Kennewick volleyball on 3-match win streak
Kennewick had a tough time with serve receive Tuesday night, but the Lions countered with 25 kills from Breanna Shaffer to fend off the host Falcons 24-26, 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 15-6 in Mid-Columbia Conference volleyball action.
“We are on a roll right now,” Lions coach Brandy Sonderland said. “Hanford had some really tough servers. They had us on the ropes. Our serve receive was horrendous, but we were able to rebound from that. We got our heads turned around and got the competitive edge going.”
The Lions (3-2), who have won three in a row, will host Southridge on Thursday.
“We can’t overlook any opponent right now,” Sonderland said. “We have been able to piece it together. They are the other 3A team we need to knock down in the rankings.”
Caylee Shelton led the Falcons (3-2) with 24 kills and 20 digs, while Kaitlyn Thompson had 55 assists and 11 digs.
“It was a tough loss in five, but I could not have been more proud of them,” Falcons coach Nichelle Meador said. “We had plenty of offense, but we were playing not to lose. Kennewick’s defense is tough, they are a scrappy team.”
Set scores: Kennewick 24-26, 25-20-25-22, 20-25, 15-6. Kennewick: Breanna Shaffer 25K, 15 digs; Madeline Gebers 34 assts, 9 digs, 1B; Monica Kaylor 8K, 21 digs, 4B; Shyann Pratt 5K, 2B. Hanford: Caylee Shelton 24K, 20 digs; Teagan Gust-Townsend 8K, 4 digs; Macy Jensen 13K, 14 digs; Kaitlyn Thompson 55 assts, 11 digs.
RICHLAND 3, KAMIAKIN 0: Lindsay Rosenthal had 16 kills and Jordanne Bauder handed out 29 assists and had 13 digs as the Bomber made quick work of the Braves on the road.
Richland (5-0) is the only undefeated team in the MCC with two matches remaining in the first half of the season. The Bombers host Pasco on Thursday.
Maddy Eerkes had 19 assists and nine digs for Kamiakin (2-3), while Megan Massey had 12 digs and Delaney Frame four kills.
Set scores: Richland 25-12, 25-16, 25-17. Richland: Lindsay Rosenthal 16K, 13 digs; Madelaine Haynie 11K; Hailey Daves 10K; Jordanne Bauder 29 assts, 13 digs. Kamiakin: Delaney Frame 4K, 2B; Kiana Faamausili 3K, 2B; Kourtney Collins 3K, 10 digs; Maddy Eerkes 2K, 1B, 9 digs, 19 assts; Megan Massey 12 digs.
CHIAWANA 3, PASCO 1: The Riverhawks joined three other teams at 3-2 in the MCC standings after beating the Bulldogs on the road.
Mareesa Hill led Chiawana with eight kills, while Iva Tebay had six kills and Marissa Logozzo 19 digs.
Natalie Hall led Pasco (0-5) with 10 kills.
Set scores: Chiawana 18-25, 25-7, 25-18, 25-9. Chiawana: Mareesa Hill 8K, 9 digs; Iva Tebay 6K, 8B; Kylie Thorne 5K, 3 aces; McKenna Kaelber 3K, 11 assts; Marissa Logozzo 19 digs, 21-22 serving. Pasco: Natalie Hall 10K; Angelica Guzman 26 digs.
WALLA WALLA 3, SOUTHRIDGE 0: Noelani Helm had eight kills and 16 assists to lead the host Blue Devil past the Suns.
“Our hustle play tonight was fantastic,” Wa-Hi coach Tracy Rotert said. “Noelani had some huge swings, and our setters were very smart about their set choices.”
Sophia Sumner led the Suns with 13 kills, while Kennedy Conrad had 19 assists and Shayla Hood 14 digs.
“We just committed too many unforced errors,” Southridge coach John Lengphounpraseut said.
Set scores: Walla Walla 25-12, 25-17, 25-18. Southridge: Sophia Sumner 13K, 10 digs; Ashlyn Dupuis 4K, 4 digs; Bobbi Newton 3K, 4 digs; Kennedy Conrad 19 assts, 3 digs; Shayla Hood 14 digs. Walla Walla: Noelani Helm 8K, 15 assts, 4 aces, 2B; Kamryn Coleman 5K; Hannah Hair 5K; Lauren Hoe 10 digs; Emma Wenzel 3B.
PROSSER 3, OTHELLO 0: The Mustangs rallied from an 18-8 deficit to win the first set, then went on to sweep the visiting Huskies in CWAC play.
Ashley Ripplinger had 12 kills and eight blocks for Prosser, while Kayla Lind had five kills, 10 digs and 21 assists.
Set scores: Prosser 25-22, 25-20, 25-12. Othello: Not reported. Prosser: Ashley Ripplinger 12K, 8B; Kylie Colson 5K, 10 digs, 1 ace; Kayla Lind 5K, 10 digs, 21 assts; Leah Blakney 4K, 5B, 4 aces; Anahi Milanez 5 aces, 7 digs; Brandi Groeneveld 13 digs, Haley Meirndorf 3B, 5 assts.
CONNELL 3, RIVER VIEW 0: The Eagle improved to 4-0 in SCAC East play with a home win over the Panthers.
Heather Hawkins led the way for Connell with nine kills and eight digs, while Makenna Price added 25 assists and eight digs.
Teresa Rojas had 52 digs for River View, with Dempsi Talkington adding seven kills.
Set scores: Connell 25-15, 25-10, 25-21. River View: Teresa Rojas 52 digs; Morgan Munson 7 assts, 12-13 serving; Dempsi Talkington 7K; Aaliyah Anderson 17 digs, 3B. Connell: Heather Hawkins 9K, 8 digs; Dakota Egbert 6K, 7 digs; Halli Whitby 5K, 10 digs; Natalie Taylor 4K; Makenna Price 25 assts, 8 digs; Kierra Brandt 4 aces.
KIONA-BENTON 3, ROYAL 0: Nya Calzadillas was 31-of-32 from the service line with seven aces to the help the Bears to an SCAC East win over the visiting Knights.
Maloree Calzadillas added 12 kills, while Mihaela Edwards had eight.
Set scores: Kiona-Benton 25-11, 25-5, 25-10. Royal: Not reported. Kiona-Benton: Maloree Calzadillas 12K, 9-9 serving, 3 aces, 10 digs; Mihaela Edwards 8K, 10-11 serving, 2 aces, 10 digs; Nya Calzadillas 20 assts, 31032 serving, 7 aces, Gabby Edwards 8-9 serving, 7 digs.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK 3, WARDEN 0: Jordan O’Connor had 11 kills and was perfect from the service line (22-22) as the Coyotes beat the visiting Cougars in SCAC East play.
Set scores: Columbia-Burbank 25-16, 25-11, 25-20. Warden: Not reported. Columbia-Burbank: Jordan O’Connor 11K, 22-22 serving, 2 aces, 2B; Ryah Small 5K, 14-14 serving, 4 aces; Ali Martineau 4K, 9 assts; Lauren O’Brien 14 assts, 7-7 serving, 2 aces.
This story was originally published September 19, 2017 at 10:57 PM with the headline "Kennewick volleyball on 3-match win streak."