The Lady Falcons of Florence put two more marks in the win column over the weekend, notching victories over two tough opponents. They defeated Loyola in three games on Thursday and then Deer Lodge on Saturday. That match also was won in three games.
Sabrina Hopcroft put down 20 kills against Loyola. Florence had a total of 46 kills in the game. Hopcroft had 17 kills against Deer Lodge. Freshman Megan Kowalski had two blocks on Loyola and eight on Deer Lodge.
Florence def. Loyola, 25-20, 25-14, 25-19.
Kills – Loyola 24 (Sierra Tiede 8), Florence 46 (Sabrina Hopcroft 20). Blocks – Loyola 3 (Tiede 2), Florence 5 (Jessica Dufresne 2, Megan Kowalski 2). Digs – Loyola 50 (Kelsey Twite 13), Florence 62 (Kristyne Drozdz 25). Assists – Loyola 20 (Sadie Crippen 19), Florence 45 (Rylie Hawkins 39). Aces – Loyola 2 (Shannon Eppard 1, Kristen Elliott 1), Florence 4 (Hannah Bing Sax 2).
Florence def. Deer Lodge 25-15, 25-9, 25-20.
Kills – Florence 39 (Sabrina Hopcroft 17), Deer Lodge 25 (Michelle Christnacht 9). Blocks – Florence 9 (Megan Kowalski 8), Deer Lodge 4 (Shayla Therriault 3). Digs – Florence 74 (Kristyne Drozdz 29), Deer Lodge 42 (Lacie Thomas 19). Assists – Florence 36 (Rylie Hawkins 35), Deer Lodge 20 (Bailee Senecal 18). Aces – Florence 4 (Megan Byrne n/a), Deer Lodge 0.
Stevensville defeated Hamilton in four games but one of the games was almost two games in itself. The two rivals battled to a 35-37 point match in the second game of the match with Hamilton taking the win to even the match. But Stevensville came back and won the next two games to take the match. Kyla Paulsen had 15 kills and 30 digs. Penny Gwynn of Hamilton also had 15 kills.
The Lady ‘Jackets topped Dillon in five games on Saturday. Paulsen had 13 kills and 16 digs in the match.
Stevensville def. Hamilton, 25-15, 35-37, 25-18, 25-20.
Kills – Hamilton 37 (Penny Gwynn 15), Stevensville 46 (Kyla Paulsen 15). Blocks – Hamilton 5 (Ellie Hurlbert 3), Stevensville 21.5 (MacKinzie Zimmerman 12). Digs – Hamilton 26 (Shannon Casale 26), Stevensville 92 (Paulsen 30). Assists – Hamilton 31 (Makayla Horvath 27), Stevensville 38 (Megan Elam 19, Lizzy Whitesell 19). Aces – Hamilton 12 (Jaylee Albert 4), Stevensville 5 (Paulsen).
Stevensville def. Dillon 25-18, 16-25, 18-25, 25-17, 15-12.
Kills – Stevensville 39 (Kyla Paulsen 13), Dillon 46 (Josee Pendleton 20). Blocks – Stevensville 18 (Katie Malachinski 6.5), Dillon 3 (Taylor Chase 3). Digs – Stevensville 75 (Paulsen 16), Dillon 59 (Tayrn Judge 18). Assists – Stevensville 26 (Megan Elam 15), Dillon 40 (Allie Morstein 37). Aces – Stevensville 4 (Mackinzie Zimmerman 2), Dillon 12 (Morstein 4, Holly Anderson 4).
Hamilton topped Butte Central in three games behind the play of Gwynn. She finished with 17 kills and two blocks. Jaylee Albert had five aces in the match.
Hamilton def. Butte Central 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
Kills – Butte Central 14 (Sadie Harrington 5), Hamilton 32 (Penny Gwynn 17). Blocks – Butte Central 5 (Sierea Pica 1.5, Sadie Harrington 1.5), Hamilton 4 (Gwynn 2, Emarie Majors 2). Digs – Butte Central 41 (Cassidy McGree 9, Taylor Wahl 9), Hamilton 42 (Kesley Pitzinger 13). Assists – Butte Central 12 (Emily St. John 12), Hamilton 32 (Makayla Horvath 31). Aces – Butte Central 2 (St. John, Harrington), Hamilton 10 (Jaylee Albert 5).
Darby defeated Victor in three games. Keely Ehmann had eight aces to lead the Lady Tigers. Lauren Dolcater had six kills. Carly Jean Conley and Amber Ibey each had three kills and Skye Mitcham finished with eight digs and one ace.
Darby def. Victor, 25-8, 25-9, 25-9.
Kills – Darby 14 (Lauren Dolcater 6), Victor 8 (Carly Jean Conley 3, Amber Ibey 3). Digs – Darby 2 (Tori Johnston, Dolcater), Victor 28 (Skye Mitcham 8). Assists – Darby 12 (Lacey Dolcater 7), Victor 6 (Payton Tillotson 3). Aces – Darby 18 (Keely Ehmann 8), Victor 1 (Mitcham).
Seeley-Swan def. Victor, 25-10, 25-13, 25-19.
Kills – Victor 14 (Amber Ibey 6), Seeley 28 (Shelby Holmes 11). Blocks – Victor 2 (Ibey 1, Carly Jean Conley 1), Seeley 2 (S. Holmes 1, Paige Holmes 1). Digs – Victor 26 (Skye Mitcham 9), Seeley 21 (P. Holmes 6). Assists – Victor 10 (Ali Elliott 10), Seeley 18 (P. Holmes 8). Aces – Victor 9 (Ibey 4), Seeley 11 (Hannah Radford 4).