RUSSELL, Pa. – It wasn’t Friday night, but Olivia Kulyk was a run-stopper Tuesday as Mercyhurst Prep swept Eisenhower, 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-18).
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Kulyk finished with nine kills, five aces, and four blocks on her way to earning Allegheny Grille of Foxburg Player of the Match honors.
After jumping out to a big lead in the first set, the Lakers began committing unforced errors and saw a more confident Knights team in the final two sets. The teams went back and forth through the final two sets, but every time Mercyhurst Prep needed a point to stop an Eisenhower run, Kulyk was up to the challenge.
“We didn’t play up to the level of play that we can play at (in the final two sets),” Kulyk said in the Cole Orthodontic Associates postgame interview. “We slowed up on our game. We just have to keep the energy up throughout the game.”
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It was smooth sailing for the Lakers in the first set as they jumped out to an 11-2 lead and never looked back on their way to a 25-14 win.
After going up 3-0 to start the second set, the mistakes started. Eva Dvorak put the 3-0 serve into the net, the first of five service errors in the set.
“Just a bad night, bad consistency,” Kulyk said. “It’s something we need to work on, one of our weaknesses for sure. We have good servers we just have to get more consistent with it.”
The Lakers overcame the errors and held off the Knights for a 25-21 win.
The third set was back-and-forth to start, but, eventually, Mercyhurst Prep pulled away for the 25-18 win and a match sweep.
Layla Edwards led the Knights with five kills. Emilie Jones, Kenzie Miller, and Caroline Smythe each had two kills.
Addica Sperry led the Lakers with 11 kills and eight digs. Mya Fuller had eight digs and four aces. Julia Seth had six digs and ran the offense with 26 assists.
CLARION 3, CRANBERRY 0
CLARION, Pa. – Taylor Alston and Hadlee Campbell each had seven kills to help Clarion to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-15) opening-match win over visiting Cranberry.
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Campbell added six digs and an ace with Alston recording 11 set assists, two aces, and two digs.
Natalie Durish helped Clarion record 14 service aces with a team-high seven while also adding five digs and was named the Allegheny Grille of Foxburg Player of the Match.
Durish talked about the win and her performance in the Cole Orthodontic Associates postgame interview
Also for Clarion, Marley Kline had five kills and four blocks, and Addi Campbell had 12 set assists.
Ayanna Ferringer had a great night for Cranberry and shared Allegheny Grille of Foxburg Player of the Match honors with Dursih by recording 13 kills and three blocks.
Jadyn Shumaker had four digs for the Berries, and Allie Rembold ran the offense with 12 set assists.
Natalie Durish
MEADVILLE 3, MAPLEWOOD 1
MEADVILLE, Pa. – Emma Parks had 19 kills and 19 digs to lead Meadville past defending PIAA Class 1A champion Maplewood, 3-1 (23-25, 25-11, 25-20, 25-20)
Sydney Holt added six kills and 18 digs for the Bulldogs while Ellitt Schleicher ran the offense with 25 set assists while adding 12 digs and three aces.
Kendall Mealy led the defense for Meadville with 27 digs.
Elizabeth Hunter paced Maplewood with 12 kills while Maddie O’Hara and Megan Woge each added six kills and Bree Neely seven kills. O’Hara also had 11 digs.
Lexie Potosky had a team-best 14 digs for the Tigers, and Maggie Means ran the offense with 32 set assists while adding nine digs.
KANE 3, BROOKVILLE 0
KANE, Pa. – Maya Smith had eight kills, 10 digs, and six aces, as defending District 9 Class 2A champion Kane started its season with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-23) sweep of visiting Brookville.
Mia Anderson added five kills and 3 ½ blocks for the Lady Wolves who also got six digs and four aces from Leah Tigani and 20 set assists from Elizabeth Yasurek.
Eden Wonderlling paced Brookville with five kills and two digs while Julia Monnoyer had two kills and two blocks.
Samantha Whitling (8 set assists) and Averi Pabgallo (7 set assists) ran the offense for the Lady Raiders.
Jordan Daisley paced the Brookville defense with four digs.
SENECA 3, NORTHWESTERN 1
ERIE, Pa. – Morgan Wilhelm had nine kills to lead Seneca to a 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 21-25, 27-25) win over visiting Northwestern.
Emily Stafford added five kills for the Bobcats who also got five kills and five blocks from Lilah Hetherington.
Izzy Wisniewski added five digs in the win, and Ava Guzowski ran the offense with 18 set assists for Seneca.
