. “It was a hard fought battle right to the end.
“Entering the fifth set, I told the girls, ‘Don’t fight for me, fight for your team and the girls on the court with you.’ They did. They pulled together and fought till the end, one point at a time. For those in the area, come out to Dig Pink, it’s sure to be a great rematch.”
Natalie Arm (17 kills, five aces, 10 digs), Jen Krzeminski (10 kills, three blocks, two digs) and Kate Woolsey (10 kills) all contributed double-digit kill performances. Krista Helveston had eight kills to go along with 13 digs. Devon Hall had five kills, three aces and 14 digs. Erin Lane led the defense with 21 digs. Setter Madie D’Angelo had 52 assists to go along with three aces and seven digs.
West was led at the net by Sophia Videva (nine kills, two aces, four blocks, six digs) and Katie Hudson (nine kills, two aces, six digs). Setter Kayla King had a big night, contributing 32 assists, six kills, two aces, 19 digs and one block. Julia Schweibenz led the defense with 28 digs to go along with six kills and two blocks. April Neeld had four kills, 14 digs and one block. Kailey Prall had 14 digs and two aces, and Sophie Caffrey had 10 digs.
SOUDERTON 3, NORTH PENN 1 (25-21, 26-24, 14-25, 31-29)
The Indians defeated their neighboring rival in a classic battle. Defensively, Savannah Bostwick had another big night with 26 digs. Setter Lauren Hamilton had 18 assists, and Talia Watson had 12. Megan Pirtle had five aces to spark the Indians. Leading the attack were Haley Novak (12 kills, six digs) and Hannah Fairweather (seven kills). Also contributing were Terry Wilcox (two kills, two blocks, six digs), Molly McCarthy (two kills, two blocks), Monica Miller (three kills) and Tori Reiner (two kills).
UPPER DULBIN 3, NORRISTOWN 0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-22)
The Flying Cardinals received big contributions offensively from Alison Gouveia (seven kills), Gabbi Johnson (nine kills, six digs) and Jenny McAneney (14 kills, three aces and eight digs). Bryn Stek dished out 38 assists while Josie Barrett led the defense with 11 digs.
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, BENSALEM 0 (25-10, 25-8, 25-6)
The Panthers used a strong serving game to sweep the Owls, combining for 27 aces as a team. Alexandria Dakota Koppany’s 10 aces led the way while Ariel Goldberg had seven and Jamie George added six. Nicole Long and Laura Cochrane led the attack with four kills each.
PENNSBURY 3, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-18)
Elle Patterson (nine kills) and Kayla Haddad (seven kills) led a balanced Falcon attack. Setter Kate Foley added four kills to go along with 19 assists, three aces and three digs. Julia Vreeswyk and Dagny Gould led the defense with five digs each. Vreeswyk had a big match at the service line with seven aces while Ali Zinnen (four aces) and Jess Leventry (three aces) also contributed on a night that saw the Falcons finish with 22 aces.
For the Golden Hawks, Hannah Devlin had 10 assists. Grace Laggan (four kills), Hannah Sullivan (three kills) and Elaina Budny (two blocks, two kills) led the Hawks at the net.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 3, ABINGTON 0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-23)
In Thursday’s loss, Leah Simmons had a big night for the Ghosts, contributing 15 kills and five digs. Grace Whitney added six kills and five blocks while Hannah Dalton had five kills and Claire Gassman, four kills and three digs. Setter Emma Garg handed out 27 assists to go with eight digs. Jamie Kidd had nine digs, and Anna Bantner led the Ghosts at the service line with seven aces.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3, QUAKERTOWN 0
The Titans received big performances at the net from Megan Manderson (eight kills) and Sarah Poli (eight kills, one ace). Meghan Dunn (two kills, three aces) and Alyssa Dallmer (two kills) also contributed. Erin Cleary (23 assists, four kills) and Eric Werner (eight assists, two kills) shared setting duties.
For the Panthers, Alisa Buonanno led the defense with 10 digs and three aces. Mary Kate Finlayson (four kills, one ace), Ashley Morris (two kills, seven digs) and Siann Alpha (two kills, three digs) also contributed.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, WISSAHICKON 0 (25-9, 25-7, 25-9)
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