Check out the SOL volleyball results for Thursday’s matches.
Continental Conference
NORTH PENN 3, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1 (25-21, 17-25, 25-18, 25-23)
In a battle of Continental Conference heavyweights, the Maidens prevailed on their home court. The key to the win, according to coach Bryan Yost, was simple.
“The girls never really gave up on any balls, and we gave ourselves a couple of second and third chance points, and we probably won more than 50 percent of those points,” the Maidens’ coach said. “That’s a huge momentum builder.”
The Maidens were led by the stellar effort of senior middle hitter Stephanie Elechko, who delivered 17 kills and boasted an impressive .438 hitting percentage. Teammates Courtney Gill and Isabelle Kerr both added nine kills. Kerr also had a team-high five service aces and 12 digs. Libero Alyssa Chiodo had nine digs.
“There was a lot of effort from everyone and smart plays on everyone’s part,” Kerr said.
“We really did a good job of adjusting to their strengths,” Elechko added.
For the Titans, Abby Mummert led the way at the net with seven kills and three blocks. Teammates Jax Babezki and Lauren Wise both had six blocks. Babezki also had three kills while Wise had a pair. Setter Madi Conroy had 16 assists. Ally Horvath added four kills and two blocks for the defending conference champions.
“Our defense has to improve,” South coach Ulana Keer said. “We had too many letdowns on defense, we had too many letdowns in blocking, too much tipping. There are a lot of things we have to do better.
“I wish we went to game five. They haven’t been tested in this situation. They have to learn how to fight, and different kids have to learn how to step up. If they don’t have that experience and if they don’t step up, they’ll be in trouble. We have a lot to work on.”
PENNRIDGE 3, QUAKERTOWN 1 (16-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-20)
Sophomore Lauren Drugotch came up huge at the net for the Rams, contributing 15 kills and four blocks to go along with five digs. Senior Karlie McCreary added 10 kills, three blocks and nine digs.
“Karlie started a little slow but led the team emotionally to take command in game two and ended very strong,” coach Tim Moyer said.
The Rams’ defense was led by senior Sydney Keefe.
“Sydney played a vital part of Pennridge switching gears in game three and commanding the set and most of the way through game four,” Moyer said.
Sophomore Arianna Przbylowski, according to Moyer, had her coming out party, delivering eight kills and eight blocks.
Sophomore setter Megan Keefe had 18 assists in the win.
The Panthers were led by Alyssa Moore (13 kills, one block) and Ava Haekler (10 kills, four digs). Colette Todd (six kills, two blocks four digs), Meghan Lopes (28 assists, seven digs, one ace), Lindsay Beck (16 digs, two aces) and Liana Buonanno Taylor (eight digs, five aces) also contributed.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2 (25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 25-8, 15-8)
The Patriots opened up a 2-1 lead over the Bucks, but the Bucks seized control of the match with convincing wins in the fourth and fifth sets.
The Bucks (3-0, 2-0 SOL) were led by junior Alicia West with 16 kills, six digs and one ace. Rachel Baker (8 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace), Maddie Klun (6 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces, 2 digs), Jess West (26 assists, 5 digs), Rachel Farnin (11 digs), Katie Padva (2 kills, 3 blocks) and Courtney King (7 digs, 2 aces).
Courtney Kauffman led a balanced East attack with 10 kills while Rachel Clow had seven and Lindsay Mcintosh, six. Clow and Kauffman both had three service aces. Clow also led the defense with 17 digs while Erin Lane had 16, Victoria Spadafora had 15 and Hannah Lunak, 12 digs. Kauffman had a team-high three blocks for the Patriots.
SOUDERTON 3, CHRISTOPHER DOCK 0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-18)
It wasn’t easy, but the Indians eked out a hard-fought win over neighboring Christopher Dock on Thursday night.
“It was a good thing early in the season to get a win, especially after how well they played on Tuesday night,” coach Marlena Musselman said of her team’s loss to North Penn two days earlier. “This was kind of like a reward almost.
“They fought hard, they really did. The energy was different. They weren’t as loud as they were on Tuesday night, but they pulled it together, and they really covered the court better because that was something we were missing on Tuesday night. They played really smart.”
Jen Spause led a solid defensive effort with seven digs followed by Anna Moyer and Anna Dudzinski with five digs each. Alexa Kluka led the attack with six kills and three stuff blocks. Spause also had five kills, followed by Anna Moyer and Bekah Ford with three each. Setter Cori Watson had 19 assists, and Grace Pinto had four service aces for the Indians (1-1), who notched their first win of the season.
American Conference
HATBORO-HORSHAM 3, ABINGTON 0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-13)
Senior Lauren Laucella had a big night at the net for the Hatters, dominating play with 16 kills and three blocks. Sam Jones added eight kills, eight assists and three aces from her 11 served points. Quinn O’Donnell had five kills. Candyce Riley also had three aces, and Caitlin Klotzbach, according to coach Kathy Tanner, posted great passing scores. Hanna Steiger had seven assists and three aces from her 11 served points.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, CHELTENHAM 0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-20)
The Lady Panthers gave the Colonials all they could handle in the first set, but the Colonials eked out the win and then went on to earn the sweep. Emily Houck (seven kills, seven aces, three digs) had a big night for PW. Tori Biggins had 12 assists to go along with three kills and five aces. Michele Taunton had five kills while Cara Sweeney and Emma Fisher each added four aces. Riley Hellings had eight assists for the Colonials.
WISSAHICKON 3, NORRISTOWN 1 (25-17, 20-25, 26-24, 25-22)
The Trojans earned a hard-fought win over the Eagles, rallying from an 11-1 deficit in the fourth set to win 25-22. Caitlin Gailey sparked the comeback, serving for seven straight points to secure the win.
“Everyone pulled together and gave their best effort for the win today,” coach Mary Copelli said.
UPPER MERION 3, UPPER DUBLIN 0 (25-13, 25-9, 25-10)
Sophomore Taylor Stek led the Flying Cardinals with four kills and one block.
National Conference
PENNSBURY 3, WILLIAM TENNENT 1 (25-10, 22-25, 25-12, 25-21)
Cara Reilly led a balanced Falcon attack with six kills to go along with a team-high 13 digs. Kate Webb added 10 digs, and setter Paige Misawic had 22 assists.
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