It was another tough five-set loss by Franklin County at Northeastern Tuesday: 20-25, 25-12, 23-25, 25-20 and 15-12.
“We matched up against a strong serving team and just barely fell short in sets four and five,” said Frankin County coach Jill Mergenthal. “We have a strong serving team too. We served a very aggressive game but were not able to pull ahead on the scoreboard.”
Franklin County reported stats:
- Kiersten Schell- 3 aces, 1 kill, 1 assist and 13 digs
- Saige Mergenthal- 2 aces, 7 kills, 1 assist and 4 digs
- Meredith Hoff- 1 ace, 6 kills, 3 assists and 9 digs
- Hadlee Hornsby- 1 ace serve, 1 kill, 1 assist and 12 digs
- Kassidy Schell- 14 kills, 12 assists and 15 digs
- Kensee Ferman- 2 kills and 1 solo block
- Veronica Reeves- 3 kills and 3 digs
- Stephanie Billman- 2 digs
- Tiffany Billman- 3 kills, 1 assist and 5 digs
- Lauren Stacy- 1 solo block, 2 assists and 2 digs
- Kacie Williams- 8 assists and 3 digs
- Kylie Lea- 1 dig-
(JV) Franklin County 2, Northeastern 1 (home): 6-25, 25-19, 15-2
The Franklin County JV won in three games. After falling big 25-6 in game one, the JV Cats bounced back to win 25-19 and 15-2.
“Set one was a little rough, but the girls came out ready to play in sets two and three,” said FC assistant coach Tana Stang. “They played every point with effort, determination and as a team. I’m very proud with how the girls ended up playing.”
Franklin County JV reported stats:
- Cydney Morehead- 4 kills, 4 assists, 3 aces and 3 digs
- Tiffany Billman- 8 digs, 5 kills and 1 ace
- Annie Hoff- 4 kills, 4 digs, 3 assists and 1 ace
- Stephanie Billman- 3 assists and 2 kills
- Lauren Stacy- 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist and 1 solo block
- Daphne Stokes and Vivian Silas- 1 kill each
We thank coaches Mergenthal and Stang for the information.