The Chesterton volleyball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 25-10, 25-13, 21-25, 25-18 victory over Mishawaka on Thursday night.

The Trojans dominated the first two games before falling in game three. Game four played its way to a 10-10 tie until Chesterton pulled away for the victory.

Offensively, Claire Holba led the way with 10 kills, while Katie Urycki added five kills. Riley Taubert and Lydia Gill each had four kills with Emily Nix adding three kills.

Holba led the way with four service aces as Katie Osborn followed with three. Kate Nowak dished out a team-best 25 assists.

Defensively, Korelle Melcarek had 11 digs with Urycki and Nowak tallying nine digs each. Alyssa Ham added eight digs and Osborn had five.

Chesterton – Michaela Raffin 3 digs; Katie Urycki 5 kills, 9 digs, 2 block kills; Alyssa Ham 8 digs; Korelle Melcarek 11 digs; Brittany Funk 1 kill; Katie Osborn 3 service aces, 5 digs; Riley Taubert 4 kills, 2 digs; Emily Nix 3 kills, 3 block kills; Kate Nowak 25 assists, 9 digs; Claire Holba 10 kills, 4 service aces, 3 digs; Shelby Ruffner 1 kill; Lydia Gill 4 kills, 2 digs.

Record – Chesterton 2-0.

The Chesterton junior varsity battled back after losing game one to pick up a 23-25, 25-21, 15-11 victory over Mishawaka on Thursday night.

Ariane Mahaffey led the offense with eight kills, nine service aces and eight assists. Allison Bachman added five kills, with Jennifer Williams getting four kills and Ali Ostrom adding three kills.

Mahaffey also led the defense with a team-best 14 digs as Jennifer Williams added 12 digs to go along with her team-high nine assists. Sara Tarnowski added 10 digs in the victory.

The Chesterton freshman dropped their first match of the season with a 25-20, 25-18 loss to Mishawaka.

Shelby Carter led the offense with three kills and four assists. Anna Crowley and Jocelyn Lipscomb each had two kills as Kayla Bergner added one kill.

Carter and Megan Legler had two service aces, while Jessica Thornton tallied four assists.

Defensively, Legler led the way with five digs and Crowley added four digs. Ashley Hecimovich tallied three digs in the loss.

Posted 8/20/2010