PARMA, Ohio (Aug. 30, 2022) -- Rocky River defeated Normandy 3-0 (28-26, 25-15, 25-17) on Tuesday.

River rallied after an uneven start. The Pirates hit .375 without committing an attack error in game 2 after squeaking by 28-26 in the opener.

"We had a slow start," said coach Brittany Morris. "We were working around some lineup changes, but the girls showed good versatility in the way they went after points in the second and third games."

For the match, Rocky River (2-0) hit .271. The Pirate frontcourt came away five solo blocks and eight block assists. Samantha Young peppered the Invaders with 21 kills while hitting .452. Young -- who recorded her 600th career kill in the first set -- also had 10 digs.

Young and the River hitters were set up by Ella Duffy, who had 20 assists, and Kylie Spies, who registered 18.

Madie Shoaf added six kills, two aces, three digs, and three blocks. Maggie Pfahl chipped in with a team-high 24 digs. Katelyn Heavey filed eight kills.


by Skip Snow

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