Nick Gonnella
Greensburg Daily News
Osgood —
The North Decatur varsity volleyball team defeated Jac-Cen-Del Tuesday night on the road.
The Lady Chargers topped the Eagles 25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18.
Head coach Betsy Litmer said North struggled with ball control, but her team's serving helped take pressure off the hitters and made the Eagles defensive.
"This was definitely a night of serve versus serve receive," said Litmer. "Both teams struggled controlling the ball off the serve, and we were just fortunate that we had 20 aces on the night to keep the ball out their hitters' hands. We had some problems early on making solid contact with the ball, but by the end of the match, we were more consistent and our hitters put some harder hits down."
North Varsity Statistics:
Denia Laudick served 13-for-15, 3 aces; received 17-for-19; 11 digs.
Molly Davis served 9-for-10, 3 aces; received 28-for-30; 13 digs.
Heather Hayden served 20-for-22, 7 aces; received 8-for-12; hit 23-for-28, 9 kills; 5 digs.
Alyson Hoeing hit 22-for-27, 9 kills; 1 block; 3 digs.
Kelly Schwering served 13-for-15, 2 kills; set 98-for-101, 28 assists; 5 digs.
Crystal Koors served 12-for-13, 1 ace; hit 18-for-24, 4 kills; 2 digs.
Kate Schomber received 11-for-12; 4 digs.
Jenna Meyer hit 11-for-16, 6 kills.
Jamie Tichenor served 18-for-21, 4 aces; hit 4-for-5, 3 kills; 3 digs.
Litmer added that her team's willingness to grind out wins has been a key to its early success.
"I know we've got things to continually improve on, but at this point in the season I'm pleased with how they push through to find a way to win."
North's next match is Thursday, Sept. 2, hosting Batesville. Start time is at 5 p.m. -- it's a JV/Varsity match only. Charger fans are encouraged to wear their favorite pair of flip flops for "Flip Flop Night" as well as bring a little extra change to donate to the American Diabetes Association. The Charger volleyball team is raising money at all of their home games for the ADA, and the goal is to raise $1,000 by the end of the season.
The North junior varsity team topped JCD in two, 25-18, 25-22.
The JV team improved its record to 2-2.
Statistics:
Brianna Hagerty served 4-for-5; set 50-for-50, 10 assists; 1 block.
Emma Geis served 6-for-7; received 2-for-2; 4 digs.
Nicole Foster received 3-for-4; 3 digs.
Novi Effendi 2 digs.
Erin Yager received 7-for-8; 3 digs.
Erin Hoeing served 4-for-7; received 5-for-6; hit 4-for-7, 3 kills; 2 digs.
Anna Schwartz served 14-for-14, 1 ace; received 4-for-4; hit 6-for-6, 2 kills; 1 dig.
Meghan Fullenkamp served 1-for-1; hit 3-for-5.
Lindsay Nobbe 2 digs.
Lizzie Lewis hit 8-for-12, 2 kills.
Alison Wallpe served 6-for-7, 2 aces; hit 11-for-11, 2 kills; 3 blocks; 6 digs.
Anna Wallpe served 7-for-8, 1 ace; hit 13-for-15, 4 kills; 1 block; 1 dig.
