Thursday, October 29 IHSA tournament results
Class 1A (in bracket order)
At (Concord) Triopia sectional
At (Augusta) Southeastern
(Augusta) Southeastern def. West Prairie 25-11, 25-12
(Augusta) Southeastern (34-3 overall, 8-1 in the West Central North): Kara Stephens (17 kills, 6 digs, 2 assists), Morgan Wilcox (2 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks, 8 digs), Jaelynn VanBeck (19 assists, 6 digs), Tegan Rigg (9 digs, 2 assists).
Note: Morgan Wilcox opened the second set with a 10-0 service run.
At Greenview
Carrollton def. Calhoun 26-24, 25-21
At Franklin
Athens def. Greenfield 25-12, 25-9
At Liberty
Barry Western def. Rushville-Industry 14-25, 25-23, 25-19
At Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg sectional
At Kansas
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond def. Armstrong 24-26, 25-17, 25-15
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (33-4 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): McKenna Blaudow (16 kills, 3 digs), Bella Romine (14 kills, 2 blocks), Leighton Poulos (6 kills, block, 8 digs), Addison Dixon (3 kills, block), Annabelle Vanausdoll (2 kills, 3 aces, 12 assists, 8 digs), Sophie Monts (kill, 2 aces, 5 digs), Morgan Casteel (25 assists, 8 digs, kill, block), Brynlee Moore (16 digs).
At Edinburg
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg def. Nokomis 29-27, 32-30
Nokomis (31-6-1 overall, 8-1 in the MSM Conference): Mackenzie Mehochko (16 kills, 3 service points, 15 digs, assist), Alivia Sabol (5 kills, ace, block, service point), Brooklyn Marley (5 kills, 6 digs), Carsyn Bertolino (2 kills), Hannah Tarter (kill, service point, 24 digs), Cloey Dirks (12 assists, ace, 4 service points, 8 digs), Lily Broers (10 assists, 8 service points, 6 digs), Quincee Riebe (2 aces, 5 service points).
At Cerro Gordo
(Decatur) Unity Christian def. Hartsburg-Emden 25-22, 25-20
Unity Christian (32-5 overall, 10-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Cameron Brown (12 kills, 12 assists), Mallory Harrison (7 kills, 6 digs), Laila Turner (4 kills), Brielle Bunch (4 kills).
Hartsburg-Emden (26-11 overall).
Note: Unity Christian won its fifth consecutive regional title, beating a Hartsburg-Emden program that had ended the Lions’ seniors’ season every year since seventh grade. Brown passed 800 career kills (806), Turner passed 500 (503) and Harrison passed 1,500 career digs (1,501). Next up: Unity Christian faces Salt Fork at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Windsor Sectional semifinals.
At Tuscola
Salt Fork def. Casey-Westfield 25-23, 25-16
At Kewanee Wethersfield sectional
At Monmouth United
Orion def. Knoxville 25-17, 25-20
At Serena
Newark def. Putnam County 25-10, 26-24
Newark (33-5 overall, 8-1 in the Little Ten Conference): Zoey Carlson (15 kills, 4 digs), Rylie Carlson (6 kills, 13 digs), Ella Bromeland (4 kills, 7 assists, 2 aces), Taylor Jeffers (16 assists), Cayla Pottinger (15 digs).
Note: Newark won its ninth consecutive regional title and advances to face Orion at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Class 1A Kewanee Wethersfield Sectional.
At Peru St. Bede
Fulton vs. Bureau Valley 23-25, 25-10, 25-12
Fulton (31-5 overall, 10-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Kerby Germann (15 kills, 12 digs), Chloe Wilkin (10 kills, 4 blocks), Nora Kingery (5 kills), Averi Bush (3 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces, block), Brianne Brennan (14 assists, 17 digs, 2 aces), Zoe Kunau (12 assists, 2 digs), Wrenn Coffey (6 digs, 3 assists, ace), Peighton Stretton (6 digs, 3 assists).
