High School Girls Volleyball
Stags crash Mount Pulaski’s Homecoming

 

[September 29, 2024] 

The Hartsburg-Emden Stags defeated Mount Pulaski 25-15 and 25-21 Thursday night as the Hilltoppers celebrated Homecoming Night.

Alayna Briggs led the Stags with 12 kills.

Olivia Smith and Elayna Marten each had 6 kills for Mount Pulaski.

The Stags JV team defeated Mount Pulaski 25-16 and 25-16.

Prior to the Varsity match, Mount Pulaski introduced the 2024 Homecoming Court and announced the new king and queen as Tanner Bishop and Abby Jones.

Homecoming Court

Freshmen
Olivia Smith and Reed Martin

Sophomores
Addy Brown and Braden Olson

Juniors
Clay Leonard and Lily Woodworth

Seniors
Abby Jones and Tanner Bishop
Kirsten Lindsey and Aiden Kern
Lupe Andrade and Joey Jenkins
Cecilia Davis and Lamarion Soloman
Patience Woodford and Liam Smith

Set one

Olivia Smith and Elayna Marten recorded the first two kills for Mount Pulaski, tying the set 2-2. Two kills by Alayna Briggs put the Stags on top 4-3. Briggs was swinging well early on and two more kills by the junior put the Stags in front 8-5. Two aces by the Stags gave them a 10-5 lead. Kills by Alyson Murphy and Addison Brown kept the Mount Pulaski fans engaged, despite trailing 18-8. Celia Cross kept feeding Briggs the ball and after she notched two more kills, the Stags were cruising with a 21-10 lead. Briggs, Ellie Klokkenga and Cambelle Hopkins finished the set with kills and despite two more kills by Mount Pulaski’s Marten, the Stags marched to an easy 25-15 set one victory.

Set two

Mount Pulaski’s 2-0 lead in set two disappeared once Briggs started pounding the ball. She put the Stags up 3-2. Mount Pulaski played an outstanding second set and even took leads of 5-3 and 8-6 over the Stags. A tip by Emma Eeten tied the set 8-8 and the Stags eventually took a 14-10 lead after Hopkins served an ace. Cross kept the Stags in front 15-11 with another one of her tips that caused trouble for the Mount Pulaski defense. Mount Pulaski kept hustling and took advantage of a few errors by the Stags, finding themselves right back in the ballgame with an 18-18 score. Smith’s kill for Mount Pulaski kept the game knotted at 20 apiece before the Stags ran off a quick three points thanks to a kill from the middle by Eeten, a kill from the outside by Addi Briggs and a block by Cross. Smith snuck in one more kill for the Lady Toppers before a net call on Mount Pulaski and an ace by Sadie Williams ended the set with a 25-21 win by Hartsburg-Emden.

Mount Pulaski stats

Elayna Marten 6 kills
Olivia Smith 6 kills 6 digs 2 aces
Alyson Murphy 9 assists 1 block
Abby Jones 1 block

Hartsburg-Emden stats

Varsity

Points

Sadie Williams 10
Allie Grelck 7
Cambelle Hopkins 6
Celia Cross 6
Alayna Briggs 6
Kylie Starcevic 1

Kills

Alayna Briggs 12
Emma Eeten 6
Celia Cross 4
Cambelle Hopkins 3
Ellie Klokkenga 2
Addi Briggs 1

Blocks

Emma Eeten 5
Celia Cross 3
Addi Briggs 2
Alayna Briggs 1
Cambelle Hopkins 1

Assists

Celia Cross 19

Digs

Cambelle Hopkins 16
Sadie Williams 12
Alayna Briggs 10
Kylie Starcevic 5
Celia Cross 4
Allie Grelck 3
Addi Briggs 3

Record 15-4

Junior Varsity

Points

Lydia Doolin 8
Allie Grelck 7
Cambelle Hopkins 7
Jasey Bradburn 6
Ava Eeten 3
Lexi Wetherell 3
Alexis Cannon 1

Kills

Emma Eeten 8
Cambelle Hopkins 6
Ava Eeten 4
Lydia Doolin 4
Joz Babbs 3

Blocks

Emma Eeten 4

Assists

Allie Grelck 8
Ava Eeten 4
Lydia Doolin 1

Digs

Allie Grelck 12
Cambelle Hopkins 8
Ava Eeten 6
Jasey Bradburn 4
Alexis Cannon 2
Lydia Doolin 2

Record 8-2

[Teena Lowery]