Lady Warriors defeat Centre, lose to Berean
Staff writer
The 2006 volleyball season wrapped up Tuesday with a trip to Moundridge. The Lady Warriors defeated Centre 25-22, 19-25, 25-15, but lost to Berean Academy 18-25, 9-25. The team has a post season sub-state appearance at Minneapolis Saturday.
A competitive first game with Centre put the Lady Warriors up 4-0 early with a kill and block from Jessi Hilliard and an ace from Bayleigh Clark. Centre came back to tie the game at eight and took the lead to an 8-13 advantage. The PBHS squad played back to even at 15. A Jessica Gillet kill started a six point run with serving by Becky Morris to 24-18. PBHS held off a Centre surge and took the game, 25-22. Morris paced the team with three kills and three aces.
Game two was even at five when the Centre team scored five unanswered points. PBHS trailed but pulled even at 13 with a kill from Tabitha O'Neal. Centre again took the lead and PBHS lost 19-25. Morris had three kills, and two aces.
The PBHS squad came back to dominate game three taking the lead early and never trailing. Hilliard had four kills in the 25-15 game victory.
Game one against Berean put PBHS up early with a kill and two aces by Hilliard and a kill by Morris. Berean battled back to take the lead, 4-8. Gillet earned a kill at 5-8 and with O'Neal serving, Gillet and Morris played a tough front row to put the PBHS squad back on top, 12-8. Errors plagued the PBHS squad and Berean took the lead at 15. Berean took the game, 18-25. Kills were recorded by Hilliard, Morris, Gillet, and Danielle Savage.
The PBHS team earned only nine points in game two with Berean. Clarissa Terronez had an ace and Morris and Hilliard recorded kills. Berean took the game and the match.
Stats - both matches:
Clark 18 assists, 4 aces, 9 digs
O'Neal 1 kill, 18 assists, 2 aces, 8 digs
Hilliard 18 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs
Gillet 10 kills, 2 assists, 1 ace, 8 digs
Savage 3 kills, 2 digs
Preheim 10 digs
Morris 15 kills 6 aces, 15 digs
Terronez 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 dig