At Williamsfield
Brimfield def. ROWVA/Williamsfield 25-18, 25-20
At Lexington sectional
At Peoria Heights
Tremont def. Deer Creek-Mackinaw 25-16, 25-21
At Milford
Fisher def. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 27-25, 20-25, 25-12
At (Gilman) Iroquois West
Cissna Park def. Watseka 25-12, 25-14
At Heyworth
Illini Bluffs def. Heyworth 23-25, 25-11, 25-23
At Aurora Christian sectional
At (Crete) Illinois Lutheran
Grant Park vs. Morgan Park Academy
At Providence-St. Mel
Walther Christian vs. MCC Academy NR
At Horizon Southwest
Schaumburg Christian def. Horizon/Southwest 25-8, 25-8
At Gardner-South Wilmington
Gardner-South Wilmington def. Aurora Christian 25-22, 25-19
Gardner-South Wilmington (22-16 overall, 9-3 in the River Valley Conference): Grace Vitko (9 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks), Brynn Christensen (6 kills, 1 block, 4 digs), Lily Buck (6 kills, 1 assist, 6 digs), Abbie Olsen (3 kills, 1 dig), Liv Siano (1 kill, 1 ace, 10 assists, 9 digs), Julianna Moats (3 assists, 10 digs), Kaylee Tousignant (11 assists, 4 digs), Jaci Wilkey (2 kills, 3 digs), Autumn Manzello (1 dig, 8 service points).
Note: The win gave Gardner-South Wilmington the Class 1A regional championship, the Panthers’ first regional title since 2016.
At Rockford Christian sectional
At Pecatonica
Rockford Christian def. Durand 25-21, 25-20
Durand (32-4 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Lola Robertson (9 kills, 9 digs), Ali Anderson (6 assists, 4 digs), Maddy Moore (14 digs).
At West Carroll
Galena def. Milledgeville 25-20, 25-14
At Stockton
Stockton def. Pearl City 25-19, 25-20
At Kirkland Hiawatha
Indian Creek def. South Beloit 25-19, 26-24
At (Marion) Crab Orchard sectional
At Goreville
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield def. Goreville 25-8, 25-10
At Ziegler-Royalton
Gibault def. Woodlawn 28-26, 25-14
At Campbell Hill Trico
Trico def. Sparta 25-21, 23-25, 25-18
At Cairo
Egyptian def. Gallatin County 20-25, 25-16, 25-20
At St. Elmo sectional
At North Clay
Cisne def. Cumberland 25-23, 19-25, 25-20
At Maryville Christian
Okawville def. Maryville Christian 25-16, 24-26, 25-17
At Carlyle
Carlyle def. Mt. Olive 25-10, 25-14
At Oblong
South Central def. Oblong 25-11, 25-17
Class 2A (in alphabetical order)
At Auburn
Williamsville def. Hillsboro 25-18, 25-13
At Beecher
Aurora Central Catholic def. Chicago Christian 25-17, 25-20
At Belleville Althoff
Breese Central def. Belleville Althoff 25-15, 25-15
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville Alvin
Westville def. St. Joseph-Ogden 25-17, 25-19
Westville (32-4 overall, 11-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference): Maddy Doggett (12 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs), Carlee Miller (3 kills, 2 aces), Ady Blakeney (3 kills, ace), Lilly Pabst (2 kills, 4 blocks), Lexi Schumacher (2 kills, 2 blocks), Gwen Bennett (14 assists), Danica Fox (5 digs, 2 assists), Daylin Zaayer (4 digs, 3 assists).
At Byron
Riverdale def. Prophetstown 28-26, 25-22
At Canton
Pleasant Plains def. Pittsfield 25-21, 25-20
At Carlinville
Rochester def. Carlinville 25-20, 25-20
Carlinville (18-16 overall, 5-3 in the South Central Conference): Ruthie Reels (7 kills, ace, 5 service points, 7 digs, 20 serve receptions), Lexie O’Brien (4 blocks), Avery Davis (6 assists, 3 blocks, ace), Makenna Harding (5 assists), Aspen Tipps (5 service points), Jada Barkley (ace), Payton Harding (1 ace).
At Carmi-White County
Massac County def. Carmi-White County 25-17, 25-16
Massac County (30-7 overall, 8-2 in the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Ohio division): Logann Miller (11 kills, 6 digs, block), Sadie Kaylor (5 kills, 17 assists, 13 digs, 2 aces), Maia Jones (5 kills, 4 digs, block), Kaylee Jones (2 kills, ace, 11 digs, 2 assists), Aubrey Etheridge (kill), Raiyne Arrison (kill), Rachel Brown (6 aces, 2 digs, 2 assists), Taylor Thompson (ace, dig), Alyssa Towery (23 digs, 6 assists).
