~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal
The Greene County volleyball team picked up two wins after five matches last week, four games being part of a Saturday tournament.
On Tuesday, Greene County traveled to West Marshall High School, falling after five close sets. The Rams lost the first set 27-25, came back to win the second and third 25-23 and 30-28, but fell in the final two sets 25-18 and 16-14.
“A tough one to give up. We fought hard for five straight sets all the way to the final point. No other explanation other than we just fell short,” commented coach Chris Heisterkamp. “Experiences like that make us stronger, so we can still benefit a great deal from the match.”
Bella Schroeder led the team in kills with 20, while Kaylee Stalder had 13, Emma Shipley with nine and Emma Ewalt with five. Katrina Heupel had 14 digs, Alexa Peters had 11 and Graci Cooklin had eight. Natalie Heupel had 36 assists in the match.
West Marshall 27 – 23 – 28 – 25 – 16
Greene County 25 – 25 – 30 – 18 – 14
Kills: Bella Schroeder 20; Kaylee Stalder 13; Payton Kokenge 4; Emma Shipley 9; Natalie Heupel 7; Emma Ewalt 5
Digs: Katrina Heupel 14; Alexa Peters 11; Schroeder 1; Ewalt 7; N Heupel 7; Stalder 3; Graci Cooklin 8
Blocks: Shipley 3; Stalder 1; N Heupel 3; Schroeder 3
Assists: N Heupel 36; Graci Cooklin 1; Schroeder 1; K Heupel 5
Serving, Team 91.1%: Cooklin 5/6, 1 ace; Stalder 3/3; N Heupel 14/15, 1; Ewalt 25/28, 3 aces; Schroeder 22/25, 2; Peters 15/17; K Heupel 18/18
On Saturday, the Rams hosted a tournament, where Greene County played four matches. The Rams won their first match against Boone, with set scores of 22-20 and 21-19. Their win was followed by a close loss to Pella Christian, losing the first set 21-18, winning the second 21-16 and falling 15-10 in the third.
The Rams beat Carroll in their third match, winning both sets, 21-13 and 21-10. The Rams faced Stanton for their last match of the tournament, falling 21-17 in the first set, winning 23-21 in the second, but falling 15-13 in the third for an overall loss. No stats were available for the tournament.
Stanton won the team championship.
The Rams were scheduled to play again on Tuesday at home against Perry and on Thursday at Nevada High School.
