Fold – Understanding how hard the competition have been around in this new Southwestern Fulfilling this current year, Southern Medford volleyball coach Robin Akpan is pleased with exactly what she spotted out of her group against particular quality opposition during the Mountain Examine Receive to your Monday.
The newest Panthers finished new bullet-robin knowledge having a 2-step one record, defeating Thurston (22-twenty-five, 25-10, 15-9) and you may Caldera (25-15, 25-16) just before losing small to help you Siblings (25-twenty two, 25-20) at the Mountain See High-school.
“The audience is within a beneficial place to begin the entire year,” Akpan told you. “I think getting started dos-step one at such a leading battle top, I’m pleased that have where we have been doing.”
Across the three suits, older additional hitter Katie Clevenger posted twenty eight eliminates. Her most readily useful work was in the opener facing Classification 5A Thurston, once the she registered a dozen eliminates and you will four aces. Fellow senior Cameron Religious additional sixteen digs and you can three aces, but the lady half dozen-part work on on services line in the 2nd set assisted forever change the newest energy in the Panthers’ prefer.
“In my opinion out of the gate i did have some nervousness in the the original lay against Thurston, however, immediately after men and women passed we really got after it,” Akpan said. “It actually was enjoyable to see the girls go into system. I thought we had an excellent ball handle and you will defense.”
Up against Caldera, Clevenger posted eight eliminates and you may 11 digs, and you may Davis is actually big defensively with 18 digs to go with around three aces. Freshmen middle blocker Mayen Akpan chipped from inside the around three eliminates as well as 2 prevents and you will Naomi Johnson additional five kills.
The brand new Panthers emerged timid in their finally match of your own night, which was and their hardest try against Siblings. Clevenger through with 7 kills and you will eight digs, Davis racked up 20 support if you’re Mayen Akpan went for five kills and you may around three reduces, Johnson pitched from inside the three eliminates and you can three aces, if you find yourself Horton extra two blocks and you will a couple of eliminates.
“Clevenger is actually burning and you can the setter (Davis) receive our hitters and all of our past match of the date is an issue for people,” coach Akpan said. “Siblings is an effective class plus it offered united states something to go back home and work at. They had a couple of strong hitters and now we was required to to switch to them also it are a small late on variations. But we’ll find them again and we’ll know very well what to-do.”
Southern area SALEM step three, Northern MEDFORD 2: Northern Medford had 8th-rated South Salem into ropes, but the Black colored Tornado wasn’t in a position to close out the latest Saxons inside an excellent four-place thriller 25-23, 17-25, 25-23, 25-27, 10-fifteen during the Northern Medford High.
The Comets (2-1), ranked ninth in the Category 5A preseason instructors poll, starred the new Irish hard in advance of falling inside straight sets, 25-23, 25-9, up coming rallied to beat the new Cougars 23-twenty-five, 25-19, 15-12 and Group 3A Hilanders 25-23, 25-21
Tornado elderly Maddie Blake carried out with 20 support, if you are elder Olivia Stubenrauch and you can freshman Kristina Atonio one another got 9 kills. Senior libero Amy Kloek submitted 26 digs and you can Ria Atonio added a group-large three aces for Northern.
North (1-1), coming off a month-beginning conquer Ashland, contributed South Salem (1-0) 24-20 on the next put until the Saxons – which made the class 6A quarterfinals past mГјziДџin buluЕџmasД±nД± istiyorum 12 months – managed to rally or take the final several kits
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Older outside hitter Kendra Bittle led the fresh Comets during the eliminates in all of the three suits, finishing that have 28 at the time. Fellow elder exterior hitter Maddie Consina additional eleven kills, when you find yourself elder setter Kate Stidham racked right up 47 assists combined into the the three suits.