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Lady Hornets fall 3-0 to Liberty
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | October 13, 2017
The Wellsboro Volleyball teams each suffered losses on the road against rivals North Penn-Liberty on Thursday, October 12.
The night started off with Liberty's JV team handing Wellsboro a 2-0 loss in close sets. Liberty won the first set 26-24 and the second 25-21. Liberty has been the only team to beat Wellsboro in JV games this year.
In the Varsity game, Liberty swept Wellsboro 3-0.
The first set was back-and-forth between both teams. Liberty eventually went up 23-20 late in the set on a monster kill from Brooke Harvey. Wellsboro battled back as senior Brianne Keane set up sophomore Megan Starkweather for a cross-court kill to pull Wellsboro back to within 2, but the Lady Mounties closed out the set after a long volley as Maddison Minyo tapped the ball over the net and Wellsboro was unable to handle it, giving Liberty a 25-23 win.
Liberty dominated the second set and cruised to a 25-11 victory. The third set, however, resembled the first set's back-and-forth play. Each team kept the score close and this time, the Lady Hornets had a late lead. Up 21-20 with the serve, Liberty's Elli Fry tied it up at 21-21 on a block, then Wellsboro later tied it at 23-23 on a tip from sophomore Caitlyn Callahan.
Liberty would go on to take the set 25-23, and the match, as the Lady Hornets were unable to return Charisma Grega's final serve.
Haley Monks led North Penn-Liberty with 8 kills, 2 assists, and 1 dig; Charisma Grega also led with 2 aces, 8 points, 8 kills, 13 receptions, and 15 digs; Brooke Harvey led defensively and offensively adding 2 aces, 7 points, 7 kills, 13 receptions, and 18 digs; Mariah Kshir assisted with 2 aces, 7 points, 2 kills, 1 block, 16 assists, and 1 dig; Maddison Minyo had 1 ace, 5 points, 6 kills, and 2 blocks; JoAnne McNamara added 6 points, 1 kill, 11 assists, and 4 digs; Savannah Doney had 1 ace, 8 points, 15 receptions, and 12 digs; and Elli Fry registered 3 kills and 4 blocks.
For Wellsboro, Starkweather had 13 points, 2 aces, and 5 kills; Callahan had 7 kills and 6 blocks; senior Cheyenne Sherman had 4 points, 4 kills, and 12 digs; Keane had 17 assists, 5 points, and 1 ace; and sophomore Ryann Adams had 10 digs.
The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 15-3 overall (10-3 NTL Large School Division). The team will be back in action on Saturday, October 14 on the road in Coudersport.
About the Author
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
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