EAST BRIDGEWATER– In a battle of two Division 4 heavyweight volleyball applications, East Bridgewater (15-1) swept Rockland (13-3) in three units (25-21, 25-14, 25-19) on Tuesday night.
Coming into the match, East Bridgewater was No. 2 within the Div. 4 whereas Rockland was No. 4. Rockland was on a 10-game profitable streak, whereas East Bridgewater was winners of six straight after their solely loss in opposition to Silver Lake Sept. 25.
“It’s arduous to be constant in any highschool sport, and to this point this season,” East Bridgewater head coach Andrew McDonald stated. “I feel they’ve carried out a very good job of that. So consistency is vital with these women.”
Rockland held a lead for a lot of the opening set however misplaced after a giant run by the Vikings within the first set, after which the Vikings by no means gave up their leads within the second and third units to get their fifth straight sweep and their seventh straight victory.
Rockland took the primary level of the opening set after which led till East Bridgewater was capable of tie it at eight, after which, after a timeout, took a 9-8 lead. Nevertheless, the Bulldogs have been capable of soar to a 6-1 run, making it a 14-10 lead.
From then on, the Bulldogs had a lead till the Vikings ended the set on an 8-1 run to win a comeback victory 25-21 within the first set. Freshman Elizabeth Willis delivered the ultimate level of the set for the Vikings on a block.
Within the second set, the Vikings went on a five-point streak after being tied at two apiece. They’d cruise from there to a 25-14 set victory.
Within the third set, Rockland acquired the primary level of the set off an assault error; nevertheless, East Bridgewater carried play from there by way of sturdy blocking and their stout offense, finishing the sweep with a 25-19 victory.
“It’s simply the mindset of depth that our women shot up with daily,” McDonald stated. “I feel they have been able to go, they’re rivals they usually get actually excited for video games like this. As a result of Rockland is a very good program, they usually performed powerful they usually positioned nicely.”
Olivia McManus led the Vikings in kills with 10, with Willis not far behind with 9. Ayla Kingman led with 13 assists, together with 10 digs, three kills and an ace. Abrams led with 13 digs, whereas Egan had 12.
The win got here on senior evening for libero Bella Abrams and center hitter Riley Egan. Abrams stated the win helped make the evening really feel much more particular.
“It feels actually refreshing to play collectively and get a superb win, see everybody smiling and glad,” Abrams stated.
