Louisville Evens Match, Boardman Pulls Away in Four – Volleyball
Boardman 25-21-25-25, Louisville 17-25-8-14
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The Louisville Leopards Varsity Volleyball Team split the opening two sets with Boardman before the host Spartans pulled away for a four-set victory Thursday night at Boardman High School.
Boardman defeated Louisville 25-17, 21-25, 25-8, 25-14 to improve to 13-3 overall and remain unbeaten at 7-0 in the AAC. The Lady Leopards dropped to 10-6 overall and 2-5 in league play.
Rukavina Leads Louisville With 12 Kills
Kloey Rukavina led the Louisville attack with 12 kills.
Aubrey Johnston paced the back row with 14 digs while also recording 7 service points and 2 aces. Ella Tillett added 5 kills and 2 blocks at the net.
Leopards Answer Opening-Set Loss
Boardman struck first with a 25-17 victory in the opening set, but Louisville responded in the second.
The Lady Leopards battled past the Spartans 25-21 to even the match at one set apiece and put themselves in position to challenge the AAC leaders.
Boardman seized control from there. The Spartans dominated the third frame 25-8 before carrying that momentum into a 25-14 fourth-set victory to close out the match.
The result completed a regular-season sweep for Boardman. The Spartans also won the first meeting at Louisville in five sets after rallying from a 2-0 deficit.
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards Volleyball Team will next host St. Vincent-St. Mary and Lake for a tri-match on Saturday, October 3. Louisville will take on St. Vincent-St. Mary at 10:00 AM, Lake will battle St. Vincent-St. Mary in the middle game at 11:00 AM, and then Louisville will take on Lake at Noon. JV will be on the road at Lake and Freshman will be on the road at St. Vincent-St. Mary both in tri-matchs at the same time.
JV: Louisville 25-21-25, Boardman 15-25-23
The Louisville JV Volleyball Team earned a hard-fought road victory over Boardman, prevailing 25-15, 21-25, 25-23.
Louisville controlled the opening set before Boardman answered in the second to force a deciding third. The Lady Leopards then edged the Spartans 25-23 to secure the match.
Gianna Pederzolli led Louisville with 7 kills and 11 digs. Lilly Seaman recorded a team-high 15 digs and served 4 aces, while Izzy Manko added 4 kills and 4 aces. Setter Brynn Burick distributed 16 assists.
The JV Leopards improved to 13-3 on the season and 5-2 against league foes.
8th Grade: Louisville 25-25, Western Stark Catholic 17-9
The Louisville eighth grade volleyball team closed out its regular season Thursday with a straight-set home victory over Western Stark Catholic, winning 25-17, 25-9.
Mia Wallace led the attack with 5 kills, while Quinn Bresson served 3 aces.
The victory improved Louisville to 15-5 heading into the end-of-season tournament Saturday in Austintown.
7th Grade: Louisville 25-25, Western Stark Catholic 19-21
The Louisville seventh grade volleyball team also finished its regular season with a straight-set victory over Western Stark Catholic, winning 25-19, 25-21.
Bailey Manos and Rory Ziemke led the attack with 4 kills apiece. Charlotte Travis served 2 aces, while Layla Gomez recorded a block.
The victory improved the seventh grade Leopards to 15-5 on the season.
Louisville will next compete in the end-of-season tournament Saturday in Austintown.
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