Volleyball: Glacier sweeps in Idaho; Flathead falls to Sentinel
MISSOULA — After defeating the Missoula Sentinel Spartans at home in four sets in September, the Flathead Bravettes failed to reach 25 points in a single set and were swept by the Spartans for a Western AA road loss.
With outside hitter Lizze Sherwood out of the lineup with an injury, Marissa Postovit led Flathead with 11 kills, but Sentinel’s Kylie Frohlich stole the show in dominating fashion.
Frohlich finished with 12 kills, two blocks and three aces as the Spartans (3-4 in league, 6-8 overall) pulled within a game of the third place Bravettes (4-3, 7-6).
“Our serve-receive was pretty inconsistent,” Bravettes coach Leon Wilcox said.
“We didn’t pass well, and we missed too many serves at crticial moments. It seemed like we couldn’t get a momentum going.”
Abbie O’Brien and Jourdan Schultz each register two aces for Flathead, and senior Jessica Simmons tallied 13 of the Bravettes 42 digs.
“We need to get better at competing,” Wilcox said.
“They work hard, but we need to compete and there’s a difference between those two things.”
The Bravettes will travel back to Missoula for tournament volleyball as the Missoula Invite takes place Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m.
Sentinel def. Flathead,
25-22, 25-18, 25-21.
Kills – Flathead 30 (Marissa Postovit 11), Sentinel 32 (Kylie Frohlich 12). Blocks – Flathead 5 (Tiana Johnson 2), Sentinel 7 (Three with 2). Digs – Flathead 42 (Jessica Simmons 13), Sentinel 56 (Lauren Cady 17). Assists – Flathead 28 (Xio Lopp 16), Sentinel 32 (Tian Harrington 19). Aces – Flathead 7 (Abbie O’Brien 2, Jourdan Schultz 2) Sentinel 7 (Frohlich 3, Harrington 3).
Glacier, Post Falls 3-0
RATHDRUM, Idaho — Hannah Liss carried the Glacier Wolfpack to a sweep of Post Falls (Idaho) on Tuesday, leading the team with seven digs, 30 assists and five aces.
“We always count on Hannah for our assists,” Glacier coach Christy Harkins said.
“I thought she did a really nice job serving tonight. That’s a nice advantage for us to have.”
Glacier never surrendered more than 19 points in a set, cruising past the Trojans behind 11 kills from Brielle Bumgarner.
Glacier def. Post Falls 25-18 25-13 25-19
Glacier: Kills — 32 (Brielle Bumgarner 11). Assists — 30 (Hannah Liss 30). Blocks — 5 (Nikki Krueger 3). Digs — 29 (Hailee Bennett 7, Hannah Liss 7). Aces —13 (Hanah Liss 5).
Glacier 3, Lakeland 0
RATHDRUM, Idaho — Katie Wiley spiked 18 kills in the Wolfpack’s three set sweep of the Lakeland (Idaho) Hawks on Tuesday.
Hailee Bennett’s team-high 12 digs paired with four blocks from Brielle Bumgarner to lead Glacier to an emphatic victory, where the Hawks failed to score more than 17 points in a set.
The Wolfpack head the Missoula Invite on Friday at 9 a.m.
Glacier def. Lakeland 25-17 25-15 25-16
Glacier: Kills — 38 (Kaite Wiley 18). Blocks — 6 (Brielle Bumgarner 4). Aces — 13 (Hannah Liss, 4 Hailee Bennett 4). Assits — 37 (Hannah Liss 32). Digs — 35 (Hailee Bennett 12).