Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Tuesday. Pennridge/CB South photos provided courtesy of Jon Sklut. Check back for a gallery of photos. All SOS photo galleries for GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL can be viewed by clicking HERE.
SOL National
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 2 (26-24, 17-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-10)
The Panthers outlasted Council Rock North on the road to eke out the five-set win.
“The entire team came together to pull out the win,” Tennent coach Brian Bassler said. “Up 11-10 in the fifth set, Megan Keyser served four in a row, including three aces.
“Charlotte Reeves ended the match with a block in the middle. Very proud of the girls tonight for continuing to fight against a solid CR North team.”
Allyson Brown (10 kills), Emmerson McElhinney (8 kills) and Georgie Thorpe (7 kills, 4 blocks) were a force at the net. Addy Criss led the defense with 21 digs while Margaux Kellum had nine digs and four aces. Setter Izzy Goebel had 28 assists, nine digs and seven aces.
“It was the very definition of a seesaw match,” Rock North coach Joe Schweitzer said.
Senior Sophie Lentz led the Indians with 14 kills and three aces. Junior Kaitlyn Liedl had nine kills and six aces. Junior Caitlyn Mahle and sophomore Liz Butler contributed six kills apiece. Senior Ainsley Jordan had five kills. Sophomore setter Sarah McCafferty dished out 20 assists while freshman setter Marcella Roszko contributed 12 assists.
William Tennent (3-2, 2-1 SOL) will host Archbishop Ryan in a non-league match Friday, and Council Rock North (2-3, 0-2) will travel to Council Rock South on Thursday.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, PENNSBURY 0
The Golden Hawks won their third conference match without a loss with Tuesday’s sweep of the visiting Falcons.
Edan Kauer had another big night, leading the Hawks with 14 kills and five digs. Lindsey Korn led the defense with 15 digs and two aces, and Setter Ashlyn Dinan handed out 22 assists and also had three digs. Also making contributions were Nala Kauer (4 kills, 4 aces), Shani Sun (4 digs, 4 kills), Gracie DeSaro (4 kills), Cadence Palmer (3 digs), Rachael Buchnik (2 kills, 1 block) and Cassidy Melnick (2 aces).
The Falcons struggled to get into a good rhythm against the Hawks. Jocelyn Fang led the Falcons offense with four kills and two digs. Ella Visco had two kills along with one block and one ace. Kira Sendlock and Keira Rogan had two kills each. Claire MacElroy, Natalie Johnson, Ainsley Dysart and Kiersten Adair all added one kill. Sami Love led the Falcons defense with seven digs. Faith Szumagala (6 digs) and Caroline Croteau (3 digs) shared setting duties.
Council Rock South (3-2, 3-0 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Thursday, and Pennsbury (3-1) will host Harry S Truman on Thursday.
BENSALEM 3, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
SOL Colonial
PENNRIDGE 3, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 2
The Lady Rams pulled out a thrilling five-set victory versus Central Bucks South on Tuesday night. The Rams, who trailed 2-1, were able to fight back to win sets four and five after the Titans were able to pull out the third set 26-24.
The Lady Rams, according to coach Brandon Johnson, relied heavily on the timely hitting of senior outside hitter Paige Lipp, who was able to get several timely kills when her team needed them most. Senior libero Sami Lipp also came up with several huge plays in the final set to help the Lady Rams squeeze out the victory. Sophomore Delaney Schwind was able to guide the team’s offense throughout the match to help the Lady Rams get back into the win column early in the 2022 Season. Pennridge also received timely contributions from junior middle blocker Nikki Rindone and senior middle blocker Zoey Pennie.
The Rams (2-4, 2-0 SOL) are on the road again Thursday when they visit conference foe Central Bucks East. Central Bucks South (1-6, 0-3) will travel to Central Bucks West on Thursday.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, QUAKERTOWN 1 (25-21, 24-26, 25-11, 25-18)
The Bucks received contributions up and down their lineup in their win over the visiting Panthers in four sets.
Rachel Hu’s 12 kills led the Bucks at the net. She also had seven digs. Setter Erin Ferello had a strong service game with nine aces to go along with 11 assists and eight digs. Also making important contributions were Alexis Barklage (6 kills, 1 block, 5 digs), Caroline Taylor (5 aces, 5 digs, 3 assists), Mackenzie Lund (4 kills, 3 digs), Alexa Lee (4 aces 3 digs), Lily Rasnake (4 kills, 2 digs), Elisa Kremser (3 kills, 2 assists), Hollis Walton (2 kills, 1 block, 2 assists) and Amber Woodring (2 aces, 12 digs).
