Latest / Illinois Valley - Shaw Local / St. Bede volleyball stages third set rally to win Tri-County tourney

Transcript

St. Bede volleyball stages third set rally to win Tri-County tourney · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

• 0:05
  St. Bede volleyball stages third set rally to win Tri-County Tourney. This
• 0:13
  article is being read by an automated voice brought to you by
• 0:16
  Everlit. The St. Bede volleyball team battled back from a first set
• 0:21
  loss to win the Tri-County Conference Tournament Championship Thursday, outdueling Midlands 16-25
• 0:27
  2556 2521 at Roanoke-Benson. The Bruins September
• 0:34
  2, 19 trailed by as many as 5 points in the third
• 0:37
  set before roaring back into contention, then scored the final five points
• 0:42
  of the match to lift They first place trophy. I I think
• 0:46
  we just mentally were trying to get into they game The
• 0:48
  way we were supposed to be from the start, Saint Bede coach
• 0:52
  Nicol Trenka said. It just took us a little bit. They knew
• 0:56
  they had to bring the energy and play their game, and they
• 0:58
  stepped up when they needed to. The score was tied seven times
• 1:02
  in the early going before Midland, 24-6, put together a 6-1 run,
• 1:07
  including aces from Maggie Dorsey and Adeline Stickle to pull in front
• 1:11
  15-10 and prompt a Bruin timeout. An ace by Bentley Ernat left
• 1:15
  St. Bede with just a 19-15 deficit, but the Timberwolves scored six
• 1:20
  of the final seven points to close out the set. We knew
• 1:23
  we had a hard team to play in Saint Bede, and we
• 1:26
  prepared for that all week, Midland coach Megan Monier said. We put
• 1:30
  up a really good fight, and I feel like this prepared us
• 1:33
  for the regionals. With the score knotted at 5-5 in the second
• 1:37
  set, the Bruins embarked on a 5-1 rally. Setter Gillian Evans, who
• 1:41
  entered the match for them. First time to start the set, positioned
• 1:44
  Hannah Washkoyak for two kills, and Nella Pothoff and Hannah Heiberger for
• 1:49
  one each during the surge. What was working for me was my
• 1:53
  connections with our middles, Evans said, just dialing in and being able
• 1:57
  to connect with them. As an incoming junior, being able to fit
• 2:01
  in with the team and connect with every hitter is a dream.
• 2:05
  Midland closed the gap to thirteen twelve, but the Bruins scored The
• 2:08
  next six points as Heiberger recorded an ace and Keija Lucas put
• 2:12
  up two block Saint Bede led by at least six points the
• 2:16
  rest of the set as it forced a decisive third frame. Thursday's
• 2:20
  third set saw six ties by the time the score reached 8-8.
• 2:23
  The Timberwolves got two straight kills from Stevie Green to pull in
• 2:27
  front and a block and a kill on consecutive points by Anna
• 2:30
  McGlassen, followed by an ace from Dorsey, to put Midland in front
• 2:35
  16-11. Lila Kohler ignited the Bruins final comeback effort with an ace
• 2:41
  before setting up Lucas for five kills in a 9-1 scoring run
• 2:44
  that put Saint Bede in front at 2017. The Timberwolves made a
• 2:48
  final bid for the title with a string of our straight points,
• 2:51
  taking a 21-20 lead and inducing the Bruins final timeout. There was
• 2:57
  not a whole lot of adjustment during timeouts, Trent Trenka said. Just
• 3:01
  a deep breath and a reset. We needed to focus on what
• 3:04
  we could do. They weren't showing us anything we hadn't seen before.
• 3:08
  We had to just know our game, know what we're doing, and
• 3:10
  put the ball down. Coming out of the break, Lucas struck again
• 3:15
  at the net to tie the score. Washkoyak came through with a
• 3:19
  block and a kill onsecutive points to put Saint Bede back in
• 3:22
  front before Pothoff closed the match with a block. I think we
• 3:26
  really put it together with great back row defense, Washkoyak said. They
• 3:31
  were great at getting the ball where it needed to be. It
• 3:33
  took me a while to get lined up on my block, but
• 3:36
  I got there. Lucas finished the night with seventeen kills, ten of
• 3:40
  which came in the third set, while Wash Kowak totaled ten. Ernett
• 3:45
  posted a match-high 19 digs, while Kohler and Evans put up 12
• 3:48
  and 11 assists respectively. McGlassen and Isabella Rosa totaled seven kills each
• 3:54
  for Midland. Saint Bede resumes Tri-County regular season play Tuesday, hosting Henry
• 3:59
  Senequine. Seneca Def, Henry Senequine 2729, 2516,
• 4:06
  2523, The Fighting Irish 22 5 rallied for a victory in the
• 4:11
  third place match after entering the tournament as the number one seed,
• 4:15
  For us it's been an issue of communication on the court, consistency,
• 4:19
  and swinging hard when the ball is there, Seneca
• 4:22
  coach Noah Champign said. We got a nice lead, and Henry fought
• 4:26
  back, and we kinda shut down. The fact that we fought through
• 4:30
  sets two and three that way and kept battling to get the
• 4:33
  win, that's what we need to do to be successful. Henry Senequine,
• 4:38
  1517, which was the number seven seed, played each of the three
• 4:42
  top-seeded teams in the field, also facing number two Putnam County and
• 4:46
  No. 3 St. Bede. Seneca hosts The Lady Irish Invite Saturday, while
• 4:51
  Henry hosts Low Point Washburn Monday. Marquette Def, Putnam County 22-25,
• 4:57
  25-23, 25-15. Brittany Trinidad had 15 digs, 11 kills, and 8
• 5:03
  assists as the Panthers lost the consolation final. Maya Richardson had 23
• 5:09
  digs, 13 assists, 8 kills and 4 aces for PC August 216,
• 5:13
  and Sarah Wiesbrock added 25 digs.