Volleyball: Loudoun County Edges Stone Bridge in 5-Game Thriller at Surebet Classic

(Sept. 14, 2010) - They sure named the Cheers Sports Classic with the right moniker as there was plenty of great volleyball to cheer about at the tournament at Loudoun County High School Saturday as the host  handed Stone Bridge its  first defeat of the season with a 3-2 thriller.

Loudoun County (5-1) prevailed 17-25, 25-21, 25-21, 20-25, 15-11 over Stone Bridge (6-1) in the first match-up of the tournament. The Bulldogs bounced back with wins over Sherando (23-25, 25-8, 25-18, 29-27) and Kettle Run (25-7, 25-11, 29-27) to finish the day 2-1.

The Raiders -- which have won three consecutive AA state titles -- suffered a letdown after the Stone Bridge win with a surprising loss to Kettle Run in three games (25-27, 20-25, 23-25) but County recovered to beat Sherando (25-18, 25-18, 25-20) to also finish the day 2-1.

Sherando salvaged its Saturday with a win over Kettle Run to leave both of those schools at 1-2.


Loudoun County def. Stone Bridge, 3-2
The Lady Raiders were led by Jenna Strange (12 kills, 14 digs, 10 points, 3 aces, 4 blocks), Katrina Kirby (9 kills, 3 blocks), Taylor Huewe (7 kills, 4 blocks), Maggie Phillips (7 kills, 5 digs, 2 assists), Danielle Cullen (6 kills, 8 digs), Rachel Roberts (4 kills, 7 blocks), Colleen Bowlds (23 assists, 5 points, 3 digs), Jordan Leiter (15 assists, 3 points, 2 kills), Gabby Serafin (26 digs, 11 points, 2 aces), Kathleen Horvath (14 digs, 5 points), Sammy Dormio (5 digs, 6 points, 3 aces).

Leading Stone Bridge was:
Christine Beckham 9 kills, 12 service pts, 2 aces, 8 digs
Amanda Miller 39 assists, 12 service pts, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 8 digs
Amy Christensen 17 digs
Ryan Ackermann 16 kills, 12 digs, 1 block
Alex Heyn 8 kills, 3 blocks
Haley McClure 3 kills, 2 blocks
Vanessa Paige 3 kills
Mariah Brantley 14 service pts, 12 digs

Kettle Run def. Loudoun County, 3-0
Loudoun County suffered their first defeat of the season 0-3 in the second match against Kettle Run 25-27, 20-25, 23-25. The Lady Raiders were led by Jenna Strange (9 kills, 15 digs, 2 blocks, 2 points), Katrina Kirby (8 kills, 2 blocks), Taylor Huewe (6 kills), Maggie Phillips (4 kills, 2 digs), Danielle Cullen (3 kills, 3 blocks), Rachel Roberts (2 kills, 2 digs), Rachel Harrison (2 kills), Georgi Fox (2 digs, 1 block), Megan Fox (17 assists, 9 points, 2 digs), Colleen Bowlds (13 assists, 9 points, 3 digs, 2 aces), Jordan Leiter (2 assists, 2 digs, 2 points), Kathleen Horvath (16 assists, 9 points), Gabby Serafin (12 digs), Sammy Dormio (7 digs).

Loudoun County def. Sherando, 3-0
Loudoun County bounced back in their final match of the day to sweep Sherando 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-20). The Lady Raiders were led by Danielle Cullen (6 kills, 7 digs), Katrina Kirby (6 kills, 1 block), Jenna Strange (5 kills, 9 digs, 7 points, 1 block), Taylor Huewe (4 kills, 1 block), Rachel Harrison (4 kills), Rachel Roberts (3 kills, 4 blocks), Kathleen Horvath (3 kills, 8 digs, 4 points), Maggie Phillips (2 kills), Colleen Bowlds (15 assists, 5 points, 4 digs, 2 kills), Megan Fox (8 assists, 3 points), Jordan Leiter (4 assists, 5 points), Gabby Serafin (7 digs, 12 points, 6 aces), Sammy Dormio (4 points, 3 aces, 3 digs), Georgi Fox (1 kill, 1 dig).

Stone Bridge def. Sherando, 3-1
The Bulldogs defeated Sherando in 4 sets by scores of: 23-25, 25-8, 25-18, 29-27
Leading Stone Bridge was:
Christine Beckham 22 kills, 11 service pts, 6 digs
Amanda Miller 40 assists, 8 service pts, 5 aces, 5 digs
Amy Christensen 9 digs, 9 service pts
Ryan Ackermann 9 kills, 4 digs
Haley McClure 5 kills, 2 blocks
Mariah Brantley 14 service pts, 4 digs

Stone Bridge def. Kettle Run, 3-0
The Bulldogs defeated Kettle Run in 3 sets by scores of: 25-7, 25-11, 29-27
Leading Stone Bridge was:
Christine Beckham 12 kills, 6 service pts, 2 aces, 7 assists
Amanda Miller 18 assists, 9 service pts, 1 ace
Amy Christensen 11 digs, 9 service pts, 1 ace
Ryan Ackermann 9 kills, 12 service pts, 4 digs
Alex Heyn 4 kills, 1 block
Mariah Brantley 4 service pts
Haley McClure 6 kills
Vanessa Paige 2 kills, assists
Kristen Jones 6 assists
Chandni Chudasama 7 service pts
Delaney Schulte 3 service pts
Rachel Auerbach 3 kills