Results from the Quarterfinals of the Union County Tournament

<p>One of the first tournaments in the season has been underway. The Union County Tournament had the quarterfinals take place this week. Let’s take a look at the results and who advanced into the semifinals. </p> <p><strong>Westfield dominates New Providence</strong></p> <p>Westfield has been the best team in the UCC all-season and they played like it in the quarterfinals vs New Providence. It was a dominating victory from the start where Westfield was never challenged in a 25-5, 25-16 win. </p> <p>Chloe Kreusser and [player_tooltip player_id="99824" first="Gianna" last="Mangiamele"] led the way for Westfield with 7 kills each. Westfield stays balanced offensively which makes them awfully difficult to defend. Everyone makes a contribution giving this squad plenty of depth. They’re the clear favorites in this tournament. </p> <p><strong>Union Catholic finds their stride vs Summit</strong></p> <p>Union Catholic has had some bumps in the road this season but they found their game at the most important time as they took down Summit 25-11, 25-22. Union Catholic jumped on Summit early in the first set and left no doubt. The second set was entertaining with both teams keeping it close. </p> <p>Brianna Lamberty and Noelle Matyi led the way for Union Catholic with 5 kills each. However, the player of the game was [player_tooltip player_id="99836" first="Adrienne" last="Caceda"]. She was all over the court making plays defensively and recorded 14 digs. Caceda will be the catalyst if Union Catholic wins this tournament.</p> <p>Kasey Walsh was the bright spot for Summit with 15 assists. </p> <p><strong>Scotch Plains-Fanwood Survives against Union</strong></p> <p>Scotch Plains-Fanwood played a 3-set thriller against Union and they rode the top player for the 2021 class, [player_tooltip player_id="99806" first="Adelina" last="Berisha"], to get there. The first set could’ve gone either way with Scotch Plains escaping, then Union bounced back in the second and the third was anyone’s game but Scotch Plains took care of business. The result was 26-24, 18-25, 25-15. </p> <p>Berisha racked up 20 kills in the three sets. She looked like she would’ve swung till her arm fell off. You could see she was going to do everything possible to win. [player_tooltip player_id="99818" first="Kaelie" last="Chung"] racked up 30 assists in the victory, you know these two are going to link up in the majority of a match. A team knows they can’t stop them but you can hope to limit the damage. </p> <p>Ronaya Moore led the way for Union with 8 kills and 8 digs in defeat. </p> <p><strong>Kent Place holds off Gov. Livingston</strong></p> <p>Kent Place had their own 3-set match against Gov. Livingston. The match swung back and forth with each team winning their sets in solid fashion. Kent Place would advance with 25-18, 13-25, 25-18 victory. </p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="99856" first="Iman" last="Handy"] did it all for Kent Place as she filled up the stat sheet. She recorded 10 kills, 5 blocks and 8 digs. Handy has been the focal point for Kent Place this season and she ensured she would be impacting the match in all facets. Margeaux Morial was on her A-game with 20 assists. Her sets had perfect accuracy and weight to ensure scoring opportunities. </p> <p>Abby Periera led the way for Gov. Livingston with 10 kills in defeat. </p> <p><strong>Semifinal Matchups</strong></p> <p>Westfield vs Union Catholic</p> <p>Scotch Plains-Fanwood vs Kent Place</p>