The Lady Pioneers hosted the WV Bearcats at the Joe tonight. Festivities tonight surrounded volley for a
cure as both teams wore special pink jerseys; SK in bright pink and WV in white
trimmed with pink. An awesome night as
another strong weeknight crowd turned out for a great cause. I’m not sure of the final tally of funds
raised but it was definitely a successful night.
On the court, the Neers swept the Cats. The frosh won the first set in a close one by
a score of 21-18 and in a runaway in the second by a score of 21-8. Avery Niehaus had 5 kills, Ceilia Mac and
Brynn O’Brien had to kills. Jessica
McDonald had 10 points of service including 3 aces. The FroshNeers had a 54 % serve receive passing
rating; the first time above 50% for the year.
Coach Amy was quite fired up after the match.
The JV team had the closest match of the night. They avenged a loss this past weekend at the
Cupcake Classic. Neers lost a tough first
set 15-21 but came back and won the final two sets by scores of 21-15 and
21-18. Anna Curly led the way in the
last set blasting away serves that the Cats had difficulty handling. Mackenzie Bard had a strong night after
stepping in as the lone setter with 13 assists and 3 aces, Emily Popham got
excited with her 7 kills and 4 blocks and Sarah Meyer had a nice night
with 4 kills.
In the varsity match, the Neers came out and looked
dominating. Once they got a big lead,
they put it on cruise control and won the first two sets by duplicate scores of
25-16. In the final set, they jumped out
by a 20-4 score on their way to a 25-11 final.
Haley Robinson 10 Kills and 2 blocks; Sophie Dunn had 26 assists
and 3 aces and Ellie Smith notched 5 kills and 7 aces.
Thanks to everyone who made the night successful. The v-ball team has been an awesome
example for SK athletics this season.
The girls travel back to the Joe on senior night as Megan
Dischar, Kaitlin Murray and Sophie Dunn play their last regular season game on
the home court. Come out and support
these 3 awesome SK student athletes.
Sorry that there aren’t any pictures here tonight. I did post a nice sample on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.633106100074475.1073741849.368288529889568&type=1&l=96f8a00f3b
Interesting fact, tonight marked the first night where teams
were not allowed to shake hands after the match. Yep; not allowed per the KHSAA
Commissioners. According to the KHSAA, there was too much violence
going on during the show of sportsmanship.
For more information, check this out:
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/nkysports/2013/10/08/khsaa-recommends-no-more-postgame-handshakes/
