#3 posting 10.30.2007
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SECTION 5AA
SOUTH SUBSECTION SEMIFINALS
ORONO spartans 3, FRIDLEY tigers 1
(22-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-22)
#2 Orono lost the first game to the young, upset minded #6 Fridley Tigers, but then squeezed out a two point win in game two. The Spartans rallied for a win in game four to advance to the 5AA Subsection finals against Wright County Conference rival Delano. That game will be at Minneapolis Henry on Thursday night at 7 pm. Fridley uses three 8th graders and one freshman in their rotation. They will be back stronger next season.
This match was fairly tight throughout. Fridley did enjoy an 8-4 lead in the first game after a 3 point run initiated by two kills from Caitlin McKernon. Orono took their first time out at that point. Both teams didn't generate many points off the serve. There was one sequence with five straight side outs. Fridley hung on to the lead, but Orono tied it at 18. A missed serve handed the ball back to Fridley. The Tigers had another mini run of four to make it 23-19 on Rachel Duehn's serve. Erin Green had two blocks sandwiching a kill. Two points in a row by Orono cut the margin to 23-21 when Fridley talked it over for the second time. A missed jump serve short by Sarah Luse circuited any comeback hopes. But Fridley's Green also missed giving Orono one more chance. The first game ended on a kill by Jordanne Greenup.
Game two see sawed back and forth. Orono had a three point run to make it 15-14 when Fridley
took a time out. After the break the game turned to Fridley's side (17-15) with three straight Orono hitting errors. Like a pendulum the momentum shifted again to Orono's side with three points. Orono again took a time out at 19-18 Fridley. Setter Emily Van Eyck got a side out to stop the momentary gain and give Orono their momentum back. Fridley took a time out when down 23-22. A missed serve by Green stopped any chance of an upset. Both teams traded side outs to make it 24 all. A Fridley hitting error and then a kill by Katy Morgan evened the night up at one a piece.
The game broke for Orono in game three with three points to make it 16-11. A time out did little to slow the momentum. It was a 7-2 run that put Orono a tad bit out of reach at 20-13. The second Fridley time out didn't work the same magic. Orono led 24-17 when Fridley took advantage of hitting errors. In the end it was Maddie Franz putting down a tip kill.
In the final game there were some big swings in momentum. Orono led 14-11 when Fridley called their first timeout. That tactic turned out to be the right call with a missed serve in the margin. Orono led 18-13 when 8th grader Rachel Duehn delivered a kill. She then served up five points. Fridley built that lead up to 22-19. Orono took two time outs in the 9-1 run, but could not stop it. Eventually Franz stepped up with a side out kill. Franz then served for the Spartans and never gave the ball back. She finished the night with two consecutive aces.
photos: #1 Orono setter Emily Ten Eyck pushes the ball past the block of Erin Green. #2. Orono's Katie Odens and Katy Morgan come together on a serve receive. photos by kja
ORONO
1. Emily Ten Eyck, S 1-0-5---6
2. Sarah Luse, MH 0-1-6----7
3. Maddie Franz, OH 3-0-12----15
4. Kelly Anderson, DS 0-0-0----0
4 Mikayla Anderson, RH 0-0-5-----5
4 Racquel Maronde, RH 0-0-3----3
5 Katie Odens, L 2-0-0----2
5 Megan Peterson, MH 0-0-5----5
6 Katy Morgan, OH 1-0-10----11
totals: 7-1-46----54 points, 44 points on Fridley errors
FRIDLEY
1. Lynette, Rolf, S 0-0-1----1
1fr Sydne Adams, RH 0-0-0----0
2 Rachel Duehn, OH 2-0-2----4
3. Erin Green, MH 0-3.5-11---14.5
3br Nicole Langiewicz, L 0-0-0----0
4. Hannah Niewald, S 0-0-0----0
4fr Corinne Miles, RH 0-1-3----4
5. Daydra Lorenson, DS 0-0-0----0
5fr Jordanne Greenup, OH 0-1.5-5----6.5
6. Caitlin McKernon, MH 0-3-5----8
6br Nicole Langiewicz, L
totals: 2-9-27----38 points earned; 52 points on Orono errors
TRENCH PLAYERname, fbso/att; fbso%; points; % earned; % allowed
Orono: 30/54; .556; 98 .551; .578
Fridley: 27/55; .491; 90; .422; .449
3+ runs: Orono 10, Fridley 8
missed serves: Orono 21, Fridley 14
ROTATIONS
ORONO
1. Emily Ten Eyck 19-27 .413
2. Sarah Luse 15-17 .469
3. Maddie Franz 17-11 .607
4 Kelly Anderson 13-15 .464
5 Katie Odens 19-11 .633
6. Katy Morgan 15-9 .625
totals: 98-90 .521
FRIDLEY
1, Lynette Rolf 13-17 .433
2. Rachel Duehn 27-15 .643
3. Erin Green 15-20 .429
4. Hannah Niewald 10-13 .435
5. Daydra Lorenson 14-20 .412
6. Caitlin McKernon 12-12 .500
totals: 90-98 .479
next up: tomorrow morning
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