Lady Hornets fall to Mansfield, 3-2
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | October 16, 2013
The Wellsboro Varsity volleyball team continued the NTL Division 1 struggles as they fell to Mansfield 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Mansfield took the first game 25-16, Wellsboro won the second 25-23, and Mansfield won the third 25-17. The Lady Hornets rallied to tie the match at 2-2 with a 25-14 fourth game victory before Mansfield held on 15-12 to claim the match.
Senior Kaelyn Keane recorded 10 kills, 18 points, 2 aces, and 5 blocks. Junior Peyton Wilson had 16 assists, Senior Alex Kurtz and Junior Danielle Mihalik each had 8 points and 2 aces, Senior Maggie Smith had 22 digs, and Senior Katie Straniere had 25 digs.
In the J.V. match, the Lady Hornets topped Mansfield 2-0 (25-9 & 25-11) to improve to 13-2. Sophomore Haley Zuchowski led the team with 12 points, Sophomore Darci Warriner had 4 kills, and Sophomore Mikayla Feil had 4 kills and 3 blocks on the night.
With the loss, the Lady Hornets fall to 6-9 (2-7 NTL Division 1). The team will be back in action on Thursday, October 17 at Wyalusing.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
