Louisville Falls in Four Sets at Canfield in AAC Opener – Volleyball
Canfield 25-22-25-25, Louisville 19-25-21-22
<<< Vs. Perry | Volleyball Schedule | Next At Tuslaw >>>
The Louisville Leopards Varsity Volleyball Team battled the host Canfield Cardinals Thursday night at Canfield High School, but came up short in four sets 19-25, 25-22, 21-25, 22-25.
Louisville answered an opening-set loss by evening the match in the second before Canfield captured two competitive sets to close out the victory. The loss snapped the Lady Leopards’ five-match winning streak and dropped Louisville to 5-2 on the season.
Varsity Recap | JV Recap | 8th Grade Recap | 7th Grade Recap
Louisville at Canfield Volleyball Broadcast
Live Stream Courtesy of YSN Live
Gross and Tillett Lead Louisville Attack
Dakota Gross led the Louisville offense with 15 kills. Ella Tillett added 12 kills and 3 blocks to give the Leopards another strong presence at the net.
Defensively, Aubrey Johnston totaled a team-high 27 digs. Karis Miglich led Louisville from the service line with 5 aces and 12 service points.
Leopards Battle Cardinals Through Four Sets
Canfield took the early advantage with a 25-19 victory in the opening set, but Louisville responded in the second.
The Lady Leopards fought their way to a 25-22 win to even the match at one set apiece. The Cardinals regained the lead by taking the third 25-21 before another closely contested fourth set.
Louisville remained within striking distance throughout the final frame, but Canfield held off the Leopards 25-22 to finish the match in four sets.
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards Volleyball Team will next travel to Tuslaw for a tri-match against the Tuslaw Mustangs and Tallmadge Blue Devils. Action begins at 10:00 AM from Tuslaw High School.
September 10 AAC Volleyball Scoreboard
Austintown Fitch 25-25-25, at Warren G. Harding 11-12-8
Falcons 5-2, 1-0; Raiders 0-8, 0-1
at Boardman 25-25-25, Howland 21-22-21
Spartans 5-3, 1-0; Tigers 4-5, 0-1
at Canfield 25-22-25-25, Louisville 19-25-21-22
Cardinals 9-0, 1-0; Leopards 5-2, 0-1
JV: Canfield 25-25, Louisville 20-17
The Louisville JV Volleyball Team suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Canfield in straight sets 25-20, 25-17.
Louisville faced a daunting 24-13 deficit in the opening set, but refused to go quietly. The Lady Leopards fought off seven straight set points and pulled all the way back to 24-20 before Canfield finally secured the final point to take the set 25-20.
The Cardinals then won the second set 25-17 to complete the sweep.
Lilly Seaman led the Louisville defense with 9 digs, while Callie McKimmie recorded a team-high 4 kills.
The JV Leopards are now 6-1 on the season.
8th Grade: Louisville 25-25, St. Michael’s 8-15
The Louisville eighth grade volleyball team continued its strong season with a straight-set victory at St. Michael’s, winning 25-8, 25-15.
Camryn Snyder led the Leopards with 2 kills, while Emery Sharp served a team-high 4 aces.
Louisville improved to 9-3 on the season with the victory.
7th Grade: Louisville 25-25, St. Michael’s 12-7
The Louisville seventh grade squad also earned a convincing sweep, defeating St. Michael’s 25-12, 25-7.
Rory Ziemke led Louisville with 4 kills, while Kamry Rukavina recorded a team-high 6 aces.
The victory improved the seventh grade Leopards to 10-2 on the season.
Both Louisville Middle School teams will return home Wednesday to take on Howland.
Donate to Leopard Nation
Don’t forget to Subscribe to Our Posts for Free
