BLANCHARDVILLE - Senior Lexi Phillips had a team-high 16 digs and six aces to lead the Pecatonica High School volleyball team over Albany in four sets on Tuesday.
Pecatonica (3-6, 2-3 Six Rivers East) started out strong winning the first two sets 25-22, 25-13. Albany rebounded to upend the Vikings in the third set 25-20. Pecatonica edged the Comets in the final set 25-21.
"We really needed that," Pecatonica coach Jennah Schliem said of the Vikings taking the first two sets. "We were coming off a couple of losses. They really pulled it together in those first two sets. We struggled with serving in set 3, and Albany just took advantage of that. The last set was back and forth, and we pulled it out."
Pecatonica senior Liz Tisch had a team-best 10 kills, and junior Taetum Pagel had 15 assists.
Senior Sayde McDermott had 12 kills and three aces to lead the Comets. Senior Taylor Seffrood notched 14 assists, and sophomore Libby Beck added 10 kills.
Brodhead 3, Parkview 0
ORFORDVILLE - Brodhead swept Orfordville Parkview 25-14, 25-21, 25-11.
Sophomore Abbey Johnson racked up 19 kills and 17 assists to lead the Cardinals (2-0 Rock Valley South).
Brodhead junior Chandra Clark added five kills and 13 assists. Johnson had a team-high five aces and Michelle Loeffelholz notched four aces.
Argyle 3, Juda 1
ARGYLE - After dropping a match to Juda in the Brodhead Invitational, Argyle wanted a second chance to redeem itself against the Panthers.
Junior Ashley Bruehlman helped the Orioles do just that by delivering 19 kills, 21 digs and six aces to lead the Orioles to a 25-21, 22-25, 25-14, 25-15 win over the Panthers.
Argyle improves to 6-3 overall and 4-0 in the Six Rivers East.
"They were fired up," Argyle coach Jen Butler said of her team.
"We just played with consistency. I give credit to Juda. They are a great defensive team. It's tough as a hitter when the ball keeps getting dug up. We just had to work to find the shots and the holes."
Argyle senior Kayla Buter-Paulson dished out 28 assists and had three aces. Sophomore Jadyn Saalsaa added 21 digs.
Juda senior Sara Jordan had a team-high 15 kills and five aces. Senior Chelsea Burkhalter racked up 21 digs and had a team-best 14 assists. Senior Alexis Goecks had a team-high 22 digs.
Pecatonica (3-6, 2-3 Six Rivers East) started out strong winning the first two sets 25-22, 25-13. Albany rebounded to upend the Vikings in the third set 25-20. Pecatonica edged the Comets in the final set 25-21.
"We really needed that," Pecatonica coach Jennah Schliem said of the Vikings taking the first two sets. "We were coming off a couple of losses. They really pulled it together in those first two sets. We struggled with serving in set 3, and Albany just took advantage of that. The last set was back and forth, and we pulled it out."
Pecatonica senior Liz Tisch had a team-best 10 kills, and junior Taetum Pagel had 15 assists.
Senior Sayde McDermott had 12 kills and three aces to lead the Comets. Senior Taylor Seffrood notched 14 assists, and sophomore Libby Beck added 10 kills.
Brodhead 3, Parkview 0
ORFORDVILLE - Brodhead swept Orfordville Parkview 25-14, 25-21, 25-11.
Sophomore Abbey Johnson racked up 19 kills and 17 assists to lead the Cardinals (2-0 Rock Valley South).
Brodhead junior Chandra Clark added five kills and 13 assists. Johnson had a team-high five aces and Michelle Loeffelholz notched four aces.
Argyle 3, Juda 1
ARGYLE - After dropping a match to Juda in the Brodhead Invitational, Argyle wanted a second chance to redeem itself against the Panthers.
Junior Ashley Bruehlman helped the Orioles do just that by delivering 19 kills, 21 digs and six aces to lead the Orioles to a 25-21, 22-25, 25-14, 25-15 win over the Panthers.
Argyle improves to 6-3 overall and 4-0 in the Six Rivers East.
"They were fired up," Argyle coach Jen Butler said of her team.
"We just played with consistency. I give credit to Juda. They are a great defensive team. It's tough as a hitter when the ball keeps getting dug up. We just had to work to find the shots and the holes."
Argyle senior Kayla Buter-Paulson dished out 28 assists and had three aces. Sophomore Jadyn Saalsaa added 21 digs.
Juda senior Sara Jordan had a team-high 15 kills and five aces. Senior Chelsea Burkhalter racked up 21 digs and had a team-best 14 assists. Senior Alexis Goecks had a team-high 22 digs.
