Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Tuesday. Upper Dublin/Hatboro-Horsham photos courtesy of Jon Sklut. Check back for a gallery of photos.
SOL National Conference
PENNSBURY 3, NESHAMINY 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-17)
The Falcons earned a sweep of the visiting Redskins for their fifth win in as many matches, their second in league play.
Madara Bungs had a team-high 11 kills to go along with one block. Brigitte Burns contributed to both the attack and defense, finishing with 10 kills, four aces and nine digs. Rylie Mitchell added five kills (.571 hitting percentage) and two blocks. Setter Nyla Hamburg handed out 16 assists and also had two kills, two aces and eight digs. Sienna Sked chipped in with two aces and five digs.
Pennsbury (5-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Council Rock North Thursday, and Neshaminy (1-2, 0-1) will host William Tennent on Thursday.
SOL Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, SOUDERTON 2 (25-18, 24-26, 25-16, 12-25, 15-13)
The Lady Patriots battled their way to a five-set road win at Souderton to earn their first league win, and, according coach Andy Helveston, they “clearly are trying to squeeze every ounce out of this young season.”
This is the third straight five-set match for the Patriots, who dropped the first two but this time prevailed.
Ali Minacci delivered an outstanding overall performance at the net, registering 12 kills and 10 blocks, along with four service aces. Sophia Schwartz (8 kills and 12 digs) and Regina Mathur (6 kills, 21 digs and 1 service ace) both turned in strong all-around performances. On the defensive side, Arya Haridas (43 digs, 4 assists and 3 service aces) had a monster night on the back line, along with Carmyn O’Brien (9 digs, 7 assists and 1 service ace). Sharing primary setting duties were Brynne Vonder Schmalz (12 assists, 8 digs and an incredible 9 service aces) and Jillian Walworth (8 assists). Several other players made critical contributions throughout the match, including Summer Darling (3 kills, 3 digs and 1 block), Mia Rivera (2 digs and 1 kill), Reese Coxey (3 kills, 1 dig and 1 block) and Kayla Muzsi (4 digs).
For the Indians, Lauren Vince led the way with 14 kills, two aces and 15 digs. Lily Self added seven kills, five aces and four digs, Kylie O’Keefe had four kills, one ace and two digs, and Emma Conklin had four kills. Zoe Folk led the defense with 17 digs and also had two assists and three aces. Setter Stella Powers had 20 assists, 14 digs, one kill, two aces and one block.
Central Bucks East (2-2, 1-1 SOL) will host Germantown Academy in a non-league match Thursday, and Souderton (2-2, 0-2) will travel to Central Bucks West Thursday.
PENNRIDGE 3, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-23
Pennridge hosted Central Bucks West and earned a 3-0 sweep.
Despite falling short, West fought through each set with tenacity and continued to rally and build momentum through each point. There were notable performances from Emily Ferrese (6 digs) and Ashlyn Kear on serve receive and defense alike. Middle hitters Ava Streibig and Keely Fialkowski played aggressively through each set, each consistently ready for the attack and covering their teammates. Outside hitter Kya Lynch (11 kills, 3 blocks) was aggressive on attack, leading the Bucks in kills. Erin McCusker (4 aces) and Ashlyn Kear showed strength in their serving throughout all three sets. Elisa Kremser led the defense with six digs.
Pennridge (5-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Thursday, and Central Bucks West (1-4, 1-1) will host Souderton on Thursday.
NORTH PENN 3, QUAKERTOWN 2 (25-18, 25-21, 19-25, 12-25, 15-6)
The Knights won a grueling five-set road match.
For the Panthers, Rachel White led the way at the net with 12 kills to go along with four digs. Ellie White added eight kills and two blocks, and Bella Mooney had five kills, three blocks and two aces. Zoe Hartley led the defense with 13 digs to go along with a team-high four aces. Setter Genevieve Clark dished out 24 assists and also had three aces, five digs and one kill.
North Penn (3-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Pennridge Thursday, and Quakertown (2-2, 0-1) will be on the road at Central Bucks South on Thursday.
SOL American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 3, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0
The Flying Cardinals earned their second conference win in as many matches.
Alisa Zeng had a big night defensively to lead the Cards, finishing with 21 digs. Brooke Kinsley led the attack with 11 kills and also had one ace, four digs and one block. Madison Small added eight kills, six aces and six digs, Janis Andrulonis had five kills and one ace, and Isabelle Driehuis added four kills and two blocks. Setter Kaitlyn Small had 21 assists, one ace, two digs and one block.
Upper Dublin (3-1, 2-0 SOL) will travel to New Hope-Solebury Friday, and Hatboro-Horsham (1-2, 1-1) will host Council Rock South on Wednesday.
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