Lady Hornets top Canton in 3 sets
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 7, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Volleyball team started the 2016 season with a 3-0 win over Canton on Tuesday, September 6.
The Lady Hornets won the first set 25-6 and the second 25-3. Canton was leading Wellsboro in the third set before Wellsboro rallied for a 25-22 victory.
"We did pretty well tonight," said head coach Sharon Zuchowski. "We only have 11 girls on our squad and its the first time our starting 6 have played together, but we did well. There's definitely room for improvement but I like what I saw."
Senior Morgan Florio scored 15 points and had 4 aces, 10 kills, and 9 assists. Junior Brianne Keane had 11 assists and 11 points, and senior Olivia Kurtz and junior Grace Feil had 9 points each. Junior Jillian Graver and senior Kirsten Florio had 6 kills each, junior Hannah Burnett had 6 assists, and junior Sydney Tremper recorded 20 digs.
In the JV game, Wellsboro won in straight sets, 25-15 and 25-21.
The win gives the Lady Hornets a 1-0 record to start the season. The team will be back in action on Thursday, September 8 at Williamson.
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.
