The Bellefontaine Lady Chieftains hit the road Tuesday night to face off against the Indian Lake Lady Lakers.
A back-and-forth battle commenced all night long, saw the Chiefs outlast the Lakers in four sets: 25-22, 28-30, 26-24, 25-22.
The see-sawing action started early in set one, with each team trading blows before the Chieftains took control late and pulled away with the set one victory.
Set two saw Bellefontaine maintain control early, but the Lady Lakers were not wavering as they kept it close, until they finally broke through in the middle of the set, taking a 16-15 lead.
Then a push and pull of leads swayed to both sides of the net.
Extra points were needed in what turned into a marathon 30-28 set, but the perseverance of the Lakers paid off, evening the match at a set apiece.
Set three was another tight one, also needing extra points.
Similar to the second frame, the rhythmic exchange of leads was well showcased.
However, unlike set two, set three went the way of the Chiefs after trailing late in some big moments.
Set four was another thriller. Back-and-forth the two sides went on, but much like set one, Bellefonatine took control late and earned match point at 24-19.
Indian Lake was not about to go down without a fight, firing up a rally that closed the gap to 24-22.
That forced Chiefs head coach Tara Phelps to call a timeout, and it worked to perfection.
The next point was won by the Chiefs to seal a thrilling four-set match.
Chiefs senior outside hitter Kelsie Snapp delivered yet another standout performance with a 20-20 double-double: 25 kills and 27 digs, both of which are new season highs.
She also added a solo block and was near-perfect at the service line.
Ava Layman was a force on both ends of the court, contributing 14 kills, 14 digs, and a pair of aces.
Setter Madi Zedeker connected the offense, racking up 44 assists, three aces, and 13 digs.
Libero Jillian Ullom anchored the defense with 27 digs and added two aces of her own.
Presley Vigansky added five kills, two aces, and a solo block, while Kaeleigh Flora came up clutch with a pivotal solo block, 10 digs, and six kills.
Ari Rangel chipped in with four digs.
The Indian Lake attack was led by Courtney Altstaetter, tallying 17 kills, and Cami Bailey finished with a double-double, 15 kills and 14 digs.
More stat leaders for the Lakers follow below:
- Mackenzie Miller – 8 kills, 5 digs
- Alivia Kinney – 7 kills
- Annie Rapp – 6 kills, 10 digs
- Addyson Roby – 51 assists, 10 digs
- Riley Ross – 25 digs, 16 good serves
- Addy Beck – 10 digs
The replay of the contest will be available on demand on Peak of Ohio TV and on Roku.
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Indian Lake won the freshman game in two sets: 25-4, 25-18.
- Makayle Clary – 7 digs
- Claire Tidwell – 6 kills
- Taylor Duff – 4 kills
- Audra Harford – 4 kills
- Piper Robinson – 3 aces
The Lakers won the JV match in three sets: 25-18, 24-26, 25-20.
- Piper Robinson- 7 aces, 5 kills
- Madison Davis – 6 kills
- Claire Tidwell – 6 kills
- Kenzley Pertuset – 4 kills
- Lux Kipker – 13 assists
- Layna Nessler – 9 assists
- Piper Warnecke 25 digs
The Benjamin Logan volleyball team hosted Jonathan Alder, with the Pioneers winning in four sets: 25-22, 10-25, 18-25, 17-25.
Georgia Daniels led the Lady Raiders with ten kills, followed by Summer Cline, who totaled eight.
Setter Kylier Harner helped run the offense, piling up 13 assists.
Riverside got swept by the Bethel Bees: 11-25, 18-25, 7-25
Chloe Purtee had 2 aces and 12 digs. Zoey Ransbottom had 8 assists, and Kara Klingler had 4 assists.
Miah Carman added 5 kills and 6 digs. Valerie Knight had 4 kills. Emilee Robinson added 9 digs.
Junior varsity lost 12-35 and 20-25.
Ellie Zwiebel had 11 assists.
Makayla Hurley added 6 digs.
Addison Shoe had 4 kills, and Valerie Knight had 3.
Kenzie Stotler had 3 aces.
The Calvary Spartans volleyball teams took on Hardin Northern on Monday night, dropping the match in straight sets: 10-25, 19-25, 20-25.
Ava Cole led the way with 10 kills, 2 blocks, and 6 digs.
Setter Grace Zell tallied 15 assists and added 2 aces, while Claire Heater contributed 6 kills at the net.
Defensively, Clara McGill anchored the back row with 6 digs and a block.
West Liberty-Salem Varsity defeated Northeastern in three straight sets: 25-23, 25-16, 25-14.
Naomi Cole led the attack with 16 kills and tallied three aces.
More stat leaders follow below:
- Lilli Heminger: 6 kills, 1 dig, 2 aces
- Ava Poppe: 5 kills, 12 digs, 1 ace
- Kiersten Stoll: 3 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces
- Reece Winters: 3 kills, 2 digs, 4 aces
- Lyndee Harrison: 10 digs, 15 assists
- Sophia Landon: 1 kill, 2 digs, 15 assists
- Reagan Winters: 6 digs, 11/12 on serve receive
- Kenna Wright: 2 digs, 5/5 on serve receive
The junior varsity squad also dominated, winning in two sets: 25-16, 25-18
- Emma Schmelzer: 3 aces, 1 block, 6 assists, 2 kills, 7 digs
- Sydney Conley: 4 aces, 6 digs
- Evie Decker: 1 ace, 3/5 serve receive, 1 assist, 4 digs
- Olive Matthews: 1 ace, 2 assists, 2 digs, 3 kills, 1 block
- Emma Liggett: 5 aces, 5 digs, 3 kills
- Kendal Carroll: 1 ace, 1 dig, 5 kills
- Kylee Bell: 3/3 serve receive
- Loretta Moxley: 1 block
