Conference play was underway this week in OCC volleyball.
Wooster 3, Lexington 0
Sara Snowbarger and Megan Lantis combined for 28 of Wooster’s (3-0, 3-0) 40 kills in a sweep win over Lexington (3-2, 1-2) on Tuesday night.
The Generals and Minutemen had tight matches to start, with Wooster winning 25-21 in set one and 27-25 in set two. The Generals then crushed Lexington in the final set 25-12 to take the conference win at home.
Snowbarger had 15 kills, 15 digs, two aces, one block and one assist. Lantis delivered 13 kills and had 11 digs. Bri Hewitt had 31 assists in what was a great night for the sophomore setter. She also had a pair of blocks and an ace. Josie Wright recorded nine kills for Wooster in the win.
New Philadelphia 3, Ashland 1
Kallyn Perks and Marisa Loader worked as a duo of setters combining for 31 assists to lead New Philadelphia to a 3-1 win over OCC foe Ashland.
Perks recorded 16 assists and Loader had 15 assists, and most of the time they were setting up Sidney Vandall and Ava Riesen, who had 12 and 10 kills respectively. Perks, Loader and Riesen each had three aces, as well.
New Philadelphia’s defense was on point throughout the match, totaling 66 digs as a team. Riesen added 16 digs and four blocks, and Loader had 13 digs on the night. Sidney Vandall put up 16 digs, saving point after point for the Quakers. Ellie Mason led the team with five blocks on defense.
Madison Comprehensive 3, West Holmes 0
Cielo Jacobus tallied 15 kills for Madison Comprehensive (1-4, 1-2) on Tuesday night, as the Rams picked up their first win of the season over conference rival West Holmes (1-4, 0-3) on Tuesday night.
The Rams beat the Knights by scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 26-24 to take the easy three set win. Jacobus not only had 15 kills, but also tallied two aces and five digs. Setter Aryana Rogers had 19 kills and eight digs. Karsyn Blust had 12 digs and an ace. Addy Farris recorded eight kills.
Mount Vernon 3, Hilliard Bradley 2
Mount Vernon 3, Mansfield Senior 0
Kaitlyn Thompson and Tori Burdette were a dominant duo this week for the Yellow Jackets, with Mount Vernon going 2-0 last week with wins over Hilliard Bradley (3-1, 0-0) and Mansfield Senior (0-5, 0-3).
The Yellow Jackets came out of the gate with a 25-18 win, but the Jaguars battled in the second set for a 25-19 win. In the third set, Hilliard Bradley continued their strong play with a 27-15 win to take a 2-1 lead. Mount Vernon woke up in the fourth set, beating the Jaguars 25-13 and in the decisive fifth set, the Yellow Jackets took a 15-10 victory to clinch the win. , the Yellow Jackets took a 15-10 victory to clinch the win.
Thompson stepped up at the outside hitter position for the Yellow Jackets, tallying 14 kills to lead Mount Vernon. She also had two blocks and five digs. Burdette, the senior setter, had 33 assists, 22 digs and eight kills in the match. Audrey Stuller had a standout day on defense, saving play after play with 27 digs. Seniors Emma Dean and Avery Lasater played well offensively as well, with 11 and eight kills respectively. Dean had three aces and Lasater had two of her own. Senior Ady Beaver added four aces in the win, as well as 15 digs. Fellow senior Jurnie Gleason recorded 19 digs.
Mount Vernon beat the Mansfield Senior volleyball team in dominant fashion on Tuesday night, with a sweep victory against its OCC foe. The Yellow Jackets came out swinging in the first set with a 25-7 win, and they never let up with a 25-4 set two win and a 25-11 set three victory.
Burdette had 17 assists, seven digs and a pair of aces to lead the Yellow Jackets to victory. Dean was the team leader in kills with nine. Gleason had six kills, five aces five digs. Stuller played well defensively and set the ball wall with 11 digs and eight assists. Beaver was a force from the serving line again with eight aces.
