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  Seneca volleyball stays hot, top streeter in straight sets. Written by Brian
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  Hoxie This article is being read by an automated voice, brought to
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  you by Everlit. The Seneca volleyball team has been on a pretty
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  solid stretch the last three weeks. That trend continued in Wednesday's home
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  match against Streeter. The Fighting Irish took control in the latter half
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  of each set against the Bulldogs to earn a 25-17-2515 victory. It
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  was the eighth consecutive win for the Seneca, 14-2, all of which
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  have been two-set triumphs. Streeter, which has dropped three straight outings, dropped
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  to seven six two. I thought we did an excellent job with
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  our serving, and that really helped us control both sets. Seneca coach
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  Noah Champines said. When you serve consistently, well it is normally going
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  to keep your opponent out of system, and that's what I feel
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  happened tonight. I also thought we passed the ball very well. Our
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  defense, which has been really good the last few matches, did an
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  excellent job and our passing was very good. Striator is a team
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  that has had like eleven three set matches this season, so that
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  tells you they are going to battle until the very end. I
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  was happy that after the first set win, we didn't let up
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  and kept playing at a fast tempo. Seneca was led by six
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  kills from Grayson Provence and five each from Brooklyn Sheedy and Frankie
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  Myers. Amelia Holman had three blocks, while Tori Skelton, who helped anchor
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  a solid defensive effort, had a match high ten service points, including
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  three aces. I think the biggest thing is our communication, said Skelton
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  a senior. We are always talking about making sure we are communicating,
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  whether it's during a play or between plays. I also think we
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  are all pretty quick, so even when one of us is maybe
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  out of position we can be there to cover for them, and
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  I feel like we all see the court really well. I love
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  my role, which is to be a good serve receiver and a
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  good passer. I feel like if I can make a good pass
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  off a dig that is right to Grayson and with the hitters
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  we have, there is a really good chance we're going to end
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  up winning that point. Streeter held an 11 9 lead in the
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  opening set after a stuff block by Kinsley Sweden. Consecutive kills by
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  Myers started an eight-point run for the Irish and her block and
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  kills finished the spurt. The Bulldogs that cut the disadvantage to 4
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  8 by Malaya Zavada, but winning swings from Provence, Hayden Pfeiffer and
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  Sheedy helped close out the set. Seneca led 11-10 in the second
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  set before three kills from Provence, two from Sheedy and a block
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  from Holman gave Seneca a seven-point lead, Streator hitting Miscues, and a
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  kill from Myers gave the Irish the win. Sophia Snow led Streeter
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  with four kills, with Alexa Barr, Avery Gribbin and Sweden adding two
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  each. We did not play well in any facet of the game
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  tonight, said Streeter coach Julie Gabbehart, her team finishing with twelve hitting
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  and seven service errors. I feel like the girls have been getting
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  in their own heads lately, not moving on from a mistake and
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  letting that affect the next point or two. We just have to
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  get more mentally tough. We struggled with your serving and just couldn't
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  find any consistency. It's one thing to miss a serve after you
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  have scored four or five points in a row, but when you
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  get a side out to stop the opponent's run, you have to
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  use your serve to start a run of your own. We just
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  weren't able to do that and because of that never really built
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  up any momentum. Streeter is right back in action Thursday, hosting undefeated
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  Mantino, twenty zero six zero, in an Illinois Central Eight conference match.
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  Seneca is now off until next Thursday when they'll travel to play
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  Woodland in a Tri County Conference match.