Albion spikers down Medina to open N-O title defense
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Kelsee Soule (4) tips the ball over the net against Medina’s Brittany Schultz (8) during the Purple Eagles win over the host Mustangs this evening. Sara Millspaugh (5) backs up the play for Albion.
Albion opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League volleyball title by scoring a straight set 25-19, 25-17, 25-14 victory over host Medina this evening.
Albion jumped out to a commanding 16-2 lead in the opening set as Kelsee Soule served up points 2-6 and Chanyce Powell 10-16. Powell also had two spiking kills and Aleah Foos a kill and a block during that stretch.
Medina though battled back to within four at 22-18 as Emily Kams scored points 8-9, Molley Gross 13-14 and Emma Ambrose 16-18 but the Mustangs could get no closer.
The second set saw Albion open up a 19-11 lead as Soule served up points 16-19.
Medina though stayed close as a three point run of points by Gross (14-16) cut the deficit to 20-16 but again the Mustangs could get no closer.
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Brittany Schultz (8) spikes against Albion’s Chanyce Powell (10).
Albion scored five of the next six points, including a kill by Powell and an ace for the final point by Sara Millpaugh, to close out the 25-17 victory.
In a near instant replay of the opening set, Albion roared out to a commanding 19-3 lead in the third set as Soule scored points 2-7, Meghan Hurley 10-14 and Elizabeth Bentley 16-19.
Medina did pull back to within 19-13 after a long run of nine straight service points by Nicole Blount, including five aces, but that was a close as the Mustangs would get.
Albion got service back on a kill by Soule and then Millspaugh served up points 21-24 to help put a lock on the Purple Eagles victory.
Powell and Foos both had five kills on the night and Hurley four for Albion.
Blount had 6 aces and 2 kills and Gross 8 points for Medina.
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Sara Millspaugh (5) spikes against the Medina duo of Molley Gross (10) and Emma Ambrose (13).
Roy-Hart 25-25-25
CSAT 12-22-20
Sara Meal had 6 points and 4 kills, Olivia Vorholzer 10 points, 2 aces and 4 kills, Bea Bacon 4 kills and 2 blocks and Skyler Christopher 9 points, 4 aces and 15 assists to lead Roy-Hart to the three set victory over visiting CSAT.
Newfane 20-25-17-25-25
Wilson 25-22-25-22-22
Erica Wright had 17 digs, 10 kills and 4 aces, Vicki Harrington 7 blocks and 3 kills and Madison Wolcott 8 kills and 13 assists to lead Newfane to a five set victory over visiting rival Wilson.
Ana Bryer had 30 digs for Wilson.
Pembroke 27-25-19-25
Lyndonville 25-14-25-15
Cierra Riley had 4 kills, 4 blocks and 1 aces and Samantha Raduns 3 kills and 2 aces for Lyndonville in a four set Genesee Region League loss at Pembroke.
