St. Louis 7th Grade Volleyball
The St. Louis Cardinal 7th Grade Volleyball team was defeated by the St. Michael’s Trojans. 25-6, 25-16.
The Cardinals had problems with passing the ball in the first set as one Trojan served 16 straight points. That all changed in the second set. The Cardinals held their ground until the middle of the set. Lilly Schebler and Sylvia Eckstein passed the ball well to their teammates. 00Kate Weber and Allie Savage were the top servers with 3 points each followed by Hope Kroen with 2 points and Isabel Price and Sylvia Eckstein contributed 1 point each.
St. Louis 8th Grade Volleyball
St. Louis Cardinal 8th Grade Volleyball Team defeated the St. Michael’s Trojans with an exciting match. 25-16, 24-25, 15-8.
In the first set, the Cardinals jumped to an early lead as Regina Gerstbauer served 10 straight points to help secure the win. The second set was a battle. Ellie Cornett served 10 points to put the Cardinal in the lead 15-5. The Cardinals fell back on their heels and allowed the Trojans to come back and tied up the set 18-18. The rest of the set was battle back and forth until the Trojans finished the set on top. The Cardinals came out strong for the last set. Cornett served 6 points to push the Cardinals in the lead 6-3. The team stayed on top for the rest of the set for the win. The offense was led by Tekulve with 4 spikes and 1 kill and led the defense with one outstanding block.
Cornett led the team with 20 points just ahead of Gerstbauer with 14 points which includes 4 aces followed by Chelsea Robertson with 4 points and 1 ace, Tekulve with 2 points and Elizabeth Gigrich with 1 point.
Courtesy of Cardinals Coach Jennifer Meer.