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Lady Toppers crowned Regional Champs

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[November 01, 2014]  MOUNT PULASKI - The Mount Pulaski Lady Toppers were crowned regional champions Thursday night with a victory over Decatur LSA

Mount Pulaski edged the Lady Lions 27-25 in the first set and dominated in the second set 25-13.

In the first set the Lady Lions jumped out to an early 4-2 lead. A kill by Whitney Nichols gave Mount Pulaski their first lead at 7-6. The teams literally exchanged point for point until Nichols took over with a kill and surprisingly three sneaky tips in a row that caught the Lady Lions scrappy defense off-guard. The heavy-hitting senior then followed with a couple more kills. It was Nichols' monster kill that made a deafening sound and put the Lady Toppers up 19-15. Little by little the small but mighty LSA team edged their way closer and eventually tied the score at 24-24 on a hit out of bounds by Maddy Davis. LSA would take the lead 25-24 on a serve that barely made it over the net but a kill by Lilly Pickett would tie the score again at 25-25. Mount Pulaski would go on to win this set 27-25 after an LSA defender hit the ball into the net for the final point scored.

Mount Pulaski never trailed in the second set. The Lady Toppers jumped ahead 2-0 early and that lead escalated rather quickly to 8-4 on a kill by Davis. Mount Pulaski again doubled up on the score at 16-8 and a whole lot of cheers were heard around the gym. The Lady Toppers were settling in and playing their kind of volleyball. Moments later the Lady Toppers were 25-13 winners and receiving yet another regional championship plaque.

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With this win Mount Pulaski improves to 25-12 on the season and earns the right to play Farmer City (Blue Ridge) in sectional action Tuesday night in Chrisman. Farmer City (Blue Ridge) downed Leroy 25-12 and 26-24.

Whitney Nichols led Mount Pulaski with 13 kills, 8 digs and 4 blocks while Maddy Davis had 10 kills, 7 digs and 3 blocks. Lilly Pickett had 2 kills and 2 blocks and Emilee Burge had 3 kills and 1 block. Elizabeth Allen contributed 10 digs. Setters Maggie Olson and Alexandra Beckers had 15 and 12 assists respectively.

[Teena Lowery]

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