Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Tuesday,
SOL National
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
The Golden Hawks had the upper hand in Monday’s battle between the neighboring rivals, earning a sweep that clinched a share of the SOL National Conference crown.
Edan Kauer’s 10 kills led the Golden Hawks at the net. She also had four digs and three aces. Nala Kauer added six kills. Setter Ashlyn Dinan had 16 assists. Lindsey Korn’s eight digs led the defense. She also had a team-high six aces. Also making contributions were Gracie De Saro (2 kills, 1 block), Rachael Buchnik (1 kill, 1 block), Shani Sun (3 kills, 1 ace), Gina Caraccio (2 kills, 3 assists), Cadence Palmer (1 kill, 1 ace) and Avery Vaughan (2 kills, 1 block).
Council Rock South (15-2, 10-0 SOL) will host Haverford in a non-league contest Thursday, and Council Rock North (5-8, 3-5) will be on the road at Neshaminy on Thursday.
BENSALEM 3, NESHAMINY 2 (16-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-20, 15-13)
The Owls gutted out a five-set win over the visiting Redskins, rallying from a 2-1 deficit to win the next two sets.
“Neshaminy did an awesome job attacking the ball all game putting us to work,” Owls’ coach Violet DiMichele said. “We really wanted this win today, and we were willing to do anything to make it happen.”
Gianna Griffis led the Owls with 10 kills, 12 digs and three aces.
“Gianna Griffis really showed up today and pushed for this win,” DiMichele said. “She was aggressive with the ball all game long.”
Chloe Costello led the defense with 19 digs. Setter Talia DiMichele had 18 assists.
“Rylee Haer had a ton of awesome saves and added two kills and a huge block,” DiMichele said.
Ashley Tarr had seven kills and nine digs.”
Bensalem (10-9) will travel to Pennsbury on Thursday, and Neshaminy (6-11, 2-7) will host Council Rock North on Thursday.
PENNSBURY 3, HARRY S TRUMAN 0 (25-4, 25-14, 25-11)
The Falcons bested the Tigers in three sets.
Kira Sendlock led the Falcons with five kills, Natalie Jonhson had four kills while Jocelyn Fang and Claire MacElroy both had three kills. Brigitte Burns (2 kills, 4 aces), Keira Rogan (2 kills, 3aces), Ella Visco (2 kills), and Jadyn Rogan (1 kill) also contributed.
The service game was strong with Kiersten Adair (3 aces) and Stephanie Adamousky (2 aces). Faith Szumigala led the Falcons in service aces with 10 and eight assists, and Caroline Croteau contributed with one ace and nine assists. Brynn Magee served as libero for the Falcons.
Pennsbury (11-3, 8-2 SOL) will host Bensalem and celebrate senior night on Thursday.
SOL Continental
SOUDERTON 3, QUAKERTOWN 1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-16)
The Indians dropped the first set but rallied to win the next three, earning the Senior Night win.
Setter Grace Boyd handed out 20 assists and also had one kill and two digs. Teya McConaha led the Indians at the net with 10 kills, four blocks, one assist and one dig. Alli Sauerwald added three kills, five aces and two digs. Alexa Mazzeo led the defense with 18 digs and a team-high six aces as well as one assist. Maddie Runk added nine digs.
For the Panthers, Anna Skogen dished out 13 assists and also had six kills, nine digs and one ace. Grace White added six kills and two blocks, and Kayla Sicher had six kills, four aces and 12 digs. Katelyn Martinez had seven digs, and Ellie White contributed three kills, one ace and two digs. Erica Gildea’s 21 digs led the defense, and she also had three aces while Carissa Ievers contributed 11 digs and two aces. Also contributing were Mia Handschumacher (1 kill), Cece Bates (2 kills, 1 ace, 4 digs), Krysalyn Juchno (1 kill, 1 dig), Kiele Magalengo (1 kills) and Colleen Gallagher (2 digs).
Souderton (10-5, 5-4 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Thursday, and Quakertown (3-13, 1-9) will be on the road at North Penn on Thursday.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 2 (25-14, 16-25, 19-25, 25-13, 13-15)
In yet another war between the neighboring schools, it was the Titans celebrating Senior Night by eking out a five-set win over the visiting Bucks
"This was an awesome match for our seniors,” South coach Kurt Godfrey said. “They'll remember this one for a long time.
