Girls volleyball/Fox Valley roundup
A solid team effort led St. Edward’s girls volleyball team to third place Saturday at the Timothy Christian tournament.
The Green Wave went 4-1 for the weekend, defeating Round Lake, Harvest Christian and Westmont before losing in straight sets to Immaculate Conception in the semifinals. St. Edward then beat Westmont 21-25, 25-20, 25-15 in the third-place match.
Rena Ranallo had 24 kills and 25 digs and Katie Ayello contributed 6 kills, 6 aces, 78 assists and 29 digs to lead the Wave (8-4). Other contributors included Allison Kruk (52 digs), Sarah Normal (26 kills, 12 aces, 28 digs), Katie Swanson (33 kills, 7 aces, 27 digs) and Callie Johnson (15 kills, 10 digs).
South Elgin at West Aurora: The Storm went 1-3-1 for the weekend and took third place in the Silver Division at the West Aurora tournament. South Elgin tied Wheaton Academy, beat Romeoville and lost to Sycamore, Bartlett and Glenbard South. Ashley Oandasan had 16 kills and 14 digs in the tournament for the Storm, while Rachel Murray had 24 digs and Maggie Jakaitis added 38 assists.
Westminster 3rd at Somonauk: Westminster Christian defeated Kankakee, Somonauk and Hinckley-Big Rock while losing to Seneca and Herscher as the Warriors finished third at the Somonauk tournament. Cara Tyrell (31 kills), Claire Spewiek (32 kills) and Whitney Vanden Bos (46 digs) led the Warriors.
At Christian Liberty: Elgin Academy went 2-2 Saturday and took fifth place at the Christian Liberty tournament. Clare Fluegel had 13 kills for the Hilltoppers while Bridget Keslinke added 22 kills and Maggie Veltri had 26 assists.
Women’s volleyball
Judson splits: Judson (1-4) won its first match of the season, defeated Clarke University 25-20, 25-19, 25-20. Cassie Oelke had 11 kills and 12 digs to lead the Eagles, while Kristen Kohlstedt had 22 assists, Taylor Lesner 12 digs and Molly Studer 11 digs. Judson then lost to Cornerstone 19-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-17. Oelke had 12 kills and 18 digs, Lesner had 15 digs and Kohlstedt added 37 assists.