Lady Hornets Fall 3-0 To Rival North Penn-Liberty
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | October 4, 2023
North Penn-Liberty snapped Wellsboro's 3-game win streak by sweeping the Lady Hornets 3-0 in NTL Large School Division action on Tuesday, October 3.
The Lady Mounties edged the Lady Hornets 28-26 to take the early lead then held off Wellsboro 25-22 in the second set and 25-20 in the third to claim the win.
Senior Meredith Brownlee led Wellsboro with 10 kills, junior Lexi Urena had 4 kills, 6 points (1 ace), and 7 digs, senior Natalie Cleveland recorded 17 digs and scored 6 points (with an ace), and senior Olivia Chilson recorded 4 kills. Sophomore Taylor Main and freshman Ellie Largey made 7 assists each and junior Paige Logsdon and freshman Blake Eckart finished with 3 blocks each.
Largey also scored 6 points with an ace.
North Penn-Liberty won the JV game 2-1 (22-25, 26-24 & 15-9).
The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 8-6 overall and 6-3 in the NTL Large School Division. The team is back in action on Thursday against Athens.
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.
