Around the State: Tournament Updates
Two more tournaments got underway this week: Essex and Union County Tournaments. Let’s take a closer took at some of the more intriguing matchups from each. It’s that time of the year when you see the top teams start to…
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Continue ReadingTwo more tournaments got underway this week: Essex and Union County Tournaments. Let’s take a closer took at some of the more intriguing matchups from each. It’s that time of the year when you see the top teams start to separate themselves with the state tournament looming around the corner.
Essex County Tournament
Columbia Holds Off West Caldwell Tech
Columbia was truly tested in a matchup of two squads that have been under-seeded in my opinion. Two teams with a combined conference record of just one defeat got matchup in the preliminary round. Columbia won in two hard-fought sets 25-16, 25-23.
The balanced attack of Columbia proved to be the difference with five players recording several kills to hold off the performance of Angelyse Orellana of West Caldwell Tech. Orellana did everything she possibly could with 3 kills, 12 digs, 9 assists and 4 aces.
Arts Routs North Star Academy
Arts made short work of North Star Academy in two dominant sets. The squad got off to quick starts and never allowed North Star Academy to even get in the match. The real prowess was at the service line where the team racked up 22 aces.
Union County Tournament
Union Catholic Rallies to Take Down Dayton
In the match of the day throughout the state, Union Catholic who was actually the better seed against Dayton rallied in three-sets to knock out Dayton: 21-25, 25-20, 25-19. The sets were all tight throughout with nobody really guessing where the match would go. Union Catholic showed more resolve in pressure point situations which ended up being the difference.
Rachel Williams and Haiden Fuhrmann were a two-headed monster clicking on all-cylinders as both players had double-digit kills. Kennedy Kwinta for Dayton had 3 kills, 6 digs and 13 assists in defeat.
Summit Takes Out Linden
Lastly, we have Summit in a top-match against Linden where many thought it would be a flip-of-a-coin to decide the winner won rather convincingly. Linden could never truly get their offense going as Summit was humming with six players recording a kill.
Zoe Zacharias put on a passing display for Summit spreading the ball around and making the correct pass every single time which allowed her to finish with 24 assists. She was hands-down the best player on the court.