"We actually were supposed to have senior night last week but when our senior captain, Katie Canzanese, rolled her ankle in the Abington match two weeks ago, we pushed it back a week to tonight's match.
“Our season hasn't been what we expected it to be, and these seniors have been such an amazing group through all the adversity! They've really all become such great leaders on and off the court for our team. We are definitely going to miss them next season.”
Senior libero Julia Daniele shared the team lead with 20 digs and also had a team-high six aces. Senior defensive specialist Tara Durkin added 10 digs, one ace and one kill. Senior outside hitter Katie Canzanese also had 20 digs to go along with four aces, four kills and two blocks. Senior Breckyn Loynd had a huge night, finishing with 19 kills, 15 digs and one ace. Sophomore setter Pola Sawicka had 30 assists, two aces, one kill and one block. Junior middle hitter Jillian Jefferys had seven kills and two blocks.
“Our matches against CB West and CB East are always so tough,” Godfrey said. “All the girls know each other from school or club volleyball... and they are always such emotional roller coasters.
“CB West is really good and a really tough team to play against. We were down pretty big in the fifth tonight, but we were able to keep calm, fight hard, and finally dig back to take the lead and finish it out. I'm really happy that our seniors were able to lead us to a win on the night we celebrated them."
For the Bucks, Rachel Hu had a big night, finishing with 12 kills, three aces and 20 digs. Alexis Barklage added nine kills and four aces, and Sarah Miller had seven kills. Presley Adams contributed six kills and two digs. Setter Elisa Kremser had 27 assists as well as two kills, one ace and four digs. Hollis Walton added three kills and one block, and Alexa Lee had 10 digs and three aces.
Central Bucks South (3-13, 2-8 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Thursday, and Central Bucks West (10-4, 6-3) will be on the road at Central Bucks East on Thursday.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, PENNRIDGE 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-16)
The visiting Patriots notched a sweep of the Rams to clinch at least a share of the conference crown.
Maddy Ware led the Patriots at the Patriots with 13 kills, 14 digs and one ace. Kate Malobisky contributed six aces, eight kills and seven digs in a strong all-around effort. Katie Monaghan (17 assists, 2 aces, 2 kills, 5 digs) and Mia Mettille (13 assists, 3 aces, 2 digs) shared setting duties. Aimee Ward contributed five kills, Samantha Sharp had four kills, and Arya Haridas added seven digs and one ace. Also contributing were Steph Bahner (1 kill, 1 dig), Sydney Groves (1 block) and Emily Arsian (1 dig).
Central Bucks East (9-5, 9-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Thursday, and Pennridge (8-7, 6-3) will host Souderton on Thursday.
SOL American
ABINGTON 3, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 1 (10-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-6)
Kenya Lucas had another big night for the Ghosts, slamming home 22 kills to lead the attack.
Sasha Moody added six kills. Setter Mary Carter handed out 33 assists. Liz Tanis had five blocks.
Abington (14-2, 8-2 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Thursday, and New Hope-Solebury (11-5, 7-3) will host Dock Mennonite Academy in a non-league match on Thursday.
UPPER DUBLIN 3, CHELTENHAM 0
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, WISSAHICKON 0
Non-league
VILLA JOSEPH MARIE 3, WILLIAM TENNENT 2 (25-13, 25-10, 19-25, 16-25, 15-8)
The Panthers dropped the first two sets but rallied to win the next two before falling in the fifth and final set in a marathon match.
“It isn’t often a loss is maybe a team’s most impressive match of the year, but this may have been,” Tennent coach Brian Bassler said. “Our girls showed amazing mental toughness, they stuck together, and got stronger as the match went on.
“Villa is a really good team and has some really nice attackers, especially on the outside. The rallies were crazy and seemed to go on forever. We had 103 digs as a team, I am not sure I have ever seen that. Junior libero Addy Criss really got going tonight, and all of the girls just had such great communication, effort and energy after the first two sets. They never gave up.”
Criss led the Panthers’ standout defensive effort with 36 digs. Setter Izzy Goldberg had 22 assists and 15 digs. Margaux Kellum added 12 digs, and Charlotte Reeves also had double-digit digs with 10 to go along with seven kills and five blocks. Allie Carlino also had 10 digs. Emmerson McElhinney had seven kills while Georgie Thorpe added six kills and three blocks.
William Tennent (10-6, 5-4 SOL) will host Harry S Truman on Thursday.
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