For the Panthers, Kayla Sicher led the way with 11 kills, one ace, one block and eight digs. Setter Anna Skogen had 14 assists, one kill, two aces and two blocks. Grace White (2 kills, 1 ace, 6 blocks, 1 dig), Cece Bates (2 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs), Mia Handschumacher (1 kill), Ellie White (3 aces, 1 block, 2 digs), Carissa Levers (1 ace, 7 digs), Erica Gildea (1 assist, 1 ace, 13 digs) and Katelyn Martinez (5 digs) also made contributions.
Central Bucks West (5-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Thursday, and Quakertown (1-4, 1-2) will host Souderton on Thursday.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, NORTH PENN 1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19)
The Patriots improved to 3-0 in conference play with their win over the visiting Knights.
Samantha Sharp led the Patriots with 13 kills, two aces, four digs and two blocks. Sydney Groves added nine kills, three digs and one ace while Maddy Ware had seven kills, one ace, four digs and one block. Katie Monaghan (27 assists, 2 aces, 12 digs, 9 kills) and Mia Mettille (20 assists, 7 digs, 1 ace) shared setting duties. Megan Colbert (14 digs, 4 kills) and Aya Haridas (13 digs, 1 ace, 2 assists) led a strong defensive effort. Also making contributions were Calli Pasternak (7 digs), Emily Arslan (2 digs) and Aimee Wolf (7 kills, 1 dig).
Central Bucks East (3-4, 3-0 SOL) will host Pennridge on Thursday, and North Penn (3-4, 0-3) will host Lower Merion in a non-league match Friday.
SOL American
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-20)
The Colonials notched their fifth win without a loss, earning a sweep of the defending conference champion Hatters.
“PW had another strong service game outing which kept Hatboro out of system at times,” PW coach Dave Stewart said. “They obviously pushed us tonight and made it tough to finish the match in three sets. PW will go to work on fixing some of the issues of the night as they prepare for Wissahickon at home on Thursday.”
The team got good production from their opposite hitters tonight (Julia Esslinger and Abby Swider) who came up big at key times as they had four and five kills respectively. Kayla DiGuglielmo led the team with five aces.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (5-0, 3-0 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Thursday, and Hatboro-Horsham (1-4, 0-3) will participate in the Hempfield Tournament on Saturday.
ABINGTON 3, WISSAHICKON 0
The Ghosts upped their record to a perfect 7-0 with their sweep of the Trojans.
Kenya Lucas had a big night at the net, leading the Ghosts with 15 kills. Sasha Moody added eight kills. Setter Mary Carter had 25 assists, and Elle Pennekemp had two blocks.
Abington (7-0, 3-0 SOL) will travel to New Hope-Solebury on Thursday.
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 3, CHELTENHAM 0
Non-league
UPPER DUBLIN 3, NESHAMINY 0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-23)
The Flying Cardinals earned a sweep of the visiting Redskins in Tuesday’s non-league match.
Allison Loose turned in a glittering 20-dig effort to lead the UD defense. Brooke Kinsley led the Cardinals at the net with nine kills to go along with four aces and 11 digs. Janis Andrulonis added six kills, one ace and three digs while Natalie Marshall had six kills and three digs. Lyvia Marcus contributed five kills and two digs while Katelyn Gamburg had 10 digs, and Reese Mackey had three kills and six digs. Setter Kaitlyn Small handed out 27 assists and also had five digs and one kill.
"Upper Dublin are a super scrappy squad who worked their tails off in a well-deserved 3-0 win,” Neshaminy coach Rob Reifsteck said. “We were up early in all of the sets, but they didn't go away and battled all the way to the final whistle in each game, Kudos to them. Still learning and improving, just need to close out those close games and games where we are up big. Tried out some new lineups, that we're gonna run with. Good effort from our girls today."
Ana Vasilyeva led the Redskins’ offense with five kills in a balanced effort. Alivia Nocito came back into the starting lineup and added four kills. In her first start this year, Chaya Daily came up with three kills as well. McKenna Haws had her best game of the year with 14 digs and three aces.
“She was fantastic in serve receive and had some crazy scramble plays that energized us throughout the game,” Reifsteck said.
Upper Dublin (1-5, 0-2 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham on Thursday, and Neshaminy (4-4, 1-1) will host Bensalem on Thursday.
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