Adena Edges Zane Trace for SVC Volleyball Lead

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Adena was able to snap a two-year Zane Trace winning streak at Frankfort Tuesday, with the Warriors taking a 3-1 victory in the battle of SVC co-leaders (25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22).

Front row attackers Sydney Foglesong and Hannah Burns carried the lion’s share of Adena’s offensive load with 27 and 18 kills respectively, while Lexi Scott did likewise for Zane Trace- hammering 19 kills. Brooke Bossert’s 46 digs also set an Adena match record, topping Cameron Carroll’s previous record of 43.

Set #1 saw ZT and Adena jockeying for position early with both teams having early leads. Zane Trace got their biggest lead at 9-6, before the Warriors went on a 6-0 run for 12-9 lead. The Pioneers roared back from a 13-10 deficit for 14-13 lead. Adena surged back into a 19-15 advantage, then Zane Trace rallied to tie it at 19-19 on Lexi Scott’s back-to-back kills. A Pioneers serving error put Adena up 20-19. With the score even at 22-22, the Pioneers took a 23-22 lead on a Warriors hitting error. Adena finished on a 3-0 run when Brinlee Preston’s block gave Adena a 25-23 Set #1 win.

Set #2 saw Adena blast out to 10-0 lead before ZT scored. The Pioneers stormed back to within 12-9, forcing Adena to call a timeout. That seemed to help Adena at the time, dashing out to a commanding 21-11 lead. The Pioneers went on an 8-0 run to get within 21-19, but Adena closed on a 4-1 run, as Eva Kruger’s kill handed Adena a 25-20 Set 2 win and a (2-0) match lead.

Set #3 started much like the second, when Adena took off to a 5-0 lead. But, Zane Trace came back to grab a 16-12 lead. Adena answered to take an 18-17 lead, forcing Zane Trace to take a timeout. That was the medicine needed for the Pioneers, as they closed on an 8-4 run for a 25-22 win and cut the Adena’s match lead to (2-1).

The Pioneers looked like they might have been thinking of repeating last year’s come-from-behind victory at Frankfort, when they won in five sets after losing the first two sets. The Pioneers had a 13-9 lead in Set #4, forcing Adena to take a timeout. Once again, that turned out well for the team taking the TO, as Adena rallied for a 17-15 advantage. But, that didn’t last long, as Zane Trace stormed back into a 21-19 lead. The Warriors rallied on a 4-0 run for a 23-21 lead. The Pioneers pulled to within 23-22, with Adena then completing a 2-0 run when Sydney Foglesong’s block ended Set #4 25-22 and provided the 3-1 match victory.

The (10-1/16-2) Warriors take a one match SVC lead over (9-2/14-4) Zane Trace with three SVC matches to play.

Adena was led by Sydney Foglesong’s 27 kills, 2 solo blocks and 4 assisted blocks, Hannah Burns added 18 kills, 2 solo blocks and 2 assisted blocks, Eva Kruger had 7 kills and Brinlee Preston 5 kills, 1 solo and 3 assisted blocks. Grace Townsend had 50 setting assists. Serving aces from Hannah Burns with 3. Defensive leaders were Brooke Bossert with 46 digs, Kruger and H. Burns had 24 digs each and Brenna McQuiniff with 22.

The Pioneers were led by Lexi Scott’s 19 kills and 24 digs. Alexa Farley, Kendra Detillion and Mykah Hettinger each had 9 kills. Gracie McCullough had 32 digs, Kinley May 18, Reagan Hill 10, and Farley with 9.