In a Monday all-county volleyball match, Hamilton Southeastern swept Carmel 25-14, 25-12, 25-20 at the Greyhounds’ Eric Clark Activity Center.
Avery Hobson had a huge offensive game for the Royals, putting down 19 kills, while Lauren Harden had nine kills on the outside. Tiffany Snook and Bre Goss both hit seven kills. Macy Hinshaw handed out 31 assists and Kaylyn Christy collected six digs.
Lauren Evans and Emily Waddell both hit seven kills for Carmel, with Evans collecting nine digs and Waddell making three blocks. Avery Carroll had eight digs, four kills and two blocks. Emerson Evans dished out 16 assists and also had five digs and one ace, while Lauren Dossey made 12 digs and served two aces.
Lauren Evans hit seven kills for Carmel during its Monday match with Hamilton Southeastern. (Kirk Green)
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Guerin Catholic won a Tuesday all-county match, beating Hamilton Heights 25-15, 25-21, 25-16 at the Eagles Nest.
“The past few weeks in practice, we’ve been working a lot on our communication and energy, and I thought that was the most consistent thing throughout the game,” said Golden Eagles coach Hailey Brown. The coach also said her seniors “did a great job of leadership” in the match.
Senior setter Callie Thomas and sophomore libero Kennedy Cherry both played strong matches for the Huskies, who are 4-1 for the season.
Hamilton Heights’ Kami Skiles (left) and Guerin Catholic’s Claire Castor go up for the ball during the Huskies-Golden Eagles match Tuesday at the Eagles Nest. Guerin Catholic won in three sets. (Kirk Green)
“Guerin is a good-serving team, and they were hustling,” said Heights coach Steve Ward. “They didn’t let any balls drop. If we got a ball over, they seemed to be in the right spot at the right time every single time.” Ward said his team is young, “so we’re going to be up and down a little bit this year, so it was definitely a great learning curve.”
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University won its season-opening match on Monday, beating Traders Point Christian 25-23, 25-21, 26-24.
Ashley Ndebele, Kate Sampson and Quinlan Litke were standout players for the Trailblazers.
The University volleyball opened its season Monday with a victory over Traders Point Christian. (Photo provided)
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Sheridan dropped a pair of matches to begin the week.
On Monday, the Blackhawks fell at Crawfordsville 25-13, 25-11, 25-8. Emma Settles, Jacquellynne Bates and Claudia Headlee all served one ace each, while Settles, Payton Warren, Shelby Eaton, Bates and Headlee each hit one kill. Warren collected nine digs, followed by Bates with eight and Nova Cross with seven. Cross also handed out three assists.
Sheridan senior Jacquellynne Bates goes up to spike the ball as the Blackhawks hosted Crawfordsville Tuesday. Also pictured is Sheridan freshmen Meredith Krupp. (Dwight Casler)
Sheridan dropped a Hoosier Heartland Conference match to Clinton Central 25-11, 25-20, 25-13 Tuesday in its home opener. Warren, Headlee and Eva Todd all served one ace. Cross, Lexi Lewin, Eaton and Bates each put down two kills.
Lewin and Eaton both made one block, while Cross dished out five assists. Bates led the defense with 11 digs, followed by Cross with 10, Warren with seven and Meredith Krupp with seven.