Louisville Falls in Four at Howland, Splits Season Series with Tigers – Volleyball
Howland 25-14-25-30, Louisville 20-25-19-28
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The Louisville Leopards Varsity Volleyball Team battled the host Howland Tigers through four sets Tuesday night at Howland High School, but came up short 20-25, 25-14, 19-25, 28-30.
Louisville answered an opening-set loss with a dominant victory in the second and pushed Howland beyond regulation in the fourth before the Tigers ultimately closed out the match.
The Lady Leopards dropped to 11-8 overall and 2-6 in the AAC, while Howland improved to 8-9 overall and 3-5 in conference play.
Varsity Recap | JV Recap | 8th Grade Recap | 7th Grade Recap
Tillett and Rukavina Lead Louisville Front Line
Ella Tillett led the Louisville attack with 16 kills and 4 blocks, while Kloey Rukavina added 15 kills and 4 blocks.
Setter Addison Johnston distributed 29 assists and collected 13 digs.
Louisville also received big defensive performances from Karis Miglich, who recorded a team-high 23 digs along with 7 kills, and Aubrey Johnston, who finished with 20 digs, 10 service points, and 2 aces.
The Lady Leopards moved to 11-8 overall and 2-6 in the AAC.
Leopards Answer Howland With Dominant Second Set
Howland opened the match with a 25-20 victory to take the early advantage.
Louisville responded emphatically in the second. The Lady Leopards controlled the frame 25-14 to even the match at one set apiece.
The Tigers regained the lead with a 25-19 victory in the third, setting up a lengthy battle in the fourth.
Louisville fought to extend the match and pushed Howland beyond the normal 25-point finish, but the Tigers eventually prevailed 30-28 to secure the four-set victory.
The result gave the teams a split of their two regular-season meetings after Louisville defeated Howland in four sets at home earlier this season 25-12, 28-30, 25-12, 25-22.
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards Volleyball Team will next travel to take on the Austintown Fitch Falcons on Thursday, October 8. JV will begin at 5:30 PM and Varsity will follow at 7:00 PM from Austintown Fitch High School.
Louisville at Howland Full Match Video
JV: Louisville 25-13-25, Howland 13-25-13
The Louisville JV Volleyball Team earned a three-set road victory over Howland by the unusual scores of 25-13, 13-25, 25-13.
Louisville controlled the opening set 25-13 before Howland answered with the exact same score in reverse, winning the second 25-13. The Lady Leopards then completed the pattern by taking the decisive third set 25-13.
That meant all three sets finished 25-13, with the winning team alternating Louisville-Howland-Louisville. As a fun illustration, if a 25-13 set occurred about 5% of the time and each set were treated independently, the odds of three consecutive sets all ending 25-13 would be roughly 1 in 8,000.
Brynn Burick turned in an all-around performance with 22 assists, 5 kills, and 16 digs. Gianna Pederzolli added 8 kills and 11 digs, while Lilly Seaman recorded 11 service points and 4 aces.
The JV Leopards improved to 15-4 on the season.
8th Grade Leopards Finish AAC Tournament Runners-Up
The Louisville eighth grade team made a run all the way to the AAC Tournament championship match.
Quarterfinal: Louisville 25-25, Howland 8-17
The No. 2 seeded Lady Leopards opened the tournament with a dominant quarterfinal sweep of No. 7 Howland 25-8, 25-17.
Emery Sharp fired 10 aces in the victory, while Kelsey Dadisman and Mia Wallace each recorded 3 kills.
Semifinal: Louisville Vs. Austintown Red/Boardman White
Louisville then won its semifinal match against either Austintown Red or Boardman White to advance to the championship. No additional score or statistical information was provided from the semifinal.
That set up a title match against top-seeded Canfield.
Championship: Canfield 25-25, Louisville 22-23
Louisville struck first, taking the opening set 25-22, but the Cardinals responded by edging the Lady Leopards 25-23 in the second to force a decisive third.
Canfield captured the final frame 25-12 to win the championship match 22-25, 25-23, 25-12.
Quinn Bresson led Louisville with an impressive 8 aces, while Emme Christensen recorded 4 kills.
The eighth grade Lady Leopards finished as AAC Tournament runners-up with a 17-6 overall record and a 7-2 record against All-American Conference teams.
7th Grade Leopards Reach AAC Semifinals
The Louisville seventh grade volleyball team entered Saturday’s AAC Tournament in Austintown as the No. 3 seed.
Quarterfinal: Louisville 25-25, Boardman White 17-12
Louisville opened tournament play with a convincing quarterfinal sweep of No. 6 Boardman White, winning 25-17, 25-12.
Delaney Perez dominated from the service line with 8 aces, while Rory Ziemke led the attack with 3 kills. The victory improved Louisville to 16-5 and sent the Lady Leopards into the semifinals.
Semifinal: Austintown Fitch 25-17-25, Louisville 23-25-19
There, Louisville battled No. 2 Austintown Blue through three sets. The Lady Leopards narrowly dropped the opener 25-23 before responding with a 25-17 victory to force a decisive third set.
Austintown ultimately prevailed 25-19 in the finale to win the match 25-23, 17-25, 25-19.
Perez and Maddie Claugus each served 3 aces, while Ziemke, Charlotte Travis, and Perez each recorded 2 kills.
The seventh grade Leopards finished their season with an impressive 16-6 record and a 6-2 record against All-American Conference teams.
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