Carmi-White County (28-9 overall).
Note: Massac County won its fourth straight regional title and 10th overall.
At Carthage
Quincy Notre Dame def. Petersburg PORTA 25-17, 19-25, 25-18
At (Chillicothe) IVC
Illinois Valley Central def. Princeton 25-17, 25-15
Princeton (17-17 overall, 7-3 in the Three Rivers Conference): Kolbi Lawson (4 kills, dig), Danika Burden (2 kills, 5 blocks, 2 digs), Jocelyn Strouss (2 kills), Payton Brandt (kill), Olivia Sandoval (ace, 2 digs), Payten Harden (6 assists, 5 digs), Addison Parry (2 assists), Ava Kyle (7 digs, assist), Bella Clevenger (2 digs).
At Chicago Academy
Westmont def. Chicago Academy 25-13, 25-14
At Coal City
Coal City def. Seneca 25-21, 25-22
Coal City (23-11 overall, 10-4 in the Illinois Central Eight): Darcie Ladas (5 kills, 3 blocks, ace, 2 service points, 3 digs, assist), Margaret Carlson (4 kills, block, 2 service points, 9 digs), Averie Hodgen (4 kills, ace, block, 3 service points, 7 digs), Leah Aldridge (3 kills, block, 7 service points, 4 digs), Lilly Gerrish (kill, block, dig), Sydney Jones (kill), Ashlyn Siron (14 assists, 4 aces, 10 service points, block, 8 digs), Olivia Ferrari (8 digs, assist), Alivia Waliczek (2 digs).
At Decatur St. Teresa
Maroa-Forsyth def. Taylorville 26-24, 25-15
At DuQuoin
Red Bud def. Freeburg 25-12, 25-21
At El Paso-Gridley
Eureka def. Prairie Central 25-11, 25-11
Eureka (30-6 overall, 10-1 in the Heart of Illinois Conference): Anika Schrock (9 kills, 1.5 blocks), Brookelyn Sauder (5 kills), Ellie Payne (17 assists, 4 digs, 2 aces), Krissa Agnew (4 aces, 6 digs).
Prairie Central (23-12 overall, 6-3 in the Illini Prairie Conference).
At Johnston City
Benton def. Fairfield 22-25, 25-16, 25-23
At Monticello
(Downs) Tri-Valley def. St. Thomas More 25-14, 25-16
At (Olney) Richland County
Teutopolis def. St. Anthony 25-23, 25-18
Teutopolis (25-11 overall): Elise Pals (5 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs), Emma Isley (7 kills, 2 blocks), Emily Meyer (3 kills, 2 blocks), Brittney Swingler (1 kill, 1 ace, 1 block, 13 assists, 10 digs), Gabby Tegeler (3 kills, 1 block, 5 digs), Ella Willenborg (10 digs), Kaylie Jordan (1 kill, 2 aces, 10 assists, 9 digs), Hannah Tarter (1 assist, 3 digs), Mrie Zumbahlen (4 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs), Clara Mette (1 dig).
Teutopolis coach Tim Mills: “What an amazing group of girls. Our energy level was through the roof before we even got off the bus. Momentum is such a huge part of the game, and we managed to keep it on our side almost all night. It helped that we never trailed in either set. We held a six-point lead late in the first set and let them get within one before scoring the set winner. Emma Isley stepped up in a big way. She led with seven kills, and I don’t think she was someone they prepared for. Our setters did such a great job of distributing the ball. We actually set our middles and right sides more than our outsides, and I’m not sure they expected that. Our blocking and defense were solid all night. Emily Meyer got a stuff block early in the second set that seemed to frustrate the St. Anthony hitter. It was a great night of volleyball.”
At Richmond-Burton
Richmond-Burton def. Rockford Boylan 25-9, 25-17
Richmond-Burton (35-2 overall, 14-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Dani Hopp (16 kills, 8 digs, ace), Mia Furlan (6 kills, dig), Helaina Thibadeau (5 kills, 2 blocks), Sophie Nelson (2 kills), Bri Shufelt (2 blocks), Josie Franckowiak (24 assists, 2 digs, ace), Lanee Cooley (9 digs, assist, ace), Addy Woods (8 digs, ace), Malorie Komar (5 digs, assist, ace), Blakely Sterbenz (dig).
