Lady Raiders
may not get two birds with one stone, but manage to bring
down two Eagles in one week
Gary Franklin, Sports Writer
SR Lady Raiders
vs
Austin Lady Eagles
The South Ripley Lady Raider high school volleyball teams
victoriously opened their 2009 season on the road Tuesday
evening, August 18, against the Austin Lady Jets.
The Lady Raider JV opened their new season action with back
to back wins of 25-20 and 25-24 over the Lady Jets.
JV individual stats
Top Passers
Meagan Hensley @ 15/20
Kaitlyn Welch @ 9/10
Suzanne Fiset @ 8/10
Top Setter
Allie Linkmeyer @ 18/20
Top Hitters
Montana Prakel @ 8/9
with 4Kills
Kaitlyn Welch @ 6/9
with 1 Kill & 2 Blocks
Top Servers
Suzanne Fiset @ 8/8
Montana Prakel @ 15/16
The Lady Raider varsity squad also began the new season on
a positive note with three consecutive game wins of the possible
five game set. The varsity scores were: 25-21, 26-24 and 25-15.
Varsity individual stats
Top Passers
Meredith Knollman
@ 32/37
Jessica Foster
@ 26/30
Top Setters
Sarah Webster @ 30/37 with 14 assists
Whitney Walker @ 19/27
with 9 assists
Top Hitters
Meredith Knollman @
6/6 with 3 Kills
Rachel Yocum @
8/10 with 5 Kills
Jessica Foster @
8/11 with 3 Kills
Top Servers
Meredith Knollman
@ 15/15 for 11 pts.,
including 4 Aces
Sarah Webster
@ 12/14 for 8 pts.,
including an Ace
SR Lady Raiders
vs
J-C-D Lady Eagles
The South Ripley Lady Raider high school volleyball teams
followed their on the road season opening win over the Lady
Eagles of Austin High School with a first match victory, held
at home in their new gym, over another Lady Eagle squad, conference
rival Jac-Cen-Del. The match played on Friday evening, August
21, found the Lady Raider JV losing game one to J-C-D. It
looked dim early in game two for the Lady Raiders, as they
trailed 8-4.
However, following a positive comeback, they managed to tie
and later take the lead for the win to even match play at
a game a piece, forcing a third to determine the match winner.
The Lady Raiders held firm to win the best of three match
two games to one.
In varsity action, again the Lady Raiders downed the Lady
Eagles. Wins over Jac-Cen-Del were recorded in three consecutive
games of the best of five set by the match by scores of 25-18,
25-11 and 25-13.
Varsity individual stats
Top Passers
Meredith Knollman
@ 11/14 with 5 digs
Jessica Foster
@ 24/27 with 9 digs
Top Setters
Sarah Webster @ 24/28 with 14 assists
Whitney Walker @ 15/17
with 8 assists
Top Hitters
Sarah Webster @
9/9 with 4 Kills
Rachel Mathes @
8/9 with 4 Kills
Jessica Foster @
10/12 with 4 Kills
& 2 blocks.
Top Servers
Rachel Yocum @
11/11 for 3 pts.,
including 2 Aces
Sarah Webster
@ 16/16 for 10 pts.,
including an Ace
SR August
schedule changes:
No girls soccer game on August 27, the SR girls will play
SC on 8/28 with the CA game to be reset at a later date.
SR girls soccer on Tuesday vs Madison is at 6 p.m.
The 8/31 girls golf location is changed to North Branch
