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 Mount Pulaski won the first set against the Lady Timberwolves 25-18.
However, Cissna Park dashed the Lady Toppers hope of making it to
Redbird Arena by winning sets two and three by the scores of 26-24
and 25-21.
Maddy Davis led the Lady Toppers with 21 kills, 5 blocks and 10
digs, while fellow senior Lilly Pickett had 7 kills and 2 digs.
Alexandra Beckers had 39 assists and 7 digs. Emilee Burge had 3
kills and 21 digs.
The three freshman on the squad who gained varsity experience this
season on Coach Donna Dulle's squad also put up impressive stats.
Skylar Hayes had 6 kills and 21 digs and Abigail Fitzpatrick had 2
kills and 30 digs. Morgan May also contributed 2 digs for the Lady
Toppers.
Cissna Park finished in third place in the state tournament last
year.
In other local volleyball news:
The Williamsville Lady Bullets Volleyball Team lost Saturday night
in the Warrensburg Super-Sectional to Bloomington Central Catholic.
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This one was a classic matchup that featured three nerve-wracking
sets. Williamsville took the first set 30-28, Bloomington Central
Catholic won the second set 25-19 and then the Lady Bullets dug
their way back from a 10 point deficit in set three, at one point
trailing 19-9, to within a point, 24-23, before a kill by
Bloomington Central Catholic punched their ticket to state.
The final score in set three was 25-23 in favor of Bloomington
Central Catholic, who incidentally is coached by J.R. Banister, son
of Charles and Linda Banister of Lincoln. Banister was also once an
assistant coach for Donna Dulle in Mount Pulaski years ago.
The volleyball state tournament for all four classes will be held
this Friday and Saturday at Redbird Arena in Normal.
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