Varsity Volleyball Competes At The Rolla Tournament

The Lady Eagles volleyball team played at the Rolla Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 1. Sullivan ended up 4th out of 12 teams after pool play, but did not place after losing in the first round.

“We notched a couple of nice wins against Linn & Summersville and we really felt that we should have beaten Washington as well,” head coach Sarah Rochleau stated, “We let a huge lead get away from us and just weren’t able to close out that first set.”

Sullivan’s last matchup of the day against Fatima resulted in 25-19 and 25-23 losses.

Regarding individual performances, Rochleau said, “Ava Blankenship had another solid performance, leading our team offensively. Abby Record did a nice job moving into a middle hitter role for us this weekend.”

Summersville

Sullivan kicked off the tournament with huge 2-set wins against Summersville with scores of 25-17 and 25-12.

Homecoming queen Emily Clonts racked up 12 attacks, 4 kills, 4 points and 3 blocks.

Ava Todd and Raegan Johnson both delivered 2 aces, while Allie Brune, Delaney George and Shelby Giebler each got 1.

Johnson also collected 6 assists, 5 attacks, 5 points and a block.

Blankenship executed 10 attacks, 7 kills and a block.

Linn

The Lady Eagles soared over Linn, winning 25-14 and 25-19 sets.

Clonts had a team-high of 3 aces, followed by Record with 2 and George, Giebler, Johnson and Todd each picking up 1.

Todd led the team with 14 assists and 7 points.

Giebler came away with 6 attacks, 4 points and 3 kills.

Washington

Sullivan was neck and neck with Washington in two sets, but fell 27-25 and 25-22.

Blankenship had a team-high of 21 attacks and 8 kills.

Record led the Lady Eagles with 10 points and 3 aces.

Todd had the highest number of assists at 13.

Fatima

In their last game of the day, the Lady Eagles struggled against Fatima in 25-19 and 25-23 sets.

Giebler led the team with 15 attacks, while also pulling off 5 kills, an ace and a point.

George racked up 4 aces, 5 points and 3 assists.

Stevi Saling came away with 11 attacks and 4 kills.

Johnson made 14 attacks, 3 kills and 6 points.