ASHTABULA — The connection between a team’s spikers and their setter is one of the most vital elements for success in volleyball.
It seemed quite fitting, then, that the two Players of the Match from Tuesday’s Ashtabula County Women’s Scholar-Athlete Association Senior All-Star Match provided those functions for their teams during the season.
Geneva’s Taylor Webb, who earned Player of the Match in leading the Mariner squad to a 25-16, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14 victory over the Panthers in the match at SS. John and Paul’s Mahoney Gymnasium, continued in her role as a hammer. She scored eight points, but was an even more important factor in other facets of the game with 11 aces on a 15-of-15 spiking night, six ace blocks and an ace dink.
Conneaut’s Kelsey Prevot was the quarterback for the Spartans from her setter’s position. She was the main person providing that function for the Panthers, too, scoring a team-high eight points and mixing in two ace dinks to go with a 35-of-38 setting night with 20 aces in earning the POM honors for her team.
Webb was certainly pleased with her distinction.
“I thought it was a great experience,” she said. “I enjoyed playing with girls from other schools.
“I was kind of surprised I was Player of the Match. I thought (Conneaut’s) Nichele (Johnson) was going to get it. She played great.”
Johnson provided the other half of a one-two finishing punch for the Mariners. She contributed eight aces on 9-of-11 spiking, an ace block and an ace dink, in addition to six points.
Prevot seemed even a bit stunned to earn the honor for the Panthers.
“I’m excited about (being named Player of the Match),” she said. “I was actually surprised. If I could choose, I probably would have picked (Jefferson’s) Lizzy Ziemski.”
Ziemski finished the match with six points, had two aces on four-of-four spiking, two ace dinks and an ace block.
Getting to play with a different set of teammates, and having some of her teams on the opposition, was just fine with Prevot.
“Actually, we know each other pretty well from playing with a lot of these girls or against them,” she said. “It’s really a friendly thing. I really enjoyed myself.”
Webb could relate to that.
“We’ve worked hard the last two months, so I was nice to just go out and have fun,” she said. “We really know most of the other girls pretty well.
“It was nice to have an accomplishment like that. I was happy, too, that I was able to get through it without getting hurt, especially since I have basketball coming up.”
Sports
Related Photos
-
FRANKLIN ROSKOVICS (center) awards Kelsey Prevot (left) of Conneaut and Taylor Webb of Geneva with Player of the Match plaques following the Ashtabula County Women’s Scholar-Athlete Association Senior All-Star Match on Tuesday night at Mahoney Gymnasium. WARREN DILLAWAY
Discussion
Webb, Prevot best of best
- Sports
-
-
Mustangs move on!
The Grand Valley Mustangs used timely hitting, strong pitching and a dazzling play in the field to continue their impressive run through the Division III state playoffs as they knocked off the Orrville Red Raiders, 7-4, in a regional semifinal at Carl “Ducky” Schroeder Field at Massillon Washington High School.
-
A Vince Peluso column: GV a long way from satisfied
At this point in the baseball season, there are two types of teams remaining — those that are happy to still be playing, and those that expect to still be playing.
-
Scholastic Statistics:
BASEBALL
DIVISION III
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
Grand Valley 7, Orrville 4
at Carl “Ducky” Schroeder Field, Massillon Washington High School -
Scholastic Schedule:
FRIDAY, MAY 25
Baseball
Division III
at Massillon Washington High School
Regional championship
n Grand Valley vs. Ursuline (5) -
PV’s Ratliff makes jump to state meet
Quintin Ratliff is Pymatuning Valley’s utlility player.
-
Wahoos complete sweep
It’s common to fight fire with fire. (Figuratively, that is — we don’t recommend it be done literally.) Many people believe in “an eye for an eye.”
-
Charting the Tribe:
n ON DECK — Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox.
n WHEN/WHERE — Today, 8:05 p.m., U.S. Cellular Field.
n TV/RADIO — STO; WFUN, WTAM.
n ON THE MOUND — Right-hander Jeanmar Gomez (3-2, 3.19) for Cleveland; left-hander Jose Quintana (0-0, 0.00) for Chicago. -
Indians at White Sox:
WHERE — U.S. Cellular Field.
WHEN — Tonight, 8:10; Saturday, 4:10; Sunday, 2:10.
PROBABLE PITCHERS — Tonight, RHP Jeanmar Gomez (3-2, 3.19) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (0-0, 0.00); Saturday, RHP Derek Lowe (6-2, 2.15) vs. RHP Jake Peavy (5-1, 2.39); Sunday, RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-3, 5.02) vs. RHP Gavin Floyd (3-5, 4.66). -
Sweet 16!
In the spring of 1971 Richard Nixon was in his second year as President of the United States. Since then, there have been 11 presidential elections, with one coming up in November.
-
’71 Mustangs were quite a hit, too
In the spring of 1971, making it to the regional baseball tournament was nothing new to the Grand Valley Mustangs.
- More Sports Headlines
-
