Adena Edges Unioto in SVC Volleyball Five-Set Marathon

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(Frankfort) – In the first match of SVC volleyball co-leaders for the 2022 season, Adena held-on for a five-set win over Unioto (25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12).

Both teams battled back from large deficits throughout the match, but both teams also committed numerous unforced errors that both coaches say played a role in the respective teams’ inability to hold some of their large leads.

In Set #1, Unioto held leads as large as 19-15, only to see Adena close on a 10-1 run for a 25-20 win.

Set #2 saw Unioto relinquish a 9-3 lead with a Warriors’ 10-1 run for a 13-10 lead. But then, the Shermans turned the table after trailing 16-14, going on a 7-0 run for a 21-16 advantage. After Adena closed that spread to 21-19, Unioto closed on a 4-2 run for a 25-21 victory to even the match (1-1).

Set #3 saw Unioto gain an 11-9 start, only to see Adena burst out to a lead as big as 23-13, en-route to the Warriors 25-17 decision and a (2-1) lead in the match.

The Shermans forced a fifth-and-deciding set by responding with a 25-21 win in Set #4, when they broke away from a 20-20 score.

Set #5 looked like Unioto would carry their momentum to victory, but were unable to close after leads of 7-4 and 9-5. The Warriors rallied to tie the Set at 9-9, 10-10, took a brief lead at 11-10, then 11-11, Adena 12-11, 12-12, then Adena finished with a 3-0 run for the win.

*Official Stats*, Adena was led by senior Hannah Burns with 20 kills, Sydney Foglesong 17, Caroline Corcoran 7, Brinlee Preston 5, while Eva Kruger and Katie Burns had 2 apiece and Grace Townsend with 1. The Warriors defense was led by three players in double-digit digs as Brooke Bossert had 24, Brenna McQuiniff 18, Hannah Burns 16, Grace Townsend 16, Eva Kruger 12, Caroline Corcoran 6 and Hailey Howard 4. Adena served 5 aces. Preston and Townsend had 3 block assists and Foglesong and Hannah Burns with 2.

*Official Stats*: Unioto saw Jade Stewart lead their front line with 13 kills, Abbie Marshall 11 kills, Ella Cutright 8, Addi Platt 7, and Kyra Stulley 5. Alli Park had 3 blocks. Megan Miller led the defense with 16 digs, Abbie Marshall 14 digs, Emma Specht 10, Sophie Coleman 9, Madelyn Wetzel and Jade Stewart with 6 each. Unioto served 8 aces, with Ella Cutright getting 4. Madelyn Wetzel dished out 20 assists and Abbie Marshall 16.

Unioto Coach Jimmy Hutton spoke to Litter Media’s Mike Smith after the match:

Adena Coach Laura Smith was also interviewed after the match:

Adena goes to (3-0/7-0) and travels to SVC co-leader (3-0/7-1) Zane Trace on Thursday for sole possession of first place.