Volleyball roundup: Wolfpack bounces back with win over Big Sky
MISSOULA — The Glacier volleyball girls got off the mat from a tough defeat over the weekend to pummel Missoula Big Sky in three sets, 25-15, 25-22, 25-11.
Tiffany Marks had a team-high eight kills and five blocks to lead the Wolfpack, while Hannah Liss had 10 digs, seven aces and 15 assists. Kailea Vaudt also had 10 digs.
The fourth-ranked Wolfpack move to 9-4 overall and 4-2 in Western AA with the victory. Glacier plays Coeur d’Alene on Saturday.
Kills – Glacier 23 (Tiffany Marks 8), Big Sky 20 (Hana Feilzer 5). Blocks – Glacier 7 (Marks 5), Big Sky 3 (Ellen Wolferman 2). Digs – Glacier 41 (Kailea Vaudt, Hannah Liss 10), Big Sky 42 (Jesse Schafer 11). Assists – Glacier 18 (Liss 15), Big Sky 15 (Schafer 14). Aces – Glacier 15 (Liss 7), Big Sky 2 (Schafer 2).
Stillwater Christian 3, Eureka 0
EUREKA — Jordan Danz led Stillwater Christian with 10 kills, two blocks and 12 digs in the Cougars’ three-set victory over Eureka, 25-13, 25-17, 25-20.
Cassidy Morgan had a team-high seven kills for Eureka, which allowed seven aces from Stillwater.
Aces — SC 7 (Morgan Paolini 3, Sam Auger 3), E 2; Kills — SC 35 (Jordan Danz 10), E 24 (Cassidy Morgan 7); Blocks — SC 5 (Danz 2), E 2 (Carli Allen 1); Assists — SC n/a; E 22 (Alyssa White 12); Digs — SC 36 (Danz 12), E 42 (Alex Holland 17).
Polson 3,
Missoula Loyola 0
POLSON — Polson cruised through a match with perennial Class B contenders Missoula Loyola Sacred Heart, beating the Breakers in three sets, 25-14, 25-19, 26-24.
Shay Duford had 32 assists and two aces, and the Pirates played stellar defense, picking up 74 digs, led by McKenzie Banner’s 17.
“The defense was incredible, they had a hard time putting anything through my defense,” Polson coach Janine Toth said. “Everything they put at us. It was fun to watch.”
Loyola’s Cierra Tiede played a great match, leading her team in kills, aces, blocks and digs.
Aces — L 9 (Cierra Tiede 3), P 7 (Chelsea Chowning 2, Shay Duford 2); Kills — L 19 (Tiede 8), P 44 (Chloie Huerta 12, Jessica Hoel 11); Assists — L 19 (Emily McCue 12), P 35 (Shay Duford 32); Blocks — L 5 (Tiede 3) P 5 (no leader); Digs — L 39 (Tiede 10), P 74 (McKenzie Banner 17, Katie Sprague 13).
Flathead JV 3, Libby 1
LIBBY — The Flathead JV had a tremendous serving match and took advantage of some misplaced serves from Libby to win in four sets, 25-17, 13-25, 25-18, 25-17.
“Our serving just killed us tonight,” Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston said. “We had 18 missed serves. They’re a good team. They were scrappy.”
Aces — L 17 (Haley Craig 5); Kills — L 36 (Loren Wepprecht 17); Assists — L 28 (Hannah England 27); Blocks — L 0; Digs — L 58 (Mahalah Weidel 22)