Fleischman, Pats construct win at Schaumburg

Stevenson senior middle hitter Amanda Fleischman isn't sure where she'll attend college.

But she know she wants to study engineering.

The 5-foot-11 Fleischman and her senior setter Hannah Burke sure designed some nice plays Tuesday night at Schaumburg in a nonconference girls volleyball match.

Some nifty quick sets between the two helped Fleischman finish with 7 kills and Burke 29 assists as the Patriots rallied for a 16-25, 25- 16, 25-16 victory to spoil Senior's Night for Schaumburg (27-8).

"Amanda played great," said Stevenson coach Tim Crow who watched his club finish the regular season at 26-9. "The biggest thing was the quick sets. She did a great job of being up in the air before Hannah even set the ball. And frequently Amanda was able to beat their (Schaumburg's) middle hitters."

Fleischman also had 2 solo blocks and 4 assists.

"It's all my setter," Fleischman said of her solid attack. "We've been working on the quick sets all season and they've really been clicking.

"Hannah's sets were ungodly. She put them right where I wanted them to be. It made my job so much easier."

All the Patriots were doing their jobs as senior Kelly Hall also contributed 7 kills with 2 aces. Mary Kate Fritzsche added 6 kills and 1 ace while Margaret Salata had 5 kills and 3 solo blocks. Michelle Fleishman put down 4 kills with 1 solo block and libero Izzy Shaindlin served 2 aces.

"Schaumburg is a good team," Fleischman added. "They looked great in warm-ups. It was nice to get a win like this in our last regular season game, especially when it was so intense."

An ace by Fleischman tied Game 2 at 15 and the Pats went on to outscore Schaumburg 10-1 for the win.

In Game 3, a kill by the Alexandria Jackson brought Schaumburg to within 17-14 but Stevenson was tough down the stretch again, scoring 8 of the game's final 10 points to take the match.

The final run included an ace by Salata, a block and kill by Fleischman, and a match-ending kill by Fleishman.

"This was a very good win for us," Crow said.

"The bottom line is that unfortunately we chose not play Schaumburg volleyball on Senior's Night," said Schaumburg coach Jeanette Pancratz. "Stevenson is a good team. We couldn't afford to accept anything less than our best."