York clicks against Glenbard West

York volleyball coach Patty Iverson just had one question after Tuesday's match with Glenbard West: "is there a hot dog place around here that has ice cream?"

Her girls earned a treat.

A night after a big win at Downers Grove South, the Dukes put a cherry on an undefeated run through the West Suburban Silver with a 25-12, 25-15 win over the host Hilltoppers.

"We're finally clicking and putting it together on the court," York junior Lauren Zerante said. "It's a great time to do it."

It's no coincidence the Dukes had an extra spring in their step the last two nights. York had six days off before the Downers Grove South match, allowing the girls to get back in the weight room. They're pretty good in the class room, too, with a collective 4.1 GPA.

"We're lifting three times a week again," Iverson said, "starting to do more sprints, starting to get in shape for the postseason. Long matches, you're able to jump, able to push hard, able to jump higher when you lift."

York (27-6, 6-0) didn't need to worry about a long match Tuesday. The Dukes led the first game 8-2 on a kill by freshman Morgan Semmelhack and made it 19-5 on a Moe Damm kill. Seven Dukes had kills in Game 1, 3 by Zerante, Kayla Mullaney and Semmelhack.

"We're a very versatile team," said Zerante, who can play middle, outside or right-side. "A lot of the girls have experience in club playing different positions. We have a lot of different options."

York never trailed in Game 2, either, scoring the first 6 points. Glenbard West didn't help its cause with 4 service errors in Game 1, 7 for the match.

"They're hot," Hilltoppers coach Pete Mastandrea said of York, "but I wish we could have played better. We rely so much on our serving. Four consecutive serve errors (in Game 1), that kind of sets a negative tone."

Zerante had 8 kills, Semmelhack 5 and Mullaney 4 for York. Damm added 12 assists, Ali Deatsch 7 digs and Brianne Graunke 3 aces and 2 kills.

For Glenbard West (22-11, 2-4), which wrapped up its second straight 20-win regular season, Amy Kendall had 4 kills, 4 assists and an ace, Bridget Lawson 4 kills and a block and Laura Luczak an ace, a block and a kill.

"I feel bad for our seven seniors, that they had to go out at home like this," Mastandrea said. "Two straight 20-win seasons, that's the height of what we can do right now. York might be one of the top teams we've played all year. I didn't expect this."