Centre girls fail to advance out of pool play
Team wins two games against second-seeded Hillsboro Trojans
Although the Centre Lady Cougars failed to advance to semi-finals during the Centre Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday, they can take consolation in the fact that the two games they won were against second-seeded Hillsboro. Centre was seeded sixth.
The first match was with third-seeded Herington. In the first game, the Lady Railers made 14 points before Centre scored its only point, with the final score Herington 15, Centre 1.
The second game was much closer with ties of 6-6, 12-12, and 14-14. However, Herington managed to score the last two points, for a win of 16-14.
The Lady Cougars came out strong against the Hillsboro Trojans in the second match. With a 4-0 start, they remained ahead the entire game, winning 15-12.
Hillsboro dominated the second game, although Centre got as close as 12-14 before the Lady Trojans went on to win 15-12.
In the third game, Centre came from behind to tie the game at 11-11 and went on to win by a score of 15-11.
The first game with Burrton was disappointing as Centre was ahead much of the game only to lose in the end by a score of 11-15.
In the second game, Centre came from behind to tie with Burrton at 8 all and again at 12 all. However, Burrton went on to win the game 15-12.
"We didn't play at all well against Herington, and I can't explain why," said Coach Yvonne Burhoop, "but it was nice to beat Hillsboro."
She said one of the starters, Jill Fenske, was not able to be present for the match with Burrton, and she had two freshmen playing much of the time.
"You don't realize how much of a difference those starters make until you lose one," she said.
Centre vs. Herington
Scoring: Game 1 — Jill Fenske, 1; Game 2 — Fenske 5, Brianne Stahlecker 4, Raschelle Jirak 4.
Team serving: 5/6, 22/26.
Individual aces: Jirak 3, Fenske 1, Stahlecker 1.
Spikes: Laura Klenda 8/11, Stephanie Heiser 7/12, Ashlee Bowman 8/9, Fenske 5/5.
Kills/blocks: Klenda 4/0, Heiser 1/1, Bowman 3/0, Fenske 1/1.
Setting: Stahlecker 11/11, 1 for a kill, Jirak 16/16, four for a kill.
Centre vs. Hillsboro
Scoring: Game 1 — Fenske 6, Stahlecker 3; Game 2 — Fenske 4, Klenda 3, Stahlecker 2, Jirak 2; Game 3 — Jirak 7, Heiser 3, Stahlecker 3.
Team serving: 25/29, 25/25, 22/24.
Individual aces: Klenda 3, Kleiber 1, Jirak 2, Fenske 1, Bowman 1.
Spikes: Klenda 20/21, Heiser 9/11, Bowman 21/35, Jirak 1/1, Fenske 7/10.
Kills/blocks: Klenda 11/0, Heiser 3/4, Bowman 11/2, Jirak 1/0, Fenske 4/0.
Setting: Stahlecker 15/16, 7 for a kill; Jirak 32/33, 6 for a kill.
Centre vs. Burrton
Scoring: Game 1 — Kleiber 3, Klenda, 3, Heiser 2, Bowman 2; Game 2 — Bowman 5, Klenda 3, Jirak 2, Stahlecker 2.
Team serving: 25/26, 23/24.
Individual aces: Klenda 1, Jirak 1, Stahlecker 1, Heiser 1, Bowman 1.
Spikes: Klenda 7/12, S. Heiser 8/9. Bowman 9/12, Krista Heiser 6/7.
Kills/blocks: Klenda 2/1, S. Heiser 3/1, Bowman 5/0, Jirak 0/1, K. Heiser 1/2.
Setting: Stahlecker 19/20, 4 for a kill; Jirak 16/17, 5 for a kill.
