PARKERSBURG - Kasey Williams had match-highs of 13 points and 11 kills Thursday night inside the Rod Oldham Athletic Center, but it wasn't enough for host Parkersburg South as University posted an 8-25, 25-15, 25-19 and 25-23 victory.
Head coach Don Godfrey's Hawks, who were swept at home earlier this season by the Patriots, looked like they would have an unhappy bus ride home after being dominated in the opening set of a dual Two Rivers Athletic Conference/Ohio Valley Athletic Conference match.
However, that turned out to be far from the case for the Hawks (7-3, 4-2 TRAC), who got a team-high 12 points and 16 assists from Savannah Bryner along with a team-best seven downed spikes from Lexi Kolar, who also chipped in four service points and a pair of aces.
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Parkersburg South's Lexi Spencer spikes the ball against University's Katie Lillard, left, and Savannah Bryner. The Hawks won, 3-1.
It appeared as though Parkersburg South was going to force a decisive fifth set after going ahead 19-13 in set four following a pair of service tallies from Taylor Ratliff (10 assists, four points). Bryner, the Hawks' setter, got the momentum going for her team when she used a second hit to register a kill as University ran off 12 of the final 16 points.
Although a Sara McPeek kill gave Logan Somerville a point and kept the Patriots' fourth set cushion at six with the scoreboard reading 21-15, the Hawks turned it up a notch and took advantage of five consecutive PSHS miscues to close the gap to 21-20.
University's Karlee Lobban tallied six of her eight points in that span and she was toeing the service line when Kolar had a kill block and then registered a downed spike to push the Hawks in front 22-21.
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University d. Parkersburg South 8-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-23
University (7-3, 4-2 TRAC) scoring: Savannah Bryner 12 (2 aces), Lexi Kolar 4 (2), Karlee Lobban 8, Emily Dewitt 5 (2), Kayla Boggs 6 (1), Katie Lillard 1, Taylor Everett 6 (1); Assists: Bryner 16, Kolar 1, Lillard 1, Everett 1; Kills: Bryner 3, Kolar 7, Dewitt 4, Boggs 4, Lillard 5, Everett 4; Kill-Blocks: Lillard 2, Evereett 1, Boggs 1, Kolar 1
Parkersburg South (9-5, 5-1 TRAC, 7-2 OVAC) scoring: Taylor Ratliff 4, Logan Somerville 9 (2), Alexis Leach 8, Kasey Williams 13 (2), Lexi Spencer 4 (1), Kayleigh Rexroad 4 (1); Setting: Spencer 36/38-16 assists, Ratliff 49/53-10 assists; Spikes-kills: Ratliff 6/6-1, Somerville 4/5-1, Leach 3/5-0, Katy Amos 17/20-7, Sara McPeek 11/12-3, Williams 27/33-11, Sutherlin Greenburg 10/10-2, Spencer 29/35-4, Rexroad 22/27-8; Blocks: Williams 1, Greenburg 1, Rexroad 1; Digs: Ratliff 5, Somerville 12, Leach 16, Lexi Hoover 1, Williams 6, Greenburg 1, Spencer 8, Rexroad 4
Next matches: University at Robert C. Byrd Invitational on Saturday; Parkersburg South at John Marshall on Thursday.
Williamstown d. Ritchie County 25-20, 25-20, 25-17
Ritchie County (6-6) scoring: Olivia Haught 3 (3), Cassidy Ray 1, Kenna DeLancey 6 (2), Veronica Mueller 3, Amanda Davis 11 (1), Becca Sullivan 2; Assists: Haught 9, Janessa Adams 1, Mueller 1, Davis 6, Sullivan 9; blocks: Delancey 2, Kuhn 2, Davis 1
Williamstown (16-4) scoring: Brooke Cieslewski 14 (3 aces), Kenzie Smith 8, Ciara Flowers 3 (1 ace), Erica Amos 5 (1 ace), Lauren Amos 14, Jessie Kerns 9 (2 aces), Carley Ellison 9 (1 ace). Hitting: Cieslewski 1, Smith 5, Lincoln Postlewaite 11 (5 kills), Flowers 16 (10 kills), L. Amos 9 (2 kills), Ellison 16 (6 kills), Ashton Chancellor 10 (4 kills). Setting: Smith 14 assists, Kerns 9 assists. Digs: Cieslewski 17, Smith 6, Postlewaite 2, Flowers 3, E. Amos 3, L. Amos 3, Kerns 7, Ellison 7, Chelsey Butler 3. Blocks: Flowers 2, Ellison 1, Chancellor 1.
