| ADENA WINS ALL-SVC SHOWDOWN Warriors just one win shy of Final Four |
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| Picture submitted by Bill Pettiford |
| Two-time SVC Player of the Year Cadie Cory dished out 25 assists in Wednesday night's straight-set win over Huntington. |
| Adena def. Huntington
25-12, 25-20, 25-19 |
| unofficially for Adena Cadie Cory (A): 25 asts, 2 blks, 2 kills, ace Michelle Ackley (A): 18 digs Olivia Arledge (A): 12 kills Jenny Grigsby (A): 7 kills, 12 digs, ace Bridgette Scaggs (A): 6 kills, blk Bethany Delong (A): 2 kills, blk Logan Bowdle (A): 2 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces Cara Coy (A): 11 digs, ace Jenna Hutton (A): 10 digs unofficially for Huntington Alayna Lytle (H): 24 digs Jackie Kellough (H): 6 kills, blk, 12 digs Zoey Zickafoose (H): 6 kills, 3 blks, ace Paige Danner (H): 5 kills, 6 digs Layne Beasley (H): 2 kills Halie Ingram (H): 16 asts, 11 digs Taylor Blankenship (H): 8 digs |
| DIVISION III REGIONAL SEMIFINAL AT LOGAN |
| The Scioto Valley Conference was well represented Wednesday at Logan as Adena and Huntington faced off for the third time this season with a spot in the regional championship on the line. The SVC champion Lady Warriors were extremely sharp early and then held off some better play from Huntington in games two and three as Adena rolled in straight sets 25-12, 25-20, and 25-19.
The match started with three straight kills from Olivia Arledge. Huntington did get with one at 5-4, but the serving of Adena’s Logan Bowdle started to set the tone as the Lady Warriors went up 10-4. After a Huntington point, Adena scored eight of the next nine points to break it open on its way to a 25-12 opening set win. The second set was more of the same in the early going. Adena continued to use tough serving to force some Huntington errors. Coach Tina Magill tried to stop the Adena run early with a timeout at 7-3, but Adena’s run continued scoring nine of the next 12 points to lead 16-6. This time Huntington responded. Alayna Lytle was able to utilize a tough serve to help Huntington take the momentum for the first time in the match. The Lady Huntsmen fought themselves all the way back to within five at 23-18, but following a Coach Laura Smith timeout the Lady Warriors were able to finish the deal 25-20. Even though Huntington’s late second-set run did not end in a win, it did help sway some momentum entering the third set. Huntington jumped out to a 7-5 advantage, but beyond the scoreboard, it just seemed like the Lady Huntsmen were starting to become the more aggressive team. To Adena’s credit, the Lady Warriors did manage to withstand the Huntington run, and with Adena leading 16-15, the Lady Warriors delivered the final knockout punch with four straight points. Huntington did get within three at 22-19 on a Zoey Zickafoose block, but three straight points from Adena including back-to-back Cadie Cory to Bridgette Scaggs kills clinched the win. A big difference in the match came in the service game. Adena served eight aces while Huntington only had one, but beyond this statistical category, the Adena serve also produced several free balls from Huntington in the first two sets. This was also evident in the final total of kills. For Huntington, the two middle hitters – Zickafoose and Jackie Kellough – both finished with just six kills. For Adena, Cory dished at 25 assists to lead a balanced attack that was led by Olivia Arledge with 12 kills. Jenny Grigsby added seven kills and 12 digs. Now standing between the two-shade blue and the Final Four is Bloom Carroll. The Lady Bulldogs defeated the defending regional champion Tusky Valley 22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-14. Adena and Bloom Carroll will play for the regional championship at Logan on Saturday at 2 p.m. |