Bravettes, Wolfpack net volleyball wins

by The Daily Inter Lake
| October 26, 2013 1:09 AM

HELENA — Flathead took care of business with a 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 15-10 Western AA volleyball victory Friday night over Helena High (13-7, 7-3).

The Bravettes (14-10 overall, 7-3 league) had 64 kills in the match. Timi Severson was credited with 23 and Lizzie Sherwood added 19.

Severson also led in blocks with seven.

“It was an important win for us,” Flathead coach Leon Wilcox said.

“We played really consistent in the first two games. Helena never got a lead once. We ran out of a little energy in the middle of the match, but we finished really strong.”

Flathead is back in action today at noon at Helena Capital.

Kills - Flat 64 (Timi Severson 23, Lizzie Sherwood 19), HHS 49 (Jenna Starke 14, Regan Fruh 14); Assists - Flat 54 (Jessica Simmons 54), HHS 45 (Madison Richtmeyer 44); Blocks - Flat 10 (Severson 7), HHS 12 (Starke 6, Alexis Danz 5, Fruh 5); Digs - Flat 92 (Iris Matulevich 29, Emma Andrews 22), HHS 99 (Laura Jo Fiorita 28, Alicia Norling 22); Aces - Flat 4, HHS 8 (Tylar Holland 4).

Glacier 3,

Helena Capital 1

HELENA — Third-ranked Glacier stayed perfect in Western AA play by beating Helena Capital 25-15, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23.

Katie Wiley had 20 of Glacier’s 62 kills. Cassi Hashley was next with 16.

Wiley, Hashley and Brielle Bumgarner had three blocks each.

Kayla Russell had 28 digs for the Wolfpack.

“Capital played great defense,” Glacier coach Christy Harkins said.

“We attacked the ball a ton. We kept battling.”

Glacier (18-3, 9-0) plays at Helena High today at noon.

Kills — Glacier 62 (Katie Wiley 20, Cassi Hashley 16), Capital 35 (Michaela Dowdy 9); Blocks — Glacier 7 (Wiley, 3, Hashley 3, Brielle Bumgarner 3), Capital 5 (Amanda Bartsch 3); Assists — Glacier 53 (Hannah Liss 49), Capital 31 (Rayna Pilgeram 28); Digs — Glacier 79 (Kayla Russell 28), Capital 66 (Elise Mathis 28); Aces — Glacier 7 (Wiley 3), Capital 7 (NA).