At Southland College Prep
Manteno def. Wilmington 19-25, 27-25, 25-15
At Sherrard
Kewanee def. Mercer County 23-25, 25-20, 25-20
At Staunton
Weslin def. Columbia 25-22, 19-25, 28-26
At Woodstock (Marian)
Genoa-Kingston def. Johnsburg 26-24, 27-25, 25-19
Johsburg (23-13 overall, 11-2 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Alexis Sweetwood (12 kills, ace, 3 digs), Reagan Niemi (7 kills, 7 digs), Emerson Payne Brennan (7 kills), Slye Tousant (5 kills, 4 blocks), Adelaide Bruns (34 assists, 4 aces, 4 blocks, 12 digs), Maddie Mays (20 digs), Emma Niemi (13 digs).
Note: Adelaide Bruns broke the school record for aces in a season.
Class 3A
At (Breese) Mater Dei
Breese Mater Dei def. Mt. Vernon 25-8, 25-15
At Cary-Grove
Lakes def. Prairie Ridge 25-18, 25-22
Prairie Ridge (19-17 overall, 11-7 in the Fox Valley Conference): Adeline Grider (8 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks), Tegan Vrbancic (16 digs, 2 aces), Sonora Bekere (2 blocks, 1 ace), Braelyn Berry (10 assists).
At Crete-Monee
Providence Catholic def. Streator 25-22, 25-7
At Dunlap
Dunlap def. LaSalle-Peru 25-27, 25-22, 25-22
At Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park def. Hinsdale South 25-14, 25-22
Evergreen Park (23-13 overall, 11-2 in the South Suburban Conference): Ella Throndson (6 kills), Maeve Nolan (5 kills), Molly Goyke (4 aces), Brenna Hayes (17 assists).
Note: This is Evergreen Park’s third straight regional title.
At Glenbard South
Timothy Christian def. Glenbard South 25-17, 26-24
Timothy Christian (28-6 overall, 9-0 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference): Mia VanHekken (9 kills, ace, 4 digs), Audrey Williams (9 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks), Maddie Rudman (8 kills, 4 aces, 8 digs), Peyton Dorsey (kill), Sophie Kwak (25 assists, kill, 7 digs), Kate Vogelzang (ace, assist, 8 digs), Alexis Brandsma (ace, 6 digs).
Glenbard South (22-15 overall, 5-1 in the Upstate Eight Conference East).
At Joliet Catholic
Joliet Catholic def. Marian Catholic 25-14, 25-10
At (LaGrange Park) Nazareth
Nazareth def. Kelly 25-3, 25-4
At Lincoln
Limestone def. Springfield 25-13, 25-23
Limestone (31-6 overall, 9-3 in the Mid-Illini Conference): Mia Lamberti (12 kills), Bryn Williamson (17 assists, 5 aces, 2 blocks), Brylee Sprout (2 blocks), Coco Lamberti (13 digs).
At Mahomet-Seymour
Normal West def. Mahomet-Seymour 20-25, 25-22, 25-13
Normal West (29-8 overall, 9-0 in the Big Twelve Conference): Eden Hafermann (16 kills), Allie Hernandez (19 assists), Ryan Temples (3 aces, 9 digs).
At Mascoutah
Mascoutah def. Waterloo 25-16, 25-17
At Metamora
Washington def. Metamora 25-18, 25-16
Metamora (24-10 overall, 6-3 in the Muid-Illini Conference): Tabby Vandeschraaf (7 kills), Ella Miller (19 assists, block), Grace Johns (1 block), Hannah Spangler (1 block), Kenzie Fiddes (8 digs).
At Ridgewood
Vernon Hills def. Resurrection 25-11, 25-17
Vernon Hills (27-9 overall, 8-1 in the Central Suburban North): Kiersten Cieslinski (15 kills, ace, 7 digs), Mya Beitzel (6 kills, ace, 2 blocks), Aria Shah (19 assists, ace, 7 digs), Claire Ayvazian (17 digs).
