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Princeton volleyball rallies past Alleman, advances to regional final · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Princeton volleyball rallies past Alleman advances to regional final. This
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  Everlet. The Princeton volleyball team bounced back decisively after dropping The
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  first set Tuesday, rallying to defeat the Alaman Pioneers twenty two, twenty
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  five, twenty five fourteen, twenty five sixteen in The
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  Class II, a regional semifinals at Illinois Valley Central in Chillicothe. The
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  Tigresses 17 and 16 advanced to Thursday's championship match against the hosts
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  Ghosts 30-6. Illinois Valley Central beat Rockridge 25-13, 25-11
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  in Tuesday's other semifinal. The victory avenged a three-set loss to the
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  Pioneers on October 3rd and required Princeton to make some defensive changes
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  on they fly. We know that defense wins games, especially against teams
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  where the hitters are pretty versatile, Princeton coach Libby Boyle said. They
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  forced us to make some adjustments, and we were really good at
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  communicating those with each other, and they ended up paying off. Princeton
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  lead through much of the early going, as a service ace by
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  Ava Kyle sparked a 4-1 run, including two kills from Jocelyn Strauss
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  that left the Tigresses with an 8-4 advantage. Alleman, 13-12, put together
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  a 9-2 surge to take a 21-17 lead before holding on to
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  close out the set. The Tigresses seized momentum swiftly once play, resumed,
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  racing to a nine one lead. Princeton scored seven straight points on
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  the serve of Colby Lawson, a newcomer, to the regular serving rotation,
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  who wound up recording two aces on the night. Strauss recorded three
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  consecutive kills during the rally. Our serving was what kept us in
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  this game, Boyle said. Colby Lawson was a serving change, and she
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  took that and ran with it. You can always tell when somebody
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  has confidence in themselves, and she had confidence in herself behind the
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  service line. Princeton led comfortably throughout the second set and gained control
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  of the third when it wiped out a slim 8-7 deficit by
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  scoring 5 straight points on the serve of Peyton Brandt. The Tigresses
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  had to navigate a series of extended rallies to gain The
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  lead, as several players hit the floor in the effort to keep
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  balls alive. Being postseason, everyone was just really leaving it all on
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  the line, going for every ball, Strauss said. A lot of our
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  back row are seniors, and we've been practicing that full out defense
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  at practice a lot The Pioneers put together a 4-1 run to
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  close the gap to 18-14, but another 5-point swing, punctuated by two
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  straight kills by Brandt, put the match out of reach. I feel
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  like Princeton wanted it more than us tonight, Alleman coach Mackenzie Grafton
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  said. I think we showed up in in a lot of areas,
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  but it's really hard when we can't pass very well. Strauss finished
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  with a match high 11 kills, while Lawson put up eight and
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  Burden totaled five. Kyle totaled 17 digs and three aces, while Setters
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  Peyton Harden and Addy Perry logged 13 and 10 assists, respectively. Peyton
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  plays really good defense in the back row, and Addy blocks better
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  in the front row, Boyle said. They have confidence in each other
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  and the hitters trust them equally, so it's good for them to
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  feed off each other's energy coming in and out of the game.
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  Thursday's regional championship match at Illinois Valley Central will begin at 6
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  p.m.