Florence falls to Loyola in Western B semifinals; Bigfork eliminated

by The Daily Inter Lake
| November 7, 2014 9:56 PM

RONAN — Missoula Loyola Sacred Heart outlasted Florence 26-24, 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 15-8 in semifinal play at the Western B Divisional volleyball tournament on Friday evening.

Sierra Tiede had 15 kills and seven blocks to pace Loyola.

Loyola moves on to the championship match today.

The top two teams advance to state.

Bigfork beat St. Ignatius, but lost to Thompson Falls in loser-out action.

Semifinals

Kills – Loyola 35 (Sierra Tiede 15), Florence 64 (Sabrina Hopcroft 25). Blocks – Loyola 9 (Tiede 7), Florence 10 (Megan Kowalski 5). Digs – Loyola 118 (Olivia Round 36), Florence 147 (Kristyne Drozdz 42). Assists – Loyola 33 (Kelcey Daily 18), Florence 63 (Rylie Hawkins 62). Aces – Loyola 10 (Shannon Eppard 3), Florence 6 (Hopcroft 2).

Loser Out

Bigfork def. St. Ignatius

25-21, 25-22, 25-12

Kills — Bigfork 24 (Marissa Hiza 7, Lana Berg 6, Miranda Campbell 6), St. Ignatius 19 (Lindsay Johnson 8); Blocks — Bigfork 3 (Berg 2), St. Ignatius 2; Assists — Bigfork 17 (Kalia Wicklund 16), St. Ignatius 15 (Jordyn Eichert 15); Digs — Bigfork 83 (Abbie Fraley 12), St. Ignatius 58 (Sydney Castor 15); Aces — Bigfork 16 (Fraley 8), St. Ignatius 9 (Shania Dubois 3).

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Thompson Falls def. Bigfork

22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-11

Kills – Bigfork 31 (Lana Berg 9), T. Falls 46 (Autrey Hannum 10). Blocks – Bigfork 5 (Berg 2, Miranda Campbell 2), T. Falls 8 (Shey Hannum 4). Digs – Bigfork 53 (Abbie Fraley 16), T. Falls 66 (Sierra Sorlie 20). Assists – Bigfork 23 (Kalia Wicklund 22), T. Falls 42 (Logan Beckman 40). Aces – Bigfork 5 (Marissa Hiza 2), T. Falls 10 (Beckman).

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Ronan def. Plains

25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 16-14.

Kills – Plains 16 (Hailey Phillips 9), Ronan 44 (Kendra Starkel 16). Blocks – Plains 12 (Leah Thompson 4), Ronan 12 (McKenzie Dulmes 5). Digs – Plains 29 (Kristen Josephson 8), Ronan 60 (Danielle Richwine 18, Starkel 18). Assists – Plains 13 (Kimberly Earhart 8), Ronan 28 (Jordyn Clairmont 18). Aces – Plains 6 (Hailey Coe 2, Thompson 2), Ronan 18 (McKenzie Cates 6).