STRATTANVILLE, Pa.— Aryana Girvan hammered away 15 kills to lead the Clarion volleyball team to a 25-12, 25-22, 25-16 victory over rival Clarion-Limestone on Thursday evening at C-L.
Girvan also added 11 digs. Hadlee Campbell put away 10 kills with nine service points. Grace Ochs handed out 36 assists while picking up 10 digs. Bri Pierce served for 11 points with three aces while picking up 11 digs.
Senior Kendall Dunn picked up her 1,000th career assist, becoming just the second Clarion-Limestone player to reach that milestone.
Jess O’Donnell collected 1,700 assists in her career at C-L.
“Kendall is a hustler and she’s worked very hard, and she deserves this milestone,” said C-L head coach Ryan Troupe. “It was a bit of a question whether or not she could reach it while being out with the ACL injury. With as much work as she’s put in not only before the injury, but even while she’s had the injury and now that she’s back. She definitely deserves it and I’m very proud of her.”
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She handed out 18 assists on Thursday night, along with nine digs and six service points. Jenna Dunn and Ansley Burke each collected six kills while Sarah Bottaro added five kills.
Abby Knapp picked up 13 digs while serving for four points.
In the first set after a 10-7 Clarion lead, the Lady Cats would use a 6-0 run to bump the lead to 16-7. The hole would be too large for C-L to climb out of as Clarion finished off the set with a 9-5 edge for the 25-12 victory.
C-L would lead 11-9 and after a Clarion timeout, the Lady Cats would score three straight points for a 12-11 lead. The set would be tied three times with the last coming at 19-all. Clarion would hold a 6-3 edge the rest of the way to claim the second set 25-22.
Clarion took a 13-7 lead in the third set before C-L would score the next four points to close to within two at 13-11. A 7-2 Clarion run pushed the lead back to seven at 20-13. A 5-3 scoring edge closed out the set and the match 25-16.
Both teams will await their playoff opponent.
REDBANK VALLEY 3, NORTH CLARION 1 — Izzy Bond had 13 kills and Caylen Rearick pitched in 19 digs and two aces as the Bulldogs won 24-26, 25-15, 25-21, 25-13.
Alivia Huffman had 12 kills, Taylor Ripple five kills, Mylee Harmon 18 assists and Allyn Hagen 10 assists for Redbank.
KEYSTONE 3, CRANBERRY 0 — Leah Exley and Audrey Burrows each had 10 kills to lead the Panthers to a 25-23, 25-19, 25-15 sweep of the Berries.
Exley also had three aces.
Natalie Bowser had 10 service points and 15 assists for Keystone (18-2).
A-C VALLEY 3, MONITEAU 0 — Lexi Ruckdeschel had 14 kills and 10 digs and Mackenzie Parks also had a huge night with seven kills, 15 digs and 22 service points for the Falcons in a 25-15, 25-16, 25-23 victory.
Jenna Stefanacci had 20 assists and nine digs, Bella Ielase five kills, Hannah Ithen four kills and Keira McVay five assists and seven digs for A-C Valley.