BROCKWAY 3, CAMERON COUNTY 0
BROCKWAY, Pa. – Lauren Rendos and Sophia Schmader combined for 15 kills and 12 digs to help Brockway to a season-opening 3-0 (25=23. 25-16. 25-18) win over visiting Cameron County.
Rendos had eight kills and four digs with Schmader adding seven kills and eight digs.
Bella Patton chipped in six kills for the Lady Raiders with Tehya Shaw adding four blocks and Kali Powell 14 digs and four aces.
Mecca Smith ran the Brockway offense with 21 set assists.
Brockway served 93% as a team in the victory.
Caitlyn Palumbo paced Cameron County with 12 kills while Ava Hilfiger had seven kills and Aubree Lorenzo 10 digs. Hailey McAulay ran the offense for the Raiders with 24 set assists.
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NORTH EAST 3, HARBOR CREEK 0
HARBORCREEK, Pa. – Cadence Jones had 20 kills to help visiting North East top Harbor Creek, 3-0 (25-9, 26-24, 25-14).
Kayla Forsythe added nine kills and Jalyssa Wicker five kills for the Grape Pickers, while Aleka Tupper had five digs.
Grace Sanfilippo ran the offense for North East with 30 set assists.
Hannah Smith paced Harbor Creek with seven kills with Liz Gunther adding five kills. Aly Hester chipped in five digs for the Huskies, and Talon King had six set assists.
REDBANK VALLEY 3, KEYSTONE 0
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Taylor Ripple had eight kills, seven digs, and five aces to lead Redbank Valley to a 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-19) win over visiting Keystone.
Izzy Bond added four kills for the Lady Bulldogs while Mylee Harmon had five kills, seven digs, and two aces. Elaina Carrico ran the offense for Redbank with 17 set assists while adding two aces.
Ava Patrick had nine kills and four blocks for Keystone with Gwyn Manno recording 24 digs and Bryanna Mong 11 set assists.
CLEARFIELD 3, BISHOP GUILFOYLE 0
HYDE, Pa. – Sam Campolong had 13 kills to pace a 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-13) Clearfield win over visiting Bishop Guilfoyle.
Natalie Rowles served tough with six aces for the Lady Bison, while Hannah Glunt ran the offense with 18 set assists.
MERCER 3, ROCKY GROVE 0
MERCER, Pa. – Mercer swept visiting Rocky Grove, 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-10).
Mercer stats weren’t available but Paige Cresswell had four kills and three aces for Rocky Grove with Abby Cable adding four kills and three blocks and Kaidlynn Burger seven digs. Katie Beggs ran the Orioles offense with 10 set assists while adding three digs.
NORTH CLARION 3, KARNS CITY 0
FRILLS CORNERS, Pa. – Kyler Freeman had 12 kills to help lift North Clarion to a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-23) win over visiting Karns City in the head coaching debut of Kyler’s mom, Bobbie Freeman.
McKenize Lencer chipped in seven kills with Brenna Thompson and Alexas Carll each recording six kills. Carll also had four blocks, while Julia Daum added four blocks and two aces.
Ainsley Hartle ran the offense for North Clarion with 33 set assists.
Ava Fox had seven kills, nine digs, and three aces for Karns City with Naomi Venesky adding three kills and an ace. Nicole Taylor also had seven digs for the Lady Gremlins with Jaysa Capone adding four digs. Kendall Ritzert ran the offense for KC with nine set assists.
GREENVILLE 3, JAMESTOWN 0
GREENVILLE, Pa. – Using a balanced offensive attack, Greenville took down visiting Jamestown, 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-17).
Kristina Varion, Rylee Jordan, and Josie Hart each had six kills for the Trojans while Tayler Whitesell led Greenville with eight kills.
Whitesell also chipped in five aces and four blocks with Varion adding seven blocks and three aces and Jordan 34 set assists.
Madilyn Enterline had 11 digs and two kills for Jamestown while Hannah Hart and Sophia Hart each added two kills and five digs and Emily Enterline had six set assists and six digs.
COUDERSPORT 3, SMETHPORT 0
SMETHPORT, Pa. – Sierra Myers had 11 kills, three aces, and a block to help Coudersprot to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-12) road win over Smethport.
Savannah Myers added six kills, six digs, two aces, and a block for the Falcons who also got five kills, 15 digs, and three aces from Madyson Dubots-Angood.
Emily Eckert ran the offense for Coudy with 27 set assists while adding four aces and three kills.