JV match: Williamstown d. Ritchie 2-1.
Next match: Williasmtown at PHS Snowball Invite, Saturday
Gilmer County d. Calhoun County 25-7, 25-12, 25-18
Gilmer (7-4) scoring: Abby Richison 8, Asia Mann 15 (1 ace), Jamie Conrad 10, Julie Bishop 16 (5 aces), Kayla Stewart 9 (1 ace), Larisa Gordon 17 (5 aces). Hitting (kills): Mann 4, Conrad 5, Bishop 4, Gordon 4, Michaela Luzader 5. Setting (aces): Stewart 23. Digs: Richison 1, Conrad 2, Bishop 1. Blocks: Mann 1, Conrad 1.
Calhoun County (4-10-3) scoring: Stephanie Hall 3, Shayla Arnold 2, Abby Rexroad 2 (1), Brook Manns 1, Savannah Rogers 1; Setting: Rexroad 68/76-14 assists; Spikes-kills: Hall 20/22-5, Autumn Blair 13/16-3, Bailie Cain 9/12-7, Arnold 7/9-1, Rogers 2/2-0, Delaney Cunningham 5/7-0; Blocks: Hall 4, Cain 4; Digs: Manns 6, Blair 6, Cunningham 3, Rogers 3, Rexroad 2
JV match: Gilmer d. Calhoun 25-11, 25-20
Calhoun County JV scoring: Rexroad 10 (2), Rabeccia Newlon 2 (2)
Next matches: Gilmer at Robert C. Byrd Tournament, 9 a.m. Saturday; Gilmer County/South Harrison at Calhoun County 6 p.m. Thursday.
at Linsly
Paden City d. Toronto
20-25, 26-24, 25-19
Paden City (15-2) points: Logan Cosper 16, Lynnsie Parsons 11, Josie Fox 9, Myah Charkawi 14 (2), Graeson Baker 10 (1), Taylor Cosper 11; Setting: L. Cosper 91-37 assists; Kills: Parsons 17, Charkawi 2, Baker 5, Haley Hizer 4, Megan Pierce 8; Digs: L. Cosper 3, Parsons 10, Fox 4, Charkawi 15, Baker 8, Hizer 1, Pierce 1, T. Cosper 7
Paden City d. Linsly 25-7, 25-22
Paden City points: L. Cosper 2, Parsons 1, Fox 9 (2), Charkawi 14 (5), Baker 12 (2), Hizer 2, Pierce 2 (1), T. Cosper 8; Setting: L. Cosper 20-11 assists, T. Cosper 16-6 assists; Kills: Parsons 4, Fox 1, Charkawi 1, Baker 2, Hizer 1, Pierce 4, Cydney Blatt 3, T. Cosper 1; Digs: L. Cosper 2, Parsons 3, Fox 5, Charkawi 5, Baker 3, Hizer 2, Pierce 3, T. Cosper 2
Next match: Cameron at Paden City 5:30 p.m. Monday; River at Paden City 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Waterford d. Belpre 25-10, 25-18, 25-8
Waterford scoring: Alyssa Miller 13, Hannah Dailey 2, Taylor Hilverding 6, Laura Hill 4, Chelsea Paxton 6, Brooke Drayer 6.
Belpre (4-9) scoring: Cheyenne Henderson 1, Katelyn Hughes 1, Brianna Owen 4 (1 ace), Kirsten Hannah 2 (2 aces). Hitting: Henderson 2, Taryn Carr 11 (6 kills), Hughes 2 (1 kill), Owen 3 (1 kill), Loren Elliott 5 (3 kills), Hannah 4. Setting: Owen 14-15 (5 assists), Hannah 19-19 (6 assists). Blocks: Carr 4.
JV match: Belpre d. Waterford 25-11, 25-23
Belpre scoring: Maddie Kapple 11, Ceianna Bennett 1, Darian randolph 1, Sarah Cleland 2.
