The Top High-Level Super-Sectional Final Matches in Class 2A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IC Catholic Prep (31-1 Overall) vs. Chicago Christian (31-8 Overall)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>IC Catholic Prep (ICCP) had a huge match Wednesday night that led them to play in their hosted super-sectional final this Friday, November 4th at 6:00 pm against Chicago Christian. While the win over Timothy Christian was big for the program, multiple players contributed to the match resulting in the extension of their season and the chance to play one more time on their home court. Penn State commit, who has committed as a libero, showed all of her athleticism by adding a double-double to the knight's stats putting away 26 kills in the three-set match. In addition, she used her familiarity and comfortability in the back row by averaging 5 digs per set in the match, adding 15 digs to her new total of 269 digs this season. She is leading the team in kills this season with a total of 431 and is now averaging 6.2 kills per set. To ensure the offense will be ran smooth, you can look to [player_tooltip player_id='136602' first='Lucy' last='Russ'], a junior setter, who continues to run a very efficient offense for ICCP, and in the match against Timothy Christian contributed 34 assists to her growing and very impressive total of 654 assists in this season alone. Another junior and a libero, Alysa Lawton takes care of the back row contributing 282 digs this season as well as 20 aces. For Chicago Christian, [player_tooltip player_id='225849' first='Delanie' last='Grevengoed'] will be the top threat that ICCP is going to have to manage, as Grevengoed puts a lot of power behind her swing as well as having the experience to place balls anywhere she sees open from both the back and front row. The Appalachian State University commit has great wrist control as well as ball control making her all-around play quickly cause problems for anyone on the otherside of the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quincy- Notre Dame (34-3 Overall) vs. Genoa-Kingston (35-4 Overall)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quincy- Notre Dame and Genoa-Kingston have not yet seen each other this season making this match an exciting one you won't want to miss. Both teams bring big offensive hitters who have brought both teams to this point of the season, but their backcourt defense and competitive demeanor will extend many of the rallies and keep the scores closely trailing one another. Notre Dame's libero, Faith Kientzle shows how experienced and comfortable she is playing at a high level and as a senior. She has added 216 digs to her stats this season, but her composure on serve receive is what helps her teammates control the match and stay in system. On the season she has also chipped 39 aces off of her opponents showing how much she brings to the team. [player_tooltip player_id='464202' first='Annie' last='Eaton'], a sophomore setter has taken the reigns of the offense adding 804 assists to her career stats for this season alone. As well as she runs the offense as an underclassmen, she also includes herself as an offensive option by putting away an average of one kill per set and having a season high efficiency of 0.307. Running the back row for Genoa-Kingston is [player_tooltip player_id='136871' first='Hannah' last='Langton'], a junior libero who's quick feet help her cover a huge range of court on both defense and serve receive. On the season she has tallied 374 digs averaging 4.6 digs per set. Behind the service line she gets the job done and uses her aggressive float that stays low to the tape to apply pressure on passers trying to take on her serve. This season alone she has brought herself to be among the top three servers for Kingston, as she averages 0.6 aces per set and has a total of 51 aces on the 82 sets she played so far. Truly this match will be a huge test of both teams serve and pass, because with the great offense on both sides, whichever team that stays in system consistently will find themselves competing in the Redbird Arena next weekend. Quincy- Notre Dame and Genoa-Kingston will face off at Princeton High School Friday night with the match beginning at 6:30 pm. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->