Note: Vernon Hills won the fourth regional title in program history.
At Plano
Kaneland def. Sterling 25-22, 19-25, 25-19
At Rantoul
Normal U-High def. Bloomington Central Catholic 24-26, 25-20, 25-16
At. Springfield Lanphier
Morton def. Chatham Glenwood 25-27, 25-16, 25-16
At Trinity
Montini def. Fenwick 25-21, 25-19
At Woodstock North
Crystal Lake South def. Crystal Lake Central 25-23, 27-25
Class 4A
At Belleville West
Normal Community def. O’Fallon 25-17, 25-16
At Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-17, 25-19
At Dundee-Crown
(Burlington) Central def. Dundee-Crown 25-20, 21-25, 27-25
(Burlington) Central (29-7 overall, 13-5 in the Fox Valley Conference): Lani Akenten (11 kills, 2 aces, 11 digs), Ainsley Wilson (10 kills), Lexi Pineda (8 kills, 2 aces), Tiernan Naus (15 assists, 4 aces, 7 digs), Gabriella Alesi (10 assists, 12 digs).
Note: (Burlington) Central won its third straight regional title and its first in Class 4A, after the previous two came in Class 3A.
At DePaul College Prep
DePaul College Prep def. Jones College Prep 25-20, 25-13
At Kenwood
St. Ignatius def. Lincoln Park 25-16, 25-18
At Whitney Young
Lane Tech def. Whitney Young 25-22, 9-25, 25-19
At Downers Grove North
Downers Grove North def. Metea Valley 25-15, 25-10
At Downers Grove South
Glenbard West def. Downers Grove South 25-18, 25-10
At Grant
Glenbrook North def. Barrington 23-25, 26-24, 25-18
Barrington (27-10 overall, 10-0 in the Mid-Suburban East): Kalyn Brookbank (19 kills, 10 digs, 1 ace), Maddie Black (6 kills, 2 digs), Alessandra Mirkovich (6 kills, 2 blocks), Eve Adler (5 kills, 19 assists), Lexi Szlezak (5 kills, 1 dig), Anya Dunstan (2 blocks), Julia Schmidts (1 ace), Toni Rojas (14 digs), Kinley Shinhoster (6 digs), Grace Hemmings (2 digs).
At (Gurnee) Warren
Lake Zurich def. Stevenson 26-24, 20-25, 26-24
Stevenson (27-10 overall, 5-2 in the North Suburban Conference): Abby Inman (22 kills, 2 blocks, 8 digs), Meda D’Ammando (10 kills, block, 6 digs), Audri Linnane (6 kills, 4 blocks), Cate Taborek (5 kills, 2 blocks), Sraavya Aduri (2 kills, 2 blocks), Ryler Bondad (23 assists, 2 aces, 8 digs), Jane Tan (18 assists, ace, 4 digs), Zuzanna Wal (2 aces, 8 digs).
Stevenson coach Tim Crow: “Incredible match that could have gone either way. Congratulations to the Lake Zurich players and coaches. Abby Inman finished her last match with a career-high 22 kills. The team set a school record with 48 kills in the match. Thankful for our seniors and all that they have meant to our program.”
At Hinsdale Central
Marist def. Hinsdale Central 25-13, 25-7
At Hoffman Estates (Conant)
New Trier vs. Niles North 25-15, 25-22
At Joliet West
Joliet West def. Yorkville 25-21, 25-15
Joliet West (34-3 overall, 11-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).
Yorkville (22-15 overall, 7-4 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Ryleigh Springborn (6 kills, 3 digs), Natalie Zepeda (6 digs, ace), Emma Martin (7 assists, 3 digs, kill).
Note: Yorkville’s 22 wins are its most since 2021.
At Moline
Minooka def. Moline 25-21, 25-22
Minooka (24-13 overall, 10-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Courtney Walter (8 kills), Charlotte Matejka (5 kills, 3 aces, 6 digs), Courtney McCarthy (21 assists).
