Hillsboro wins in 5 sets over Wilmington on Volley for the Cure night
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
Hosting their annual Volley for the Cure game on Monday night, the Hillsboro Lady Indians rallied for a five-set non-conference victory against the visiting Wilmington Lady Hurricane, earning their fourth win of the season.
Hillsboro battled to a 2-2 tied score after four sets had been played, with the Lady Indians winning sets two and four by scores of 25-21 and 25-23, while Wilmington won the first set at 25-17 and the third set at 25-20.
In the fifth and final set, the Lady Indians won by a score of 15-11, beginning the final best of 15 set with the first four points scored, including points off serves by Paige Loudin. Wilmington battled back to a 4-4 score, and following a timeout by the Lady Indians, Wilmington built a 6-4 lead with points from Emily Self and Mariah Knowles.
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The score in the fifth set was later tied at 6-6 and 7-7, then the Lady Indians defended their home court with a lead of 8-7 following a point from Gracie Dean. HHS increased their lead to 11-8, forcing the Lady ’Cane to call a timeout. Following the break in action, Hillsboro kept the momentum with a lead of 12-9.
Hillsboro’s lead continued to increase as Wilmington hit the ball of out play two more times for a 14-9 HHS advantage. Wilmington called another timeout, and this time they returned to the court with two straight points by Kathryn Hardin and HHS hitting the ball out of bounds. Even with the quick burst of scoring, HHS ended the match with the next point to win at 15-11 in front of their largest student section of the season.
“I’m so proud of the girls. They played with all heart and wanted this win,” HHS head coach Nichole Dickey said. “I also want to thank Rachel Bohrer and the marketing class for everything they did for the Volley for the Cure event tonight. We had Leah McConnaughey speak about her family experience with her mom (Sue) with stage four breast cancer. We are so thankful the community turned out to support this event.
“The girls played with heart and they finished the match, which we’ve had issues with that this season. They moved well on defense and executed on offense very well.”
Dean led HHS with 10 kills, and Katie Condo led the way with 26 assists. Emma Birkhimer had positive digs, and Loudin had 26 serves.
As for the first four sets of the non-conference match between the former South Central Ohio League rivals, they were just as competitive with set one going to the visitors as the match was tied three times within the first 10 total points being scored, including at 5-5. Wilmington eventually built a 7-5 lead with the help of an ace by Caroline Diels, but later HHS made it an 8-7 deficit with Loudin scoring a point.
The Lady ’Cane never relinquished the lead in the first set, with them eventually winning the set at 25-17.
Set two was even closer than the first set as HHS trailed early, but a point off a spike by Abby Brown made it a one-point differential on the scoreboard, with HHS trailing at 5-4. From there, HHS kept the score close with a point by Dean, and later Birkhimer had a point at the net for a 9-6 deficit for the Lady Indians.
The score was eventually tied at 12-12 following a block by Hope Middleton, and then the score continued to be close with five more ties in the set, as it was last tied at 21-21, though HHS eventually won the set at 25-21.
Wilmington won the third set by just five points at 25-20, though early in the set HHS trailed at 6-5 following a point from Birkhimer. Wilmington increased their lead to 8-5 as Sami McCord scored a point at the net for WHS. HHS, again, got close to the score of Wilmington with a 12-9 deficit following an ace by Condo. Hillsboro continued to trail, but got to within a point of the Lady ’Cane with an ace by Julie Middleton.
WHS continued to lead in the third set and eventually took control for the five-point set three win at 25-20.
Hillsboro won set four by two points at 25-23, and like sets two and three, both teams had scored in the 20s. Eight times the score was tied, with the first tie coming at 4-4 and the final tie at 23 with HHS scoring the final two points of the set, including an ace by Hope Middleton.
Hillsboro now stands at 4-16 overall this season. Wilmington is 7-10 overall in 2019.
