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Oct 5, 2009

Volleyball Weekend in Review


Friday, Sept. 25

The Sagehens traveled to Chapman to take on the Panthers, whom they have not beaten on their court since 2004.  The Hens came out strong, taking the first two sets 25-21 and 25-18, but the Panthers fought back to take the third 25-17. 

The fourth set saw several lead changes, tie scores and long rallies however the Panthers again rallied to take the fourth, going overtime at 28-26.  After a quick re-group, Kenzie Aries started the fifth set off with a 6 point serving spree and the Hens never looked back, capturing the fifth with a decisive 15-4 score.

Leading the way for the Sagehens was setter Kenzie Aries with 36 assists, 17 digs, 4 service aces and 8 kills.  Sarah Amos tallied a match high 19 kills and added 17 digs, while Eleanor Hughes put away 11 kills and 5 blocks.  Defensively Heidi Leonard notched 40 digs while teammate Lauren Kim added 14 of her own.  The Sagehens out blocked the Panthers 10-4 and hit .217 (6-1-23) in the fifth and deciding set. 

 

Saturday, Sept. 26

The Hens then traveled to Redlands to take on the Bulldogs in a SCIAC match up and again started strong taking the first set 25-21.  Redlands came out firing in the second with 16 kills and a .483 hitting percentage to dominate the second set 25-14.  Pomona-  Pitzer had a tough time in the second set with only 8 kills on a .148 hitting percentage.  The Bulldogs maintained their momentum taking the third 25-22, with the Hens making a late rally that fell just short.

In another battle that saw 11 tie scores and 7 lead changes, the Sagehens prevailed in the fourth set 27-25 to force a fifth and deciding set.  Although Pomona Pitzer had already faced two five set matches earlier in the week and prevailed, there simply was not enough in the tank as the Hens fell in the fifth by a score of 7-15. 

Sarah Amos lead the offense with 15 kills and added 13 digs while Eleanor Hughes hit .220 for the match with 10 kills and 3 blocks.  Dana Kittrelle tallied 8 kills and 6 blocks, Jordan Hammond had 9 kills and 3 blocks while Rachel Bollens added 7 kills and 3 blocks of her own.  Heidi Leonard had a match high 30 digs and Lauren Kim had 14.  Kenzie Aries had 12 digs and 14 assists.