Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Friday.
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3, BENSALEM 1 (25-17, 25-8, 21-25, 25-5)
The Titans received contributions up and down their lineup in Friday’s season-opening win.
Junior middle Allie Burke had seven kills, four blocks and one ace while freshman middle Millie Grove had eight kills, two aces and two blocks. Senior outside hitter Courtney Pol contributed eight kills and three digs. Defensive specialists McKenna Clow (four aces, 13 digs) and Maddie Mauri (six aces, eight digs) also came up big. Junior setter Lizzie Shirley handed out 23 assists to go along with six digs and one kill.
"Almost all of our girls contributed something tonight" said CB South coach Kurt Godfrey. "At the beginning of every season, we play around with lineups and try to figure out which ones work best for us. Tonight we figured that out. I am really proud of the way our younger girls played. We got big nights from Allie, Courtney and Millie at the net. Ashley Scott seemed to be our rock tonight in the back row and she was all over the place for us. McKenna (Clow) and Maddie (Mauri) seemed to get to everything that Ashley couldn't.
"We have a tough start to next week as we take on CB West but our girls will take the good, and the bad, from tonight and learn from it. I know they'll be ready for a big battle on Tuesday."
For the Owls, Sydney Bawuah, according to coach Tim Linehan, had an excellent all-around game, contributing six kills, three aces and two assists. Maddie Buechner (six kills, one ace), Grace Fan (five digs) and Crystal Dang (11 assists) also played well for Bensalem.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-17)
The Indians used a balanced attack in their sweep of the Patriots.
Jenna Hron, Jill Adams and Kylie Tinner each had four kills. Tinner also had eight assists. Mary Baniewicz added three kills and also led the Indians’ defense with 16 digs.
Ashleigh Kelly had three service aces to go along with nine digs. Jill Schweizer had eight digs and two kills. Sydney White contributed five digs and six assists.
PENNSBURY 3, NESHAMINY 0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-9)
The defending conference champion Falcons rolled to a sweep of their neighboring rival in Friday’s opener.
Elley Torres led the attack with 10 kills with only one hitting error. She also had four digs and two aces. Izzy Marinelli added nine kills and one dig. Ashley Parry added four kills and two digs. Brooke Burns contributed three kills, three digs and two service aces while Abbie Drewes had five digs and two aces. Setter Carissa Van Veen had 24 assists, and her six aces led the Falcons' service game.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, WILLIAM TENNENT 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-17)
The Bucks earned a sweep of the Panthers in Friday’s season opener.
Mackenzie Brooks (13 kills, 12 digs), Amanda Mass (10 kills, two digs, one block) and Magda Videva (nine kills, two aces, three digs) all had big nights at the net. Setter Ana Claricurzio had 35 assists and eight digs. Maggie Winderman led the defense with 16 digs and one kill.
For a relatively inexperienced Panther squad, Riley Morgan had seven kills and six blocks, and Grace Marsland added six kills. Sara Ingham had five kills, seven blocks and two aces while setter Julia Richard had 13 assists and two aces. Chiara Ciccone led the defense with 21 digs.
“I’m very proud of the girls this early on and how they are coming together and learning on every play,” Tennent coach Brian Bassler said.
SOL American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, WISSAHICKON 0 (25-7, 25-6, 25-15)
The Colonials rolled to a sweep of the visiting Trojans. Julia Walker led a strong service game with seven aces. Aja Smith was a force on attack and defense, finishing with 15 kills and 12 digs. Gillian Conner added six kills and two digs. Sophia Repholz paced the defense with 14 digs and three aces.
NORTH PENN 3, UPPER DUBLIN 1 (25-19, 29-27, 15-25, 25-20)
The Knights received big performances from several players in Friday’s season-opening win over the Cardinals. Senior libero Francesca Dolan led the defense with 12 digs and a 2.11 passing average. Senior setter Alycia Powers led the attack with 14 kills to go along with 12 assists and two blocks. Also contributing offensively were senior outside hitter Morgan Patterson with 13 kills and junior middle Natalie Wernley with seven kills.
For the Flying Cardinals, Kara Grebe led the attack with 12 kills, one block, three digs and one ace. Setter Sarah Randall had 36 assists to go along with seven digs, one block and one ace. Anna Faust led the defense with 19 digs, one kill and two aces. Sydney Jones had seven kills and three digs, and Shannon Yoast had a strong service game with five aces to go along with six kills and three digs.
SOUDERTON 3, QUAKERTOWN 0 (25-16, 26-24, 25-22)
The Indians earned a sweep of the Panthers in Friday’s season opener, giving first-year coach Jacqueline Youngers a win in her debut at the helm.
For the Indians, setter Maya Hason had 31 assists. Maria Iervolino led the attack with 10 kills to go along with 13 digs. Bella Mazzeo’s 16 digs led the Indians’ defense. Jordyn Peacock and Amelia Hanson each added five kills. Hanson also had five digs. Erin Brady had four kills.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 3, ABINGTON 1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-12, 27-25)
In a classic battle, the Hatters earned the hard-fought win.
For the Ghosts, Kaley Ehnow turned in a monster performance at the net, finishing with 21 kills. Setter Izzy Reilly had 23 assists.
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