Check out the results for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Monday.
UPPER DUBLIN 3, ABINGTON 2 (25-20, 24-26, 24-26, 25-19, 15-8)
The Ghosts opened up a 2-1 lead after winning the second and third sets by identical 26-24 scores, but the Cardinals rallied to earn the hard-fought win.
“We had opportunities in the second and third sets, but Abington stayed strong and played their best at the end,” UD coach Paul Choi said. “Abington is a strong front line team who can really put away the ball.”
UD setter Bryn Stek had a big night with 48 assists, 16 digs, six kills and one ace. Jenny McAneny and Maggie Weglos were on the receiving end of many of those assists, finishing with 22 and 19 kills respectively. McAneny also had 14 digs and one ace and Weglos had six aces, three assists and 15 digs. Josie Barrett led the defense with 19 digs to go along with two aces. Jackie McMenamin (six aces, nine digs) and Sarah Sharp (four aces, four digs) also made important contributions.
For the Ghosts, setter Anna Bantner had 32 assists to go along with two aces and four kills. Hannah Dalton led the attack with 15 kills, five blocks, two aces and 10 digs. Kaylee Goodson and Kaylee Ehnow added eight kills each. Goodson also had five aces and three digs while Ehnow had seven blocks. Amanda Rice led the defense with 12 digs, and Kate Petricionne added nine. Also contributing were Grace Whitney (five kills, three blocks, eight digs) and Aislin Resurrecion (four kills, four blocks).
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 1
The Golden Hawks were led at the net by Celina Varian (eight kills), Natalie Kazokas (five kills), Lauren Koestler (five kills), Faith Turner (four blocks) and Makayla Kelly (four blocks). Bria Desaro led the Hawks defensively with 31 digs.
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, BENSALEM 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-11)
The Panthers turned in a strong performance in their sweep of the Owls. Laura Chochrane’s six kills led the attack while Nicole Long had four and Elisse Hanssen added three. The Panthers combined for 18 aces, led by Lauren Yancer with six while Kelsey O’Shea with four. Ariel Goldberg dished out 15 assists for the Panthers.
SOUDERTON 3, WISSAHICKON 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-14)
Setter Lauren Hamilton had 14 assists and five digs to pace the Indians in their sweep of the Owls. Talia Watson led a strong service game with seven aces and three digs. Bella Mazzeo added four aces. Becca Godshall (two kills, three aces), Molly McCarthy (three kills, one ace) and Tori Reiner (three kills) also contributed.
Souderton is 5-2 overall, 4-2 in conference play.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 2 (19-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-12, 15-13)
The Bucks and Titans found themselves in another war, and it was the Titans rallying from a 2-1 deficit to earn the gutsy win.
"I thought we did an outstanding job tonight,” South coach Kurt Godfrey said. “We got off to a little bit of a slow start in the first set but did a great job of coming back and winning the second set. You could tell at the end of the second set that neither team wanted to give an inch. West is a great team that played extraordinary defense throughout the entire match. They were focused all night long and made us earn each point. It's a tough inner-district battle and it's a big win for us tonight."
Senior outside hitter Megan Manderson had another big night, finishing with 18 kills, two aces and 20 digs. Senior libero Morgan McCrory led the defense with 38 digs to go along with two aces and three assists. Alyssa Dallmer added 11 kills and three blocks, and setters Kelly Danyluk (23 assists, nine kills, four aces, one block) and Erica Werner (22 assists, 13 digs, three aces) both had big nights.
"I think from an offensive standpoint we were able to get some big plays from girls when we needed them,” Godfrey said. “Alyssa Dallmer was huge for us tonight in the middle. One of our starting middles was in a car accident this morning, so I asked Alyssa to step into a middle role for us tonight. She handled it with such incredible poise and composure.
“Megan Manderson and Kelly Danyluk had solid nights at the net and at the service line for us. Defensively, I think we hustled all night and picked up a lot. Morgan McCrory was all over the court and she truly has been an emotional leader for us all season."
Also making significant contributions were Kayla Dougherty (five kills, seven digs), Sydney Hauser (five kills, four blocks) and Caroline Choromanski (four aces, six digs).
"I thought we came together exceptionally well as a team and did what we had to do to get the win tonight,” Godfrey said. “I couldn't be prouder of my girls as a team and really think they fought their butts off all night long tonight."
For the Bucks, setter Kayla King had 35 assists, four aces and three kills. Katie Hudson (11 kills, two aces), April Neeld (seven kills, one block, two aces), Dana Miller (five kills) and Lauren McNamee (three kills, six blocks) led the Bucks at the net. Kailey Prall led the defense with 15 digs and one ace, and Casey Tayler added four kills and two aces.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 3, NORTH PENN 0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-21)
The Hatters upped their record to 8-0 on the season (6-0 SOL) with a sweep of the Knights.
“North Penn is an extremely scrappy team that challenged us on all sides of the ball, but HH was able to keep control in all of the first three sets, with a solid come back from 9-2 in the second set,” Hatters’ coach Jon Young said.
Katerina Yankanich had nine kills on 22 attempts (.318 kill hitting percentage) to go along with the team's second high of 13 digs, an assist and an ace. Holly Owen had 10 kills and added six digs and five blocks. Allison Laucella had 17 digs as libero and two aces. Setter Rachel Dittus had 23 assists. Maddie Kallmeyer and Megan Barella were impressive on the serving line, adding five and six aces respectively.
Hatboro-Horsham will travel to Souderton on Tuesday for a conference match.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, NESHAMINY 0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-18)
Senior outside hitter Hadley Grundman led a balanced Indian attack with nine kills to go along with one ace and one block.
“Hadley came out on fire and played fantastic tonight,” coach Mike Adam said. “She ran all kinds of plays and put away slides, front and back one balls and 31's.
“Hadley really brought her A game and senior leadership tonight. We played against a very improved team from last year and it's awesome to see the teams in our conference getting better. Coach Tom and the Bensalem girls are going to be a team that can and will upset some teams by the end of the season.”
Also contributing for the Indians were Morgan Collito (five kills, one ace, two digs), Dana Bandurick (six kills, one block, two digs), Birdie Ligos (four kills, three digs, one ace, one block), Alyssa Coates (three kills, one dig), Kalein Mealey (two kills, one dig, one block), Maddy Moore (two aces, two digs), Grace Schweizer (four digs, one kill) Carrie Kuilken (one kill, two aces, three digs), Sarah Caola (19 assists, one ace, two digs) and Johanna Batterton (10 assists, three aces, four digs).
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