|
 The
Northern Vikings have leap the St. Clair Colts in
senior girls basketball with a 2-1 win over the
Colts on Tuesday afternoon.
It was a
rough start for the Colts in the first set, as
miscommunication plagued their first match, causing
numerous points to go the Vikings ways. Julie
McQueen got the game going for the Vikings with two
aces, followed by big play at the net by the Colts.
Sarah Maxfield would have two blocks at the net for
a single point to put the Vikings up 9-5. The
Vikings would hold onto a five point lead, as the
Colts misses on the ball gives them the lead.
Nearing the end of the first set, a long rally would
get the colts within four, but after more
miscommunication, they would begin to slip, as they
miss key shots late to hand the Vikings a 25-17
first set victory.
The second
set started well for the Colts as Riley Williams hit
an ace to open things up. But the Vikings would take
the lead of a block by Delaney Large and Colt long
hits to go up 7-3. Juline McQueen would assist with
an ace and a kill to help push the early lead. But
the Colts comeback, as they start with a block at
the net, and Riley Williams with an ace. Jordan
Tamming would get a block at the net to tie things
at 10-10. But three miss hits, including one into
the ceiling would give the Vikings the lead back,
13-10. The Vikings would get back five straight
points, and get a kill from Delaney Large for a
16-10 lead. The miscommunication came back again,
helping the Vikings push towards the end of the set.
The Colts would battle back
 and
get to within two at 22-20, taking advantage of long
Viking hits to get closer. Brittany Lewis would tie
the game for St. Clair with a kill, and the game
would go to 24-24. But the next Colt serve would go
into the roof and the Vikings would kill for a 26-24
victory in the second set.
In the
third set, it would be the Vikings starting with the
ace from Jessica Beaucage, but the Colts would keep
it close and hold a one point lead for most of the
first half of the set. Jordyn Larsh would take over
serving for St. Clair and three aces to get a Colt
lead to 10-5. That lead would continue to be pushed
as Megan Moore servers for an ace, while Lexi Hanly
has two big kills for the Colts to bring them to
within two points of winning, 23-15. The Vikings
would get a chance to serve and would serve long,
while on the set point, miss hit it into the net for
the 25-15 set.
But the
Vikings win the game 2-1, and move into first place.
Northern now has a 7-2 record, while the Colts have
a 6-2 record. Northern next takes on St.
Francois-Xavier (3-5), while St. Clair takes on
LCCVI (6-3). Both games are on Thursday at 5:00p.m. |
