Libby spikers handle Polson; Eureka rolls
The Daily Inter Lake
LIBBY - Middle hitter Jackie Mee had 18 kills and 14 digs as the Libby Lady Loggers downed visiting Polson 25-23, 24-26, 25-15, 25-22 in a Northwestern A volleyball match on Saturday.
Devon Hoyer added seven kills, 15 digs and Evi Cernick had 17 assists and three service aces for the Loggers (4-1).
Polson (2-3) was led by Nicole Davey with 20 kills and three aces and Breanne Kelley with 13 kills, 17 digs and two blocks.
"They're offense is scary. They're probably one of the best offensive teams we've been up against and they're scrappy on defense, too. They're a good team," said Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston.
Libby opened the match a little flat, the coach said.
"But the girls did a good job of keeping their composure at the end of games. They did a better job of not letting mistakes get to them."
The Loggers play host to Bigfork on Thursday.
Kills: Polson 51 (Nicole Davey 20, Breanne Kelley 13), Libby 40 (Jackie Mee 18, Devon Hoyer 7, Nichole Newman 6), Assists: Polson 44 (Kayla Duford 43), Libby 38 (Evi Cernick 17, Jordan Refsland 15), Digs: Polson 51 (Kelley 17), Libby 65 (Hoyer 15, Mee 14), Blocks: Polson 4 (Kelley 2), Libby 5 (Mee 4, Katie Emery 3); Aces: Polson 6 (Davey 3, Riley Kenney 2), Libby 9 (Evi Cernick 3).
Eureka 3,
Thompson Falls 0
EUREKA - Briann Linnell had nine kills, five blocks and two service aces as the Eureka Lady Lions downed visiting Thompson Falls 25-13, 26-24, 25-18 in a District 7B conference match.
Mariah Newell and Taylor Holder each added six kills and Carly Hammond and Auna Lawler had nine and eight digs, respectively.
"It was a great night of volleyball. This was just
a huge win," said Eureka coach Rhonda Hammond.
"They're a much better team than their record shows. This was good volleyball," Hammond said of the Bluehawks (2-3, 4-5).
The Lions (6-0, 8-1) got off to a great start on the match.
"If we could play Game 1 all the time, no one would touch us. It was unbelievable," Hammond said.
Thompson Falls built a huge lead in the second set - it even had set point. But Eureka's Tayler Holder got on a roll and served out the game.
"It was crazy. Great comeback," the coach said.
The Lions will try to avenge their one loss of the season when they play host next Friday to Florence.
Kills: Thompson Falls 19 (Rheanna Padden 8), Eureka 30 (Briann Linnell 9, Tayler Holder 6, Mariah Newell 6), Assists: Thompson Falls 15 (Karli Cavill 15), Eureka 24 (Jonna Yost 20) Blocks: Thompson Falls 4 (Rheanna Padden 2, Jessica Wadsworth 2) Eureka 7 (Briann Linnell 5), Digs: Thompson 43 (Kyla Molehon 14), Eureka 33 (Carly Hammond 9, Auna Lawler 8), Aces: Thompson Falls 8 (Makayla Becker 4) Eureka 8 (Marni Zauner 2, Tayler Holder 2, Briann Linnell 2).
Frenchtown 3,
Columbia Falls 0
FRENCHTOWN - Alyssa Ladenburg had six kills and 14 digs in a losing effort for Columbia Falls.
The Wildkats (1-5) fell in a nonconference match to host Frenchtown, 25-23, 25-5, 25-15.
Cassie Skiles contributed 11 assists, and Brooke Cady served three aces for Columbia Falls.
Kills - Columbia Falls 16 (Alyssa Ladenburg 6), Frenchtown 22 (Laura Geis 10). Blocks - Columbia Falls 3, Frenchtown 21 (Geis 10, Preslee Maki 9). Digs - Columbia Falls 46 (Ladenburg 14), Frenchtown 28 (Sierra Scheffer 10). Assists - Columbia Falls 17 (Cassi Skiles 11), Frenchtown 67 (Aimee Duncan 57). Aces - Columbia Falls 5 (Brooke Cady 3), Frenchtown 12 (Jamie Willis 4, Kristy Kees 4).