Mundelein nets 20th win
Mundelein d. Zion-Benton: The Mustangs reached the 20-win mark, as Michelle Parssinen pounded 4 kills and posted 3 blocks to help lead her team to a 25-13, 26-24 victory in North Suburban Lake action.
Mundelein (20-8, 4-3) also got 4 kills from Brittany Jones and three from Megan Barron. Kelsey Sullivan was 46-of-47 setting with 14 assists, as Alysa Fritz had 12 digs. Jones added 9 digs.
Lakes d. Grant: Mandy Fischer slammed 11 kills to lead the Eagles to a 25-16, 24-26, 25-23 win in a North Suburban Prairie thriller.
Lakes (13-16-3, 2-3) also received 5 kills and 9 digs from Shanna Hertz.
"Shanna continues to get better each match," Lakes coach Carla Thompson said. "Her defense was great tonight.
The Eagles also got strong efforts from Ashley Sodt (3 aces, 6 digs, 2 kills), Sally Kenney (7 digs), Kailey Molloy (10 assists, 2 aces), Rachel Sieracke (9 assists, 5 digs) and Mary Doupis (5 digs).
"This was a good win for us," Thompson said. "We played to the end. This is something we have struggled with in close games. We had a lot of trouble with our blocking. We had a good lead in Game 2 but let Grant whittle it away a point at a time and had the chance to win on our serve but could not put the ball away. Grant did a great job of getting the ball to our weak spots."
For Grant, Becca White and Stefanie Cahill had 6 and 5 kills, respectively. Sophia Trbojevich lofted 19 assists, and Sarah Berthiaume had 13 digs.
Antioch d. Wauconda: Erica Lubkeman and Jessica Ploss had 7 kills apiece, and Brianna Grant and Lauren Grant added six each, as the Sequoits won the North Suburban Prairie match 25-22, 25-21.
Setters Savana Bailey (16 assists) and Kendall Padgett (8 assists) ran what coach Glen Heitman called a "very balanced offense." Lauren Grant posted a team-best 12 digs.
"Great win for us against a strong Wauconda team," Heitman said. "Our passing and defense were as strong as we have played all season."
Maddie Westman had 10 kills for Wauconda (18-9, 4-1). Megan Tallman totaled 13 assists, and Michelle Waltenburg had 7 digs and 2 aces.
Vernon Hills d. North Chicago: Nora Snyder's 5 kills led the Cougars to a 25-7, 25-16 win in North Suburban Prairie play.
Vernon Hills (18-10, 5-1) also got 3 kills each from Alisa Welter, Brigid Walsh and Shannon Nugent. Alex Larson served 6 aces and was 14 of 14. Alana Coy dished out 11 assists.