Next match: Hannan at Belpre, 6 p.m. Monday
At Charleston Civic Center Showcase
Independence d. Doddridge County 11-25, 25-21, 25-15
Doddridge County scoring: Sarah Ferguson 6, Lacy Perkins 6, Emily Cade 4, Ashlie LaFalce 4. Kills: Ferguson 9, Cade 5 (3 blocks), LaFalce 2. Setting: Perkins 19 assists.
Doddridge d. Robert C. Byrd
25-23, 17-25, 25-15
Doddridge County (6-10) scoring: Perkins 12, Ferguson 11, Cade 9, LaFalce 9. Kills: Ferguson 18 (2 blocks), Lafalce 18 (2 blocks), Cade 11 (1 block). Setting: Perkins 37 assists.
Next match: Doddridge County at PHS Snowball Invite, Saturday.
At St. Marys
Ravenswood d. St. Marys 25-13, 25-19
St. Marys scoring: Boogie Grose 5 (2 aces). Kills: Grose 5, Shanley Glover 3. Setting (assist): Grose 6, Glover 4, Kali Wilson 1, Janessa Mullenix 2. Digs: Glover 2, Sarah West 3, Kelsey Kirkpatrick 1. Blocks: Grose 4, Glover 3, Wilson 1, Kirkpatrick 1.
Ravenswood scoring: Kayla Huff 11, Michaela Hughes 10, Haley Palmer 9, Katie Buckbee 7, Tia Querrey 5, Jordan Strickland 5. Setting: Querrey 26. Hitting: Hoff 10 (5 kills), Buckbee 8 (5 kills), Palmer 8 (4 kills), Hughes 2 (1 kill).
Tyler Consolidated d.
Ravenswood 25-17, 25-11
Tyler Consolidated scoring: Allison Wable 7 (1 ace), Megan Carpenter 4 (3 aces), Sydney Reed 1, Haylea LeMasters 1, Shay Yonaley 3 (2 kills), Kerstyn Cline 4 (2 aces), Ariel Fish 5 (2 kills), Torrye Cline 7 (2 aces). Hitting: Wable 15-15 (10 kills), Carpenter 5-5 (4 kills), Reed 5-5 (3 kills), LeMasters 4-4 (1 kill), Bridget Matthews 2-2 (2 kills), Fish 2-2 (2 kills). Setting: Cline 40 (16 assists). Digs: LeMasters 2, Yonaley 6, Hilary Casteel 7, Kerstyn Cline 1, Carly Fletcher 2, Fish 1, Cline 5.
Tyler Consolidated d.
St. Marys 25-9, 25-9
St. Marys scoring: Grose 3 (2 aces), Glover 1, Kirkpatrick 1, Mullenix 1. Kills: Grose 1, Glover 1, Kirkpatrick 1. Setting (assist): Glover 3, Mullenix 1. Digs: Grose 1. Blocks: Grose 1, Kirkpatrick 1.
Tyler Consolidated scoring: Wable 5, Carpenter 8 (3 aces), Reed 5, LeMasters 5 (3 aces), Yonaley 5, Sydney Yoho 2, Fish 4 (1 ace), T. Cline 7 (2 aces). Hitting: Wable 10-10 (8 kills), Carpenter 5-5 (3 kills), Reed 2-2 (1 kill), LeMasters 6-7 (2 kills), Matthews 5-5 (3 kills). Setting: T. Cline 28 (14 assists). Digs: Lilli Orr 3, Reed 2, Matthews 3, Yonaley 6, K. Cline 4, Carly Fltecher 2, Fish 3. Blocks: Carpenter 2, Wable 1.
Next match: JV tri at St. Marys vs. Williamstown and Ritchie County, Monday
At Charleston Civic Center Showcase
PHS d. Woodrow Wilson 25-10, 25-7
PHS scoring: Morgan Armstrong 3, Lexi Reeder 12, Katlin Farrah 2, Megan Morrison 3, Paige Warner 16. Hitting (kills): Armstrong 5, Reeder 1, Alexandra Dils 3, Imani Ward 6, Morrison 2, Samantha Shingleton 1, Warner 6. Setting: Dils 1, Reeder 16, Ward 2. Digs: Nicole Bradford 1, Armstrong 5, Reeder 4, Farrah 3, Ward 5, Morrison 8, Jordan Lallemont 1, Shingleton 2, Warner 2. Blocks: Dils 1, Reeder 1, Ward 1, Shingleton 1.
