Saturday, September 22, 2007

Out & About: Burnsville/Alexandria






#6 posting 9.22.2007
your daily dose of girls volleyball news & information

APPLE VALLEY TOURNAMENT
9th place
BURNSVILLE blaze 2, ALEXANDRIA cardinals 0
(25-21, 25-21)

Burnsville took 9th place with a 2-0 win over Alexandria. The Blaze trailed 18-16 when they ran off seven straight points on a side out and six service points by Justine Munger. Alex tried to stop the momentum twice in the run with a time out at 18 all and then when Burnsville led 21-18.

In game two Burnsville broke a 10 all tie with four straight points--This time on Thea Deach's serve. Tori Dixon ane Sam Pitzl contributed two points each. Burnsville's biggest lead was 19-13. Alex went on a 4-1 run to force a Blaze time out at 20-17. Alex narrowed it further to 23-21, but a passing error gave the ball back to Burnsville and Pitzl finished off with a serve.

Tori Dixon, a 6-2 sophomore, had six kills as did Pitzl, and Lauren Butler for Burnsville.
photos: #1 Molly Duehn goes up for a slide attack for Burnsville. #2 Tori Dixon (5 Burnsville) blocks Maggie Snyder (9 Alexandria). photos by kja

BURNSVILLE
1. Thea Deach, L 1-0-1----2
1fr Molly Duehn, MH 0-2-2----4
2. Lauren Butler, RH 0-1-6---7
3. Sam Pitzl, OH 2-0.5-6----8.5
4. Tori Dixon, MH 2-1-6---9
5. Justine Munger, S 0-0-1----1
6. Bobbie Meier, OH 0-0.5-5----5.5
totals: 5-5-27---37 points, 13 on Alexandria errors

ALEXANDRIA
1. Maggie Snyder, RH 0-0-2---2
2. Greta Wood, DS 0-0-0----0
2fr Alicia Montbriand, OH 0-0.5-3----3.5
3. Angela Christianson, MH 1-1.5-1----3.5
4. Katie Brown, S, 1-0-1----2
4fr Ari Carlson, RH 0-0-5---5
5. Becca Anderson, DS 1-0-0----1
5fr Nicole Throngard, OH 0-1-4----5
6. Jacque Brown, MH 0-1-4---5
6br Val Smith, L 0-0-0----0
totals: 3-4-20---27 points, 15 points on Burnsville errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Tori Dixon
, a presence at the net.

BY THE NUMBERS
Burnsville 15/26; .577; 50 points; .740; .357
Alexandria 14/26; .538; 42 points; .643; .260
3+ Runs: Burnsville 4, Alexandria 4
missed serves: Burnsville 2, Alexandria 2

ROTATIONS:
BURNSVILLE
1. Deach 10-4 .714
2. Butler 7-8 .467
3. Pitzl 10-11 .476
4. Dixon 6-6 .500
5. Munger 10-6 .625
6. Meier 7-7 .500
totals: 50-42 .543

ALEXANDRIA
1. Snyder 5-7 .417
2. Wood 7-11 .389
3. Christianson 11-6 .647
4. Brown 6-10 .375
5. Anderson 6-7 .462
6. Brown/Smith 7-9 .438
totals: 42-50 .457

Next up: Shakopee/Marshall semifinal