Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Tuesday.
SOL National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, BENSALEM 0
The visiting Golden Hawks used a balanced attack to earn a sweep of the Owls.
Setter Ashlyn Dinan handed out 18 assists and also had four aces. Nala Kauer led the Golden Hawks at the net with six kills. Lindsey Korn’s seven digs led the defense. She also had one ace. Cassidy Melnick added six digs, three kills and three aces. Also making contributions were Gracie DeSaro (2 kills, 1 block, 1 ace), Shani Sun (3 kills), Sara Gannon (2 kills, 1 block) and Yana Kotlyarenko (3 kills).
Council Rock South will travel to Neshaminy on Thursday, and Bensalem will be on the road at William Tennent on Thursday.
PENNSBURY 3, WILLIAM TENNENT 1 (25-19, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22)
The Falcons fought hard on the road to prevail against the Panthers in a back -and-forth battle ending in a Falcons win in four sets.
For the Falcons, Caroline Croteau and Faith Szumagala paired as a strong setting duo. Sami Love, Jadyn Rogan and Brynn MacGee supported the Falcons defensive game as liberos. Jocelyn Fang (8 kills, 1 block) and Ella Visco (6 kills, 2 blocks) led the way at the net. Also making strong contributions were Kiersten Adair (5 kills, 2 blocks), Claire McElroy (5 kills, 4 blocks) and Natalie Johnson (4 kills, 2 blocks). Stephanie Adamousky had four serving aces.
The Falcons host Council Rock North on Thursday, and William Tennent will host Bensalem on Thursday.
SOL Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22)
Maddy Ware’s strong play at the net helped lead the Patriots to the win over their sister school.
Ware led the Patriots with 16 kills, six aces and one block. Samantha Sharp also was a force at the net, contributing nine kills, six digs and one block. Sydney Groves added five kills, three aces and four digs, Megan Colbert had five kills, two aces and five digs, and Aimee Wolf had four kills, two aces and one block. Arya Haridas had a passing rating of 2.0 and contributed five digs. Katie Monaghan led the defense with 12 digs to go along with three aces and two kills. Setter Katie Monaghan had 39 assists.
Central Bucks East (1-4, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Souderton on Thursday, and Central Bucks South (1-3, 0-1) will be on the road at Quakertown on Thursday.
SOUDERTON 3, NORTH PENN 2 (21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 18-25, 15-11)
The Indians earned a hard fought five-set win in Tuesday’s battle of neighboring rivals.
McKenna Murawski (14 kills) and Teya McConaha (13 kills) proved to be double trouble at the net, combining for 27 kills. Murawski also had eight aces and 15 digs while McConaha had three aces and two digs. Alex Mazzeo led the Indians’ defense with 19 digs to go with six assists, one kill and one ace. Setter Grace Boyd dished out 18 assists and also had four aces and one dig.
Souderton will host Central Bucks East on Thursday, and North Penn will host Central Bucks West on Wednesday.
PENNRIDGE 3, QUAKERTOWN 1 (25-15, 16-25, 25-18, 25-11)
The Lady Rams emerged from Tuesday's contest with rival Quakertown with their first victory of the season, pulling out the win in the back-and-forth battle in four sets.
“Pennridge was led by sophomore setter Delaney Schwind with sophomore outside hitter Melissa Hinkson stepping up in sets three and four to help pull out the victory,” Pennridge coach Brandon Johnson said. “Libero Samantha Lipp and DS Shannon Leo also came up with several important plays defensively to keep the Rams ahead of Quakertown in the end.”
For the Panthers, Kayla Sicher had a big night at the net, finishing with 13 kills to go along with seven digs, one ace and one block. Setter Anna Skogen handed out 18 assists and also had five digs, one kill and one ace. Erica Gildea led the defense with 15 digs, four assists and one ace. Also contributing were Grace White (5 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks, 2 digs), Mia Handschumacher (3 kills, 1 ace), Cece Bates (3 kills, 2 digs) and Katelyn Martinez (1 kill, 7 digs).
Pennridge will travel to Pennsbury on Friday, and Quakertown will host Central Bucks South on Thursday.
SOL American Conference
ABINGTON 3, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-17)
The Ghosts notched a sweep of the visiting Hatters. It was Abington’s first win over the Hatters since 2017 when the Ghosts won the conference title. Hatboro-Horsham won four straight conference crowns since then.
“It’s definitely a rivalry,” Abington coach Dan Marsh said. “Both teams get after each other. Today we had our best warmup I’ve ever seen. We looked really good, and my assistant coach said, ‘Dude, they’re not scared, they’re ready.’
“We jumped out to a 7-0 lead and just went from there. It was just so much fun – it was everything I love about high school athletics. Even a girl from Hatboro came up to me after the match and said, ‘That was fun.’ It was just two teams battling, and we were fortunate to be victorious today.”
Kenya Lucas had another big game at the net, leading the Ghosts with 16 kills. Sophomore setter Mary Carter had 18 assists, and Iris Winegard led the defense with 11 digs.
“It was a great atmosphere,” Marsh said. “The mom of one our players is from Haiti, and she has non-stop energy. The football players must have got done with practice early because of the rain, and they all came in. They started this chant ‘Ah, Ah, Abington’ in a Haitian accent, and the kids are so loose because they’re doing this Abington cheer. It keeps them focused. They let mistakes go.”
A pair of sophomore defensive specialists – Kaelyn Kosik and Liv Craft – were two of the match’s unsung heroes.
“They were great today,” Marsh said. “Everybody was great today. Mary Carter taking over for Izzy (Reilly) has been amazing. Last year she played DS for us. She knew we needed a setter, and all summer she worked to become a setter, and boom – there it is. She’s good. She’s an all-league first teamer, no doubt in my mind.
“We know they’re a really good serving team, and they had a couple of runs. I’ve been coaching volleyball for a long time, and this might have been the best we’ve ever played. We just have to make sure we stay focused.”
The win was the fourth of the season without a loss for a Ghost squad that took a hit to graduation.
“We graduated a lot – we lost our setter and a bunch of seniors, and these sophomores and juniors have stepped up and have played really well, and we’re better than we were last year,” Marsh said. “At this point right now, we’re better. It’s just been a lot of fun.”
Abington (4-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Thursday, and Hatboro-Horsham will host Bishop Shanahan on Wednesday in a non-league match.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, UPPER DUBLIN 0
The visiting Colonials earned a sweep of the Cardinals in Tuesday’s conference opener.
“We opened conference play with a nice team win,” PW coach Dave Stewart said. “Our setters spread the ball around with junior Natalie Small having a day at middle blocker with five kills, three aces and three blocks.”
Senior outsides Adriana Storti and Neve Straff had five and seven kills respectively with freshman Marisa Storti seeing action and delivering three kills and four aces.
“Defensively, there were some great saves, and senior Kayla DiGuglielmo led the passing game with 13 digs,” Stewart said.
PW (3-0, 1-0 SOL) host Haverford in a non-league match Thursday. Upper Dublin will host Abington on Thursday.
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 3, WISSAHICKON 0
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