HHS has two games left on the schedule for the regular season, both in the Frontier Athletic Conference, with HHS traveling to Miami Trace on Tuesday, Oct. 1, followed by a match Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. McClain.
Hillsboro battled to a 2-2 tied score after four sets had been played, with the Lady Indians winning sets two and four by scores of 25-21 and 25-23, while Wilmington won the first set at 25-17 and the third set at 25-20.
In the fifth and final set, the Lady Indians won by a score of 15-11, beginning the final best of 15 set with the first four points scored, including points off serves by Paige Loudin. Wilmington battled back to a 4-4 score, and following a timeout by the Lady Indians, Wilmington built a 6-4 lead with points from Emily Self and Mariah Knowles.
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The score in the fifth set was later tied at 6-6 and 7-7, then the Lady Indians defended their home court with a lead of 8-7 following a point from Gracie Dean. HHS increased their lead to 11-8, forcing the Lady ’Cane to call a timeout. Following the break in action, Hillsboro kept the momentum with a lead of 12-9.
Hillsboro’s lead continued to increase as Wilmington hit the ball of out play two more times for a 14-9 HHS advantage. Wilmington called another timeout, and this time they returned to the court with two straight points by Kathryn Hardin and HHS hitting the ball out of bounds. Even with the quick burst of scoring, HHS ended the match with the next point to win at 15-11 in front of their largest student section of the season.
“I’m so proud of the girls. They played with all heart and wanted this win,” HHS head coach Nichole Dickey said. “I also want to thank Rachel Bohrer and the marketing class for everything they did for the Volley for the Cure event tonight. We had Leah McConnaughey speak about her family experience with her mom (Sue) with stage four breast cancer. We are so thankful the community turned out to support this event.
“The girls played with heart and they finished the match, which we’ve had issues with that this season. They moved well on defense and executed on offense very well.”
Dean led HHS with 10 kills, and Katie Condo led the way with 26 assists. Emma Birkhimer had positive digs, and Loudin had 26 serves.
As for the first four sets of the non-conference match between the former South Central Ohio League rivals, they were just as competitive with set one going to the visitors as the match was tied three times within the first 10 total points being scored, including at 5-5. Wilmington eventually built a 7-5 lead with the help of an ace by Caroline Diels, but later HHS made it an 8-7 deficit with Loudin scoring a point.
The Lady ’Cane never relinquished the lead in the first set, with them eventually winning the set at 25-17.
Set two was even closer than the first set as HHS trailed early, but a point off a spike by Abby Brown made it a one-point differential on the scoreboard, with HHS trailing at 5-4. From there, HHS kept the score close with a point by Dean, and later Birkhimer had a point at the net for a 9-6 deficit for the Lady Indians.
The score was eventually tied at 12-12 following a block by Hope Middleton, and then the score continued to be close with five more ties in the set, as it was last tied at 21-21, though HHS eventually won the set at 25-21.
Wilmington won the third set by just five points at 25-20, though early in the set HHS trailed at 6-5 following a point from Birkhimer. Wilmington increased their lead to 8-5 as Sami McCord scored a point at the net for WHS. HHS, again, got close to the score of Wilmington with a 12-9 deficit following an ace by Condo. Hillsboro continued to trail, but got to within a point of the Lady ’Cane with an ace by Julie Middleton.
WHS continued to lead in the third set and eventually took control for the five-point set three win at 25-20.
Hillsboro won set four by two points at 25-23, and like sets two and three, both teams had scored in the 20s. Eight times the score was tied, with the first tie coming at 4-4 and the final tie at 23 with HHS scoring the final two points of the set, including an ace by Hope Middleton.
Hillsboro now stands at 4-16 overall this season. Wilmington is 7-10 overall in 2019.
HHS has two games left on the schedule for the regular season, both in the Frontier Athletic Conference, with HHS traveling to Miami Trace on Tuesday, Oct. 1, followed by a match Thursday, Oct. 3 vs. McClain.