Elizabeth Hungiville had three kills, a block, a dig, and an ace for Smethport while Madison Swanson chipped in four aces, two digs, a kill, and a block, and Madi Faes had six set assists, seven digs, and an ace.
SLIPPERY RCOK 3, HICKORY 0
HERMITAGE, Pa. – Anora Robare ran a smooth offense for Slippery Rock in a 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-12) road win over Hickory.
Robare had 32 set assists and two kills while setting up Avalee Demidovich for 12 kills and Molly Bissell for 10 kills.
CJ Sabo had four blocks, and Lexi Plesakov nine digs for the Rockets with Kalyn Just also adding six digs.
AUSTIN 3, NORTHERN POTTER 0
AUSTIN, Pa. – Savannah Horton had 12 kills to help Austin to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-10) win over visiting Northern Potter.
Ella Brewer added 23 digs for the Austin Panthers while Isabella Rees had nine kills, nine digs, five aces, and two blocks.
Marah Fowler ran the Austin offense with 22 set assists.
Kayden Brown had nine set assists and 17 digs for Northern Potter with Haylee Chapman adding eight digs and three kills.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 3, PUNXSUTAWNEY 0
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Jenna Dunn had 10 kills to help Clarion-Limestone to a 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-13) road win over Punxsutawney.
Hannah Beggs chipped in seven kills for the Lady Lions with Alyssa Wiant serving five aces.
Samantha Griebel had four kills for Punxsutawney with Ciara Toven and Kinsee Barnett each adding two kills. Danielle Griebel added nine set assists.
OSWAYO VALLEY 3, GALETON 0
GALETON, Pa. – Oliva Cook had nine kills, nine digs, and four aces to help Oswayo Valley to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-17- 25-14) road win over Galeton.
Makenna Manning added seven kills and two aces for the Green Wave with Layken Enty chipping in three kills and six aces.
DUBOIS 3, RIDGWAY 0
RIDGWAY, Pa. – Behind 12 Morgan Pasternak kills, DuBois rolled to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-10) win at Ridgway.
Lida Brigger ran the offense for the Lady Beavers with 21 set assists.
A-C VALLEY 3, VENANGO CATHOLIC 0
FOXBURG, Pa. – Four kills apiece from Madyd Dehart, Bella Ielase, and Ava Snyder lifted A-C Valley to a 3-0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-12) win over visiting Venango Catholic.
Lexi Altman had nine set assists and six aces for the Lady Falcons with Nichole Wingard adding five set assists and Rylan Strauser six aces.
OTTO-ELDRED 3, PORT ALLEGANY 1
DUKE CENTER, Pa. – Carrie Drummond produced her second monster match with 19 kills, 18 digs, four blocks, and four aces to help Otto-Eldred to a 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 26-24, 25-19) win over visiting Port Allegany.
Kate Rhinehart had a match-best 20 kills to go with nine digs and five aces for the Lady Terrors who also got 10 digs and six aces from Addie Bell.
Anna Schuessler ran the Otto-Eldred offense with 32 set assists while adding three kills.
Ella Moses had 12 kills, eight digs, five aces, and three blocks for Port Allegany with Lily Lehmier adding 10 kills and a n ace.
Isla Lehmier ran the Port Allegany offense with 21 set assists while adding three aces.
MONITEAU 3, FOREST AREA 0
MARIENVILLE, Pa. – Abbey Jewart had eight aces, six set assists, and a kill to help Moniteau to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-9) road win over ForestArea.
Sophia Fleeger added five set assists and five aces for the Lady Warriors while Sydney Bayless had three kills and an ace.
MT. UNION 3, CURWENSVILLE 0
CURWENSVILLE, Pa. – Curwensville dropped a 3-0 (25-16. 25-9. 25-16) decision to visiting Mt. Union.
Savannah Carfley had 10 set assists for the Lady Tide, while Briah People had four kills. Ava Olosky and Janelle Passmore each added three kills for Curwensville with Olosky also contributing three digs.
FAIRVIEW 3, GENERAL MCLANE 0
FAIRVIEW, Pa. – Fairview knocked off visiting General McLane, 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-22).
Fairview stats weren’t available but General McLane was led by Cassidy Swain’s six kills with Riley Amory and Anna Topel each adding four kills.
Morgan Frick ran the offense for the Lancers with 16 set assists while Ellah Beachly had six digs and Marcella Hakanaen and Bella Weed added four digs each.
