Eureka spikers fall in loser out play at Western B

by Daily Inter Lake
| November 8, 2019 1:24 AM

EUREKA — The Eureka Lions volleyball season ended with a loss to Deer Lodge in loser out play at the second day of the Western B Divisional tournament in Eureka on Friday.

Deer Lodge beat Mission in loser out play Friday morning before playing Eureka but fell to Anaconda in the fourth place game later in the day.

Anaconda will face Thompson Falls in the third place game. The winner will face Florence in the championship game.

Florence punched its ticket to state and beat Thompson Falls in the semifinal.

Play continues today with the third place game at 10 a.m. and the championship at 11:45 a.m.

The top two teams advance to the state tournament in Bozeman on Nov. 14-16.

Western B Divisional

at Eureka

Friday’s Results

Loser out

Loyola def. Bigfork 25-20, 25-21, 25-15

Kills — Loyola 37 (Sam Clevenger 9, Laney Denning 9), Bigfork 16 (Aubrey Halverson 6): Aces — Loyola 10 (S. Clevenger 3), Bigfork 4 (Josie Howlett 2); Assists — Loyola 33 (Molly McHugh 19), Bigfork 14 (Halverson 9); Blocks — Loyola 7 (Avery Medeiros 2, Natalie Clevenger 2), Bigfork 2 (Jessy Frey 1); Digs — Loyola 92 (Denning 24), Bigfork 41, (Allie Reichner 13).

Deer Lodge def. Mission 20-25, 25-19, 33-31, 22-25, 15-13

Kills — Mission 53 (Sydney Brander 21, Karolyna Buck 16), Deer Lodge 34 (Jordan Smith 13, Marion Jones 9); Aces — Mission 10, Deer Lodge 6 (Madi Johnson 1); Assists — Mission 49 (Hunter Eichert 49), Deer Lodge 34 (Amy Fjell 30), Blocks — Mission 9 (Eichert 3, Olivia Garland 3), Deer Lodge 5 (Nia McClanahan 3); Digs — Mission 94 (River Gonzalez 36), Deer Lodge 37 (Johnson 16, Smith 12).

Deer Lodge def. Eureka 24-26, 28-26, 25-19, 28-26, 15-13

Kills — Deer Lodge 52 (Marion Jones 20), Eureka 45 (Michael Shea 11, Maggie Graves 9); Aces — Deer Lodge 15 (Skyla Pierson 7), Eureka 10 (Katie Schmidt 4, Shea 3); Assists — Deer Lodge 38 (Amy Fjell 33), Eureka 32 (Avory Escobar 31); Blocks — Deer Lodge 8 (Fjell 3), Eureka 7 (Escobar 5); Digs — Deer Lodge 45 (Jordan Smith 11, Rachel Nicholson 11, Madi Johnson 11), Eureka 101 (Rhianna Hawkins 23, Graves 21).

Anaconda def. Loyola 25-18, 25-21, 25-21

Kills — Anaconda 34, Loyola 31 (Laney Denning 12); Aces — Anaconda 10, Loyola (Denning 2, Mikenna Deschamps 2); Assists — Anaconda 28, Loyola 26 (Molly McHugh 15); Blocks — Anaconda 8.5, Loyola 13 (Natalie Clevenger 7); Digs — Anaconda 68, Loyola 82 (Brooke Twite 20, Sam Clevenger 20).

Loser out/4th Place

Anaconda def. Deer Lodge 25-12, 25-21, 25-14

Kills — Anaconda 27, Deer Lodge 15 (Jordan Smith 4); Aces — Anaconda 10, Deer Lodge 4 (Smith 2, Skyla Pierson 2); Assists — Anaconda 22, Deer Lodge 10 (Amy Fjell 10); Blocks — Anaconda 6.5, Deer Lodge 4 (Pierson 3); Digs — Anaconda 55, Deer Lodge 24 (Madi Johnson 9).

Semifinal

Florence def. Thompson Falls 14-25, 25-13, 25-21, 25-10

Kills — Florence 43 (Sarah Hopcroft 16), Thompson Falls 37 (Scarlette Schwindt 12, Belle Cooper 11); Aces — Florence 9 (Emma Stensrud 3, Halle Christopherson 3), Thompson Falls 7 (Schwindt 5); Assists — Florence 38 (Christopherson 21), Thompson Falls 36 (Riley Wilson 31); Blocks — Florence 6 (Stensrud 4), Thompson Falls 7 (Jody Detlaff 2, Cooper 2); Digs — Florence 54 (Kolbi Wood 18), Thompson Falls 30 (Schwindt 7, Wilson 7).