BOURNE – For the third straight season, Bourne is onto the Remaining 4, and this time it’s the Div. 4 semifinals after a convincing victory at house Saturday afternoon.
With six seniors main the way in which, the top-seeded Bourne volleyball workforce put collectively a clear 3-0 sweep over No. 8 Ursuline within the quarterfinals.
“It’s a thrill for these ladies,” stated Canalmen coach David Moore. “We’re simply glad for them. They only proceed to enhance and are only a actually stable bunch of youngsters on and off the courtroom. Even when we didn’t get (to the Remaining 4), I might be so pleased with this group as a result of they labored so arduous to be a core workforce.”
Within the first set, it was senior Lily Russell who bought it began offensively for Bourne (19-3) as she had eight straight service factors, together with 5 aces, to open the set and 11 of her 15 service factors total. Ursuline (15-8) got here again to path 13-9 with a 7-1 run, however the Canalmen ended up profitable the primary set 25-18.
“Actually, it means a lot, particularly to our core group of seniors,” Russell stated about attending to her third straight Remaining 4 look. “It’s a brand new feeling yearly and a brand new bunch of ladies, however this workforce is particular as compared. It’s only a new alternative for us to go additional.”
The workforce collected 14 aces on the afternoon and has labored on it to place the opposite workforce’s offenses at bay.
“We work arduous on that,” Moore stated about their service recreation. “We perceive that taking the opposite workforce out of their offense and (a robust service recreation) actually breaks it down and hastily they’re simply scampering.”
Senior Nola Timo got here alive within the second set with seven of her 11 kills coming within the body as Russell additionally added 4 of her 5 kills as Bourne led 7-0 early and received the second set 25-16.
“There have been some crucial factors the place our outdoors hitters have been nonetheless in a position to swing away,” stated Russell. “I feel simply having the arrogance figuring out our setters are going to provide us the ball proper the place we want it and that we will end it off and keep aggressive.”
Within the third and ultimate set, the Canalmen led 6-2 early because the Bears stored it shut till a 10-4 run with a 15-11 lead as Bourne received the third 25-15.
“We’ve got 4 individuals that may come at you from any path,” stated Moore concerning the capacity of greater than a pair gamers to notch kills on offense.