At Naperville Central
Benet Academy def. Naperville Central 25-17, 19-25, 25-20
Benet Academy (27-10 overall, 5-1 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red): Linden Stritch (8 kills, 1 ace), Sophia Youssef (8 kills, 2 blocks), Kyler Smith (6 kills), Elizabeth Rifenburg (8 kills, 2 blocks), Madeline Bryant (28 assists, 1 kill, 1 ace), Claire Weathers (1 ace), Kate Chvatal (3 aces), Dina Disanto (4 kills, 4 aces), Claire Rooney (2 assists).
Naperville Central (27-9 overall, 7-3 in the DuPage Valley Conference): Brooklynn Macko (2 blocks), Olivia Monteith (7 kills), Alexa Novak (11 assists, 1 kill, 1 ace), Annabelle Kreitzer (8 kills, 1 block), Suzie Holloway (9 kills, 2 blocks), Mila Norkett (5 kills, 2 aces), Mia Bondi (14 assists), Katelyn Kreitzer (1 block).
At Lincoln-Way West
Lincoln-Way Central def. Lincoln-Way West 22-25, 25-11, 25-13
Lincoln-Way Central (24-13 overall, 4-4 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Megan Hoy (10 kills, 15 digs), Mya Donnelly (5 kills, 15 digs), Ella Thompson (4 kills, 3 blocks).
At Oak Lawn
Lyons Township vs. York
At Oak Park-River Forest
Oak Park-River Forest def. Payton 25-13, 25-16
At Orland Park (Sandburg)
Lincoln-Way East def. Andrew 25-12, 25-21
Lincoln-Way East (29-8 overall, 7-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Kolby Ross (9 kills, 7 digs), Claire Connolly (6 kills, 2 aces), Mary Radon (18 assists, 4 digs, ace), Jayla Thomas (10 digs, 2 aces).
At Oswego
Oswego def. Glenbard East 25-23, 25-7
At Palatine
Libertyville def. Fremd 25-18, 22-25, 25-23
At Stagg
Mother McAuley def. Stagg 25-11, 25-17
At Maine South
Maine South def. Lake Park 25-22, 25-21
At Plainfield Central
Lockport def. Plainfield North 25-23, 25-17
Lockport (32-5, 9-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Hutsyn Timoscieck (10 kills), Kyla Mitchell (8 kills, 1 block), Natalie Bochantin (14 assists, 10 digs).
At Quincy
Belleville East def. Quincy 25-19, 25-21
At Riverside-Brookfield
St. Laurence vs. Riverside-Brookfield
At Rockford Auburn
St. Charles East vs. Rockford Guilford
At Rockton Hononegah
Huntley def. South Elgin 25-12, 25-11
Huntley (31-5 overall, 17-1 in the Fox Valley Conference): Mia Jacobelli (7 kills, 22 assists, 2 aces, 3 digs), Izzy Whitehouse (6 kills, 5 aces, 9 digs), Riley Galanis (6 kills, block, dig), Lucy Watson (5 kills, 2 blocks), Kendall Malatia (3 aces, 2 digs), Ari Ford (6 digs), Jordyn Borkowski (4 digs), Izzy De Leon (3 digs).
At Niles West
Niles West def. Rolling Meadows 25-22, 25-22
At St. Charles North
St. Charles North def. Hampshire 25-19, 23-25, 25-19
At Wheeling
Carmel def. Hersey 25-22, 25-22
Carmel (30-6 overall, 5-1 in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference): Brailyn Albanese (7 kills, block, 4 digs), Shea Kelly (5 kills, block, 2 digs), Charlotte Shepherd (20 assists, kill, block, ace, 5 digs), Emma Faulstick (4 aces, 3 digs), Beca Arreola (16 digs).
Carmel coach David Pazely: “Hersey got out to big leads in each of the sets and Carmel had to battle back late each time. In set one, Emma Faulstick stepped to the service line and went 5-for-5 with four aces to tie the game at 20-20. Some great defense and a clutch kill from Shea Kelly got us up 24-22, and we closed it out with a Hersey hitting error. Our serve receive was outstanding in the second set at a 2.1 as a team, led by libero Beca Arreola. Hersey’s libero played some incredible defense to keep them in it, but Carmel was able to rally, survive and advance. We know the pressure only gets higher as we move on to play Lake Zurich.”
Next up: Carmel faces Lake Zurich at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in a sectional semifinal at Lake Zurich.
At (Wilmette) Loyola
Loyola Academy def. Evanston 25-16, 25-21