In Brookville Tuesday, Franklin County lost a tough volleyball match in five games to South Dearborn. The Knights winning scoring line was: 19-25, 25-15, 25-23, 21-25 and 15-9.
“Our girls fought hard when the ball was in our favor, but when it wasn’t, we slowly fell apart,” said Franklin County coach Jill Mergenthal. “We had many, many long volleys. When we lost those volleys, one small mistake led to many mistakes. And the same went the other way too. When we won a long volleys, we ran with it and came back in set three.”
Volleyball is a game of mistakes, not a game of perfection,” added Mergenthal. A good quote by Theodore Roosevelt is ‘Believe you can and you’re halfway there’. We need to learn how to fix these mistakes quickly so we can continue to play our competitive game.”
Franklin County reported stats:
- Hadlee Hornsby- 4 aces and 19 digs
- Lauren Stacy- 2 aces, 2 kills, 2 assists and 4 digs
- Saige Mergenthal- 1 ace, 3 kills, 3 solo blocks, 1 assist and 4 digs
- Kassidy Schell- 1 ace, 16 kills, 8 assists and 6 digs
- Meredith Hoff- 3 kills, 1 solo block and 16 digs
- Kacie Williams- 1 kill, 5 assists and 11 digs
- Kensee Ferman- 2 kills and 1 dig
- Veronica Reeves- 1 kill, 1 solo block, 2 assists and 5 digs
- Kylie Lea- 6 digs
- Stephanie Billman- 6 digs
Edited South Dearborn stat recap from Breanna Upton:
- Serving standouts- Kylie Ashcraft with 3 aces, Arynn Kunkel with 4 and Riley Lagaly with 3
- Defensive standouts- Emily Elliott, Kunkel and Rylee Thies
- Offensive standouts- Ashcraft with 4 kills; Lillie Davis with 1 solo block, 4 block touches and 11 kills; Elliott with 1 solo block, 2 block touches, 12 kills, and 2 assists; Haley Heim with her 1st varsity kill; Macy Hughes 1 kill, 1 block assist, 2 solo blocks, and 2 block touches; Kunkel with 9 kills and 3 assists; Lagaly with 15 assists; Saige Rogers with 1 kill and 19 assists; and Kaylee Thies with 3 block touches and 1 solo block.
The JV Lady Cats won their match against the Knights in two games: 25-11 and 25-18.
“Once again, our serves were in our favor to help us get the win,” said Franklin County JV coach Tana Stang. “The girls played with heart and determination. It was one of the best games they have played all season.”
Franklin County JV reported stats:
- Tiffany Billman- 6 aces, 6 digs and 5 kills
- Annie Hoff- 5 aces and 2 kills
- Cydney Morehead- 2 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill and 1 assist
- Stephanie Billman- 3 kills, 2 assists and 1 dig
- Kristen Ison- 2 assists and 1 ace
- Daphne Stokes- 1 dig and 1 kill
- Lauren Stacy- 3 assists
- Piper Twiggs- 1 dig
We thank coaches Mergenthal, Stang and Upton for the information.