Hornet Volleyball tops North Penn-Liberty, 3-2
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 28, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Volleyball team picked up a 3-2 win over rival North Penn-Liberty on Tuesday, September 27.
The Lady Hornets won the first set 25-17, before North Penn-Liberty took sets 2 and 3 25-20 and 25-23. Wellsboro rebounded 25-13 in the fourth set and held on for a 15-10 win in the fifth to win the match.
Senior Kirsten Florio led the team with 20 kills, 17 digs, 9 points, and 2 aces. Senior Morgan Florio had 13 kills and 25 digs, junior Jillian Graver had 9 points, 10 kills, and 3 blocks, junior Brianne Keane scored 14 points and had 34 assists, junior Hannah Burnett had 11 assists.
Kirsten Florio also added 5 blocks, and junior Cheyenne Sherman made 3 blocks.
In the JV game, Wellsboro won 2-0 (25-23, 25-17) to remain undefeated at 11-0.
The win improves the Varsity team's record to 6-5. The team will be back in action on Thursday, September 29 against Cowanesque Valley.
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.
