SPOKANE -- Heather Worley recorded 28 digs and 20 kills to lift Southridge to a 18-25, 25-16, 25-13, 23-25, 16-14 first-round victory over University at the 4A regional tournament.
The Suns jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the fifth set before falling behind 13-11. But Southridge managed one final rally to collect the win.
"This time of year, I'm very proud of how we responded to adversity," said Suns coach John Lengphounpraseut. "It shows the character of how far the team has come."
Southridge will face Mead at 11 a.m. today.
Set scores: 18-25, 25-16, 25-13, 23-25, 16-14.
Southridge--Danielle Harvey 27 digs; Andrea Smith 45 assists, 18 digs, 5 blocks; Heather Worley 20 kills, 28 digs, 2 aces; Shelby Warner 7 blocks, 13 kills; Megan Doyle 8 kills, 6 blocks; Jamie Lyons 24 digs; Isabella Midili 17 digs.
University--Jordan Schermer 2 aces, 27 digs; Ashley Moon 39 assists; Jordan Bonsertz 20 kills; Dakota Shermeister 2 blocks.
Lewis & Clark 3, Kamiakin 0
SPOKANE -- Demi Warner and Sydney Schulthies led a strong service attack for Kamiakin, but the Braves couldn't muster enough offense to take down the defending state champs, losing 25-21, 25-17, 25-22 in the Eastern Washington 4A Regional.
Kamiakin faces a loser-out match with Wenatchee at 12:30 p.m. today at Mount Spokane and needs to win one more match after that to advance to state.
Set scores: 25-21, 25-17, 25-22.
Kamiakin--Kailee Dunn 6 kills; Tory Softich 5 kills; Kassy Larson 5 kills; Laekynn Culpepper 13 digs; Demi Warner 10x11 srv, 2 aces; Sydney Schulthies 8x8 srv, 2 ace; Paige Wamboldt 25 asts.
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SPOKANE -- Shelby Warner had 34 kills on the day and Kylie Fraga had 106 assists as Southridge placed sixth out of 64 teams Saturday in the Spokane Crossover.
Kamiakin's Alexis Scott had 26 kills and a 36-for-41 performance at the service line as the Braves finished tied at 15th with Auburn.
Southridge set scores: Pool play--Southridge def. Grandview 26-27, 25-21,15-12. Southridge def. East Valley Spokane 25-9, 25-22. Southridge def. Lewis & Clark 25-20, 26-24. Platinum division play--Mt. Spokane def. Southridge 15-25, 25-23, 18-16. Consolation play--Southridge def. Kamiakin 17-25, 25-18, 15-6; Southridge def. Skyview (Vancouver) 25-19. Fifth/sixth--Barlow (Gresham, Ore.) def. Southridge 25-18. Southridge leaders--Kylie Fraga 106 assts, 14 kills, 26 digs, 5 aces; Shelby Warner 34 kills, 8 blks, 16 digs; Kensey Mix 24 kills, 12 blks, 23 digs; Isabella Midili 17 kills, 37 digs; Emma Spurlock 21 kills; Kimberly Brinkwood 14 kills, 9 blks, 30 digs; Rylee Russell 41 digs; Breanna Baasch 21 digs, 7 aces.
Kennewick eliminates Southridge from regional volleyball
Kennewick eliminates Southridge from regional volleyball
KENNEWICK -- The Kennewick volleyball team hopes history repeats itself this week.
The Lions swept rival Southridge 25-19, 25-22, 25-19 on Tuesday night in a Class 3A Eastern Washington regional tournament elimination match at the Lions Den.
A year ago, Kennewick knocked off Southridge in the same situation and rode that victory to its first state tournament appearance.
Crawford helps Wa-Hi sweep Ike
Crawford helps Wa-Hi sweep Ike
Torri Crawford came through with eight kills as Walla Walla swept Eisenhower 3-0.
Set scores: 25-20, 25-10, 25-22. Walla Walla--Brogan Watson 10 assts; Franny Eacker-Rude 10 assts; Tianna Cummings 20 digs; Kennedy Snider 8 digs; Torri Crawford 8 kills; Devyn Humphreys 7 kills; Jessie Shives 5 kills.
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Connell volleyball finishes 1st half undefeated
Connell volleyball finishes 1st half undefeated
CONNELL -- After the first round of SCAC East play, everyone's looking up at the Connell Eagles, perched atop the standings.
Connell improved to 6-0 in league with a 25-11, 25-8, 25-22 road victory over Kiona-Benton on Tuesday night.
"It was a well-balanced match, and we came out offensively and defensively strong in the first two sets," Connell coach Kate Johnson said.
Richland spikers keep pace with Chiawana
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RICHLAND -- Richland setter Lauren Joseph kept all her frontline players happy, spreading her 38 assists around as the Bombers topped visiting Walla Walla 25-16, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18 in a CBBN 4A contest Thursday.
Richland, solidly in second place behind unbeaten Chiawana, had four players with eight or more kills, led by Alisha Bettinson (14 kills) and Charlene Manning (11).
"We were setting our outsides too much, so it's something we're working on," Richland coach Bob Raidl said. "We got to get better on that if we want to go anywhere."
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