Centre girls defeat Wakefield, lose to Hope
In the final home matches of the season Oct. 7, the Centre Lady Cougars won one and lost one. They defeated Wakefield in two games of 25-12 each. They lost to Hope in three games of 26-24, 10-25, and 16-18.
Jill Fenske led scoring in the first game with nine points, and Amanda Kleiber led in the second game, also with nine points. Fenske had three aces for the match. Laura Klenda and Megan Gutsch each contributed eight spikes. Brianne Stahlecker and Raschelle Jirak were perfect in setting the ball.
The girls fought hard to win the first game with Hope, then the bottom dropped out, as they suffered a devastating loss in the second.
However, in the third game, the Lady Cougars came back with a vengeance and came close to winning the game and the match, as evidenced by the score of 16-18.
The intensity of the match was reflected in the fact that the girls attempted 96 spikes and were successful in 81. L. Klenda led, with 27 spikes, followed by Fenske, 19, and Gutsch and Jackie Klenda, 17 each.
L. Klenda also contributed 13 kills and 10 blocks. Brianne Stahlecker set the ball 40 times for 40 returns. Jirak was 21 for 21.
The Lady Cougars now have seven wins and 12 losses.
STATISTICS
Centre vs. Wakefield
Scoring: Game 1 (25-12), Jill Fenske 9, Raschelle Jirak 5, Amanda Kleiber 3. Game 2 (25-12), Kleiber 9, Megan Gutsch 5, Laura Klenda 2.
Team serving: 23/25, 22/24.
Rally points: 7, 8.
Individual aces: Fenske 3, Jirak 2, Kleiber 2.
Setting: Brianne Stahlecker 13/13, Jirak 11/11.
Spikes: L. Klenda 8/10, Jackie Klenda 2/2, Alisha Barney 3/3, Fenske 7/8, Gutsch 8/11.
Kills/blocks: L. Klenda 6/0, Fenske 2/0, Gutsch 4/0.
Centre vs. Hope
Scoring: Game 1 (26-24), Fenske 5, Stahlecker 3, Jirak 3. Game 2 (10-25), Fenske 1, L. Klenda 1. Game 3 (16-18), Fenske 4, J. Klenda 1, Jirak 1, Kleiber 1.
Rally points: 13, 8, 9.
Team serving: 24/25, 9/11, 16/16.
Setting: Stahlecker 40/40, Jirak 21/21.
Individual aces: Jirak 1, Stahlecker 2, Fenske 2.
Spikes: L. Klenda 27/33, Gutsch 17/21, Fenske 19/22, J. Klenda 17/18, Barney, 1/2.
Kills/blocks: L. Klenda 13/10, Gutsch 5/2, Jirak 0/4, Fenske 2/0, J. Klenda 7/3, Barney 0/1.
The junior varsity also played two matches. They lost the match with Hope in games of 18-25 and 16-25.
Jessica Deines contributed all four earned points in the first game and three points in the second. Jackie Klenda scored two and Ashley Griffith one in the second game. Team serving was 19/22 in the first game and 12/15 in the second. Rally points totaled six in the first and nine in the second.
The junior varsity defeated Wakefield in two games of 25-17 and 25-19. In game one, Selena Seifert led scoring with five points, followed by Alyssa Luna, four, and Tiaira Turner, three. Team serving was 22/24, with 11 rally points.
In the second game, Ashley Griffith led scoring with seven points, followed by Luna, three, Turner, two, and Barney, two. Twenty-four of 26 serves put the ball over the net and eight rally points were added.