George Washington d.
PHS 19-25, 25-13, 25-22
PHS (6-6-2) scoring: Armstrong 1, Reeder 2, Farrah 9, Ward 2, Morrison 1, Warner 5. Hitting (kills): Armstrong 8, Dils 1, Ward 12, Morrison 1, Shingleton 2, Warner 9. Setting: Dils 1, Reeder 26. Digs: Bradford 3, Armstrong 2, Reeder 3, Farrah 5, Ward 3, Morrison 14, Shingleton 2, Warner 6. Blocks: Reeder 2.
Next match: PHS Snowball Invite, Saturday
At Charleston Civic Center Showcase
Winfield d. Parkersburg
Catholic 27-25, 25-15
PCHS scoring: Maddie Roedersheimer 1 (1 ace), Hannah Fisher 4 (2 aces), Leah Hughes 3 (1 ace), Hannah Reifsteck 5, Amy Tennant 3 (1 ace). Hitting: M. Roedersheimer 6 (1 kill), Fisher 8 (5 kills), Hughes 4 (3 kills), Reifsteck 3 (2 kills). Setting: Reifsteck 18 (3 assists), Amy Tennant 9 (5 assists). Digs: M. Roedersheimer 2, Fisher 4, Hughes 1, Reifsteck 3, A. Tennant 1. Blocks: M. Roedersheimer 1, Fisher 2, Hughes 2, Reifsteck 2, Reily Sturm 1.
Parkersburg Catholic d.
Ripley 25-14, 25-11
PCHS (5-4) scoring: M. Roedersheimer 6 (1 ace), Fisher 1, Hughes 19 (6 aces), Reifsteck 1, A. Tennant 6 (1 ace), Sturm 1. Hitting: M. Roedersheimer 18 (11 kills), Fisher 5 (2 kills), Reifsteck 8 (2 kills), Brooke Miller 3 (1 kill). A. Tennnant 1 (1 kill), Sturm 7 (2 kills). Digs: Fisher 1. Blocks: Fisher 1. Setting: A. Tennant 28 (11 assists), Reifsteck 14 (4 assists).
Next match: PCHS at Parkersburg Snowball Invite, Saturday
At Marietta
Marietta d. Claymont
25-14, 25-27, 25-23, 26-28, 15-12
Marietta (9-4, 4-2) stats: Cozzens 13pts, 4aces, 4kills, 42asst, 20digs; Walsh 13pts, 1ace, 42digs; Haas 9pts, 3aces, 12kills, 8digs, 2blocks; Crum 7pts, 2aces, 1kill, 1asst, 13digs; Miller 7pts, 11digs; Hutchinson 3pts, 2kills, 5digs, Hill 1pt, 1ace, 18kills, 14digs, 1block; Weppler 11kills, 2digs; Bonar 8kills, 1asst, 7digs, 1block; Abby Harrison 3pts, 2digs
JV: Marietta d. Claymont 25-13, 22-25, 25-21
Next match: Warren at Marietta at 11 a.m. Saturday
A Ratliff second hit kill tied it at 22 and the hosts led 23-22 following a service point from libero Alexis Leach.
Parkersburg South, which dropped to 9-5 overall and suffered their first TRAC (5-1) defeat, then had three straight unforced errors as Bryner tallied the final two service points to end the match.
Patriot head coach Becky Bennett's squad, which returns to action on Thursday at John Marshall, received nine points from Somerville and eight from Leach, who added 16 digs. Kayleigh Rexroad had eight kills, Katy Amos seven and Lexi Spencer four in the loss. Spencer tied Bryner with a match-high 16 assists.
University, off to the Robert C. Byrd Invitational on Saturday, never trailed in set two as Emily Dewitt got the final service tally to make it a best-of-three match.
A Kayla Boggs kill evened the third set at 19 apiece and Taylor Everett served for the final six points to give the Hawks, who got a trio of big plays at the net from Katie Lillard in that late spurt, a two sets to one advantage.
