Lady Cougars place third at invitational
Kylie Burhoop named to all-tournament team
By ROWENA PLETT
Staff writer
The CHS volleyball team won two of three matches in pool play Saturday at the Centre invitational tournament to advance to the semi-finals.
They defeated Marion and Herington and lost to Council Grove, then went on to narrowly lose to Little River. They defeated Hope in the semi-finals to take third place.
Council Grove placed first and Little River second.
At the end of the tournament, Kylie Burhoop was named to the all-tournament team.
In the first match of the day, Centre defeated Marion in two games, 25-21 and 25-19.
The girls were down 10-17 when Burhoop tipped the ball over the net for a score and the ball. She then went on to garner five more points from serves, bringing Centre within two points, 15-17.
They soon tied the game and went ahead under the service of Teaira Turner, to win the game.
The second game was easier than the first, as the Lady Cougars maintained a lead from beginning to end.
However, Marion came within one point, 18-19, before Samantha Alvarez led Centre to victory.
The first game with Herington never was close, 25-10, but the second was a squeaker, as Centre won by two points, 25-23.
The Lady Cougars were prolific in delivering spikes, many for kills.
Their toughest opponent of the day was Council Grove. Several members of that team were strong spikers, and Centre had a difficult time responding effectively.
The Lady Cougars got within five, 16-21, but eventually lost by eight points, 17-25.
The second game almost was a copycat of the first, as Centre went down to defeat, 16-25.
Perhaps the most exciting games of the day were those played against Little River, a team which was seeded first. Centre was seeded third.
The girls played strong, delivering spikes and earning numerous rally points. They tied the game and went ahead several times before losing both games by two points, 23-25 and 24-26.
Hope came into the final match of the day after playing three games against Council Grove. They weren't able to stop an aggressive Centre team, although they put up a good fight. Final scores were 25-20 and 25-21.
The Lady Cougars ended the tournament with a record of 7-3.
Statistics
Centre vs. Marion
Service points: Game one (25-21), T. Turner 7, K. Burhoop 5, S. Alvarez 1, A. Luna 1; Game two (25-19), Alvarez 6, M. Gutsch 4, Luna 3, S. Seifert 3.
Rally points: 11-9.
Team serving: 22-24, 23-25.
Setting: Alvarez 13-15-5, Seifert 18-19-7.
Individual aces: Alvarez 2, Turner 2, Burhoop 2, Luna 1, Seifert 1.
Spikes-kills-blocks: L. Pankratz 5-1-3, Barney 10-6-0, Gutsch 0-0-1, Luna 6-3-0, Turner 1-0-1, Burhoop 11-5-0.
Centre vs. Herington
Service points: Game one (25-10), Seifert 6, Burhoop 6, Gutsch 3, Turner 1, Luna 1. Game two (25-23), Gutsch 7, Turner 3, Alvarez 2, Burhoop 1, Luna 1, Seifert 1.
Rally Points: 8-12.
Team serving: 22-23, 21-25.
Setting: Seifert 23-27-6, Alvarez 14-15-3.
Individual aces: Burhoop 4, Seifert 2, Gutsch 1.
Spikes-kills-blocks: Pankratz 2-0-3, Barney 10-6-2, Gutsch 2-1-0, Luna 9-4-0; Turner 3-2-0, Turner 3-2-0, Burhoop 24-6-0.
Centre vs. Council Grove
Service points: Game one, Gutsch 5, Burhoop 4; Game two, Burhoop 3, Gutsch 2, Alvarez 1, Luna 1, Seifert 1.
Rally points: 8/9.
Team serving: 16-18, 14-16.
Individual aces: Burhoop 2, Gutsch 1.
Spikes-kills-blocks: Pankratz 7-2-2, Barney 12-4-6, Gutsch 2-1-1, Luna 2-0-1, Turner 8-0-1, Burhoop 11-2-2.
Centre vs. Little River
Service points: Game one (23-25), Turner 5, Burhoop 5, Gutsch 1; Game two (24-26), Burhoop 4, Seifert 3, J. Deines 2, Gutsch 1, Alvarez 1, Turner 1.
Rally points: 12-12.
Team serving: 21-23, 22-25.
Setting: Seifert 15-15-4, Alvarez 6-6-3.
Individual aces: Burhoop 6, Turner 4, Alvarez 2, Gutsch 1, Seifert 1, Luna 1.
Spikes-kills-blocks: Pankratz 2-0-0, Barney 8-6-0, Gutsch 5-2-0, Luna 8-6-0, Turner 3-1-1, Burhoop 9-2-0.
Centre vs. Hope
Service points: Game one (25-20), Burhoop 8, Alvarez 5, Deines 2; Game two, Burhoop 5, Turner 4, Gutsch 3, Alvarez 1, Deines 1, Seifert 1.
Rally points: 9/10.
Team serving: 22-24, 23-24.
Setting: Seifert 15-15-5, Alvarez 4-4-1.
Individual aces: Burhoop 6, Alvarez 1.
Spikes-kills-blocks: Pankratz 6-3-5, Barney 8-4-4, Gutsch 3-2-1, Luna 7-4, Turner 2-0-4, Burhoop 7-2-0.
