1:26 AM 27 September 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Volleyball – High School – Girls – Mishawaka Marian @ SB St. Joseph Unlimited Permission to Reprint in whole on in part Match # 15 by Coach Michael G. Mathis “Marian wins the battle but St. Joe looks to the Future” South Bend, Indiana – 3A # 1 rated one loss Mishawaka Marian won their “Holy War” at South Bend St. Joe on 25-16, 25-18, 25-23 in 67 minutes Thursday night in a prelude to Friday’s big football game at Marian… Marian was bigger and quicker, usually a deadly combination… But, St. Joe had a plan hatched by their veteran Coach Kathy Mossey… After a decided loss to 3A # 4 New Prairie on Monday, Coach Mossey felt she needed to make a lineup change, moving her best athlete (Nicole Francoeur) from Middle to Left… This meant that Francoeur or outstanding sophomore Mackenzie Chrapliwy would be available at all times, with one left moving to the back row when the other rotated to the front… It was a bold move which seemed to revitalize the Indians after their thrashing on Monday… Bravely they fought and bravely they learned which could pay dividends during the sectionals just a few weeks away… Marian won’t soon forget beating the Indians during the season while falling to a fired up Indian squad the last two years at Plymouth… Two years ago, diminutive senior jumping jack Katie Hecklinski (now a sophomore at Saint Mary’s College) tore their heart out while last October 6’2” MA toothpick Lauren Gillis (enrolled as a student at Indiana University) took the Knights down in a 16-14 thriller…. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trying to find their way, the Indians went down by 5 right off the bat (SJ HE; M OPP Colleen Hunsberger K; SJ back row attacking violation; M Setter Maggie Gibson with an overpass K; SJ LA Nicole Francoeur is blocked by a 2 up)… SJ gets untracked with M SE… Return favor by SJ… SJ Francoeur K; M Allison “Foxtail” Ketcham picks up her first kill on a beautiful wrist away cut shot…Senior backup MA Courtney Kruggel K; Another K for Ketcham… M K Ketcham… M 8-3… M HE; M Scramble play; A couple passing errors force the SJ setter into the net; SJ PE; M SE; SJ Chrapliwy ace; M Bueter line shot K; SJ heats up for 3 (Francoeur has back to back Ks; M setting error)… M 12-10… M Bueter hits the tape with a shot that finally falls in… M 6’3” MA Elizabeth Asdell gets the rock for a K; SJ Libero Chelsea Suppinger makes a great play but M scores again… 6’ junior MA Alyssa Hasler picks up her first K – four in a row Knights… M 16-10… M picks up 3 more to make it 19-10… M server picks up her 2nd first serve error to give the Indiana hope… Strong sophomore contributor Mallorie Kendzicky scores an back to back aces… M 19-13… All State player Bueter gets a back 2 set for a K... SJ HE… SJ SE… M 22-13… SJ gets away with an obvious throw on a tip attack before she commits a SE… SJ Kruggel picks up her 2nd MA K on the night followed by a Chrapliwy slam… M 23-16… Marian’s Ketcham and Hasler pick up Ks to end game one at 25-16 in 19 minutes… --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SJ needs to regroup… Let’s see what happens in game 2… 4 ties through 5 up as the smaller Indians start believing in their game plan… SJ SE; M Bueter K; Chrapliwy BL; M nets a tip attempt… Tie score 7… M Bueter K; SJ Chrapliwy K… Tie score 8… M Asdell LS K; SJ Chrapliwy K… Tie score 9… SJ HE; M Gibson solo block… SJ setter Morgan Holland dumps the 2nd ball to surprise Marian; SJ Kendzicky MA K… Tie score 11… M picks up 4 of the next 5 points (Asdell RS K; SJ HE; Marian Libero Nikki Pullin makes a great save finished by a Hasler SB… M 15-12… SJ SE; M net error; M Hasler K; M Ketcham ace… M 18-13… SJ Chrapliwy K; SJ Kruggel MA K… M 18-15… 5 in a row for M (Bueter K on lob set; Back to back Ks by Asdell; SJ HE; SJ PE… ME 23-15… SJ tries to fight back with 3 (Kruggel picks up her 4th K; Over the net attack called on Marian; Kendzicky MA K)… M BL… SJ Kendzicky sells a tip to the 2 zone (right front)… Tight pass forces SJ setter into net… Game 2 goes to Marian 25-18 in 19 minutes… --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With Marian taking a 2-0 game lead in the best 3 out of 5 game action, St. Joe needs game 3 to continue… With 5 in a row, the Indians jump out to a 8-5 lead (Francoeur RS K followed by her ace; M double hit; M HE; M HE)… SJ 8-5… M Ketcham block and attack for K; M SE; M Ketcham RS K; SJ 9-6… SJ Chrapliwy K before 3 by M (SJ SE; M K; M Pullin ace)… Tie score 10… M Pullin ace… SJ Chrapliwy K… Tie score 11… M Ks by Hunsberger and Asdell… M touch on SJ long shot… M HE… Tie score 13…. 3 in a row for M (Asdell block; SJ Block error; SJ HE)… M 16-13… 3 out of 4 for SJ as they move within one (Francoeur tip; M HE; SJ ace)… M 17-16… SJ HE; SJ Chrapliwy K; SJ Kruggel K… Tie score 18… SJ SE; SJ Chrapliwy K; SJ DE; SJ Kendzicky K; Tie score 20… SJ up 1 on a M tip error; SJ SE… Tie score 21… SJ Francoeur K; Bueter RS K; Tie score 22… SJ RS K by Francoeur; SJ 23-22… MB Asdell takes setters ball to put up a dandy to Ketcham who slams it down with authority… Tie score 23. M Hasler MA K followed by Ketcham K… M 25-23 in 21 minutes… ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interviewed after the match, Marian Coach Danny Anderson spoke about his team’s big rivalry victory: “We should have set the middle more…Blocking was important.” Junior setter Maggie Gibson credited her team: “We stayed positive…” Senior Left side All State candidate Jordan Bueter indicated her team was affected by the big and loud St. Joe student section… St. Joe Coach Kathy Mossey: “We were right there…fought to the end… Chrapliwy had a big night“. Asked about the lineup change, Coach Mossey said she took the starters aside just yesterday… Her team responded extremely well… With most of the players playing club volleyball in the so called “off season” it is understandable that they could move into new positions and do it quickly… Senior Left Nicole Francoeur said: “Our lineup was a last minute change…We all bought in… We were fired up… We wanted it… We connected as a team… We weren’t afraid.” Penn transfer her junior year, St. Joe Senior setter Morgan Holland: “We worked extra hard at practice…We had good chemistry…We wanted to win… We kept fighting.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stats New Prairie (24-1) SB St Joe (?) Kills Elizabeth Asdell 11 Nicole Francoeur 13 Jordan Bueter 11 Mackenzie Chrapliwy 10 Allison Ketcham 7 Mallorie Kendzicky 7 Alyssa Hasler 5 Hitting Percentage Elizabeth Asdell 556 Alyssa Hasler 400 Jordan Bueter 346 Allison Ketcham 263 Assists Maggie Gibson 29 Morgan Holland 29 Aces Nikki Pullin 2 Nicole Francoeur 2 Allison Ketcham 2 Mallorie Kendzicky 2 Digs Allison Ketcham 14 Chelsea Suppinger 17 Maggie Gibson 8 Jordan Bueter 7 Nikki Pullin 6 Blocks Hunsberger 3 Mackenzie Chrapliwy 2
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