When your team is 9-0, the last thing you want is something to break your momentum. However, Greeensburg volleyball played its last match for two weeks due to the school shutting down all extra curricular activities because of Covid. The Pirates beat Connersville on Thursday 3-1 by finals of 25-16, 25-20, 23-25 and 27-25.
“Greensburg defeated Connersville in a very tough battle,” said GCHS coach June Rigney. “We started out playing some of the best volleyball we have played this year, but we had some lapses and allowed Connersville to take advantage, and they certainly did. We did, however, regain our composure and find a way to win in the fourth game.”
“At the net, both Ella Chapman and Josie Nobbe had 20 kills thanks to Jenna Foster’s 24 assists,” stated Rigney. “They did a great job making their presence known. At the service line, Josie Nobbe was effective serving 30-30 with four aces; Abigail Hoeing was 17-17 and Janae Comer was 16-16. Defensively, Abigail Hoeing had a stellar night against Connersville’s strong hitters with 30 digs and Janae Comer assisted as well with 24 digs. Our blocking and defense were pretty good. Leah West, Carlee Adams and Christina Fogg all did a solid job reacting to points and keeping the ball alive for us to be offensive.”
C0nnersville reported stats from coach Stephanie Smith:
Brynnah Ellis- 44 assists, 14 digs
Erika Smith- 25 kills, 1 assist, 3 solo blocks, 1 block assist, 15 digs, 1 ace
Hope Kelley- 9 kills, 16 digs
Tori Hanson- 7 kills, 27 digs, 2 aces
Hailey Sembach- 5 kills, 2 assists, 3 solo blocks, 1 block assist ,1 dig
Kerstin Ellis- 1 block assist, 1 kill, 7 digs
Rayleigh Bresher- 1 block assist, 1 dig
Katie Fisher- 14 digs, 1 ace
Greensburg’s JV also won 25-14, 25-21.
Connersvile JV reported stats from coach Smith:
Bre Brock- 1 ace, 10 assists, 2 kills
Grace Kelly- 1 ace
Addy Phillips- 1 block, 4 kills
McKenna Lucas- 3 digs, 1 assist, 5 kills
Lily Cowan- 4 digs, 1 kill
Grace Kelly- 5 digs, 1 kill
Alivia Perry- 2 digs
Madison Jordan- 1 dig
Dusti Davis- 4 digs
We thank coaches Rigney and Smith for the information.