Out & About: Hibbing/Wayzata

#6 posting 10.3.2008
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TODD BACHMAN TOURNAMENT
Lakeville North
First Round
HIBBING bluejackets 2, WAYZATA trojans 0
(25-16, 25-22)

#4AA Hibbing topped an injured Wayzata team. Toni Okuyemi, Wayzata's freshman middle went down early in the first set with the Bluejackets up 8-4. She did not return. Hibbing pushed their lead out to 11-5. Wayzata came back with a five point run of their own to close the margin to 11-10. The game then shifted to a nine straight side outs. Hibbing broke from that pattern with a run of five, four points on Kate Lange's serve. Hibbing closed the first set with another run of four points.

Wayzata bounced back in the second set with a 6-2 start. The Trojan's Tia Gaffen dominated at the start of the second set with four of the six points. Hibbing roared back with a seven point run with Jill Gandsey serve. She had two aces in the run. Wayzata used their first time out at 12-9 and second at 15-10. Hibbing led 19-14 when Wayzata started to close. Wayzata had 4/5 first ball side outs to close the game. Wayzata was able to cut the margin with a 5-2 run. Hibbing pushed out to 23-19 when the scoreboard, for some reason, added points to Wayzata's total, making the score 23-22. After a long discussion the score was corrected. Wayzata scored twice after that delay to make it 23-21. Three straight side outs finished the contest. Paige Hardy finished the game with a kill.

Kate Lange led Hibbing with 11.5 points. Tia Gaffen led Wayzata with 11 points.

You can see the entire Hibbing vs Wayzata photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
HIBBING
1. Jill Gandsey, 2009, L 2-0-1-----3
1fr. Melissa Nyberg, 2009 MH 0-0.5-4----4.5
2. Kelsey Wirtanen, 2009, S 1-0.5-0-----1.5
3. Laicee Grahek, 2010 OH 0-0.5-3-----3.5
4. Kate Lange, 2010 MH 3-1.5-7-----11.5
5. Kaitlyn Aldrich, 2009, RH 0-0-3----3
6. Paige Hardy, 2009, OH 0-0-7----7
totals: 6-3-25----34 points, 17 points on Wayzata errors

WAYZATA
set one order below
set two- Simmons-Durocher-Doyle-Fiergola-Gaffen-Lutz
1. Julia Doyle, 2012, S 0-1-1------2
2. Olivia Fiergola, 2010, OH 0-0-2-----2
2br: Jackie Smith, 2009, DS 0-0-0-----0
3. Kelsey Durocher, 2010, L 0-0-1-----1
3fr: Tia Gaffen, 2009, MH 0-0-11------11
4. Allison Lutz, 2009, S 0-0-0----0
5. Jessica Kegel, 2011, OH 1-0-1----2
6. Kelsey Simmons, 2010, DS 0-0-1-----1
6fr: Toni Okuyemi, 2012, MH 0-0-0-----0
totals: 1-1-19----21 points, 17 points on Hibbing errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kate Lange

BY THE NUMBERS
Hibbing 18/26-.692; 51*; .667; .447
Wayzata 15/26-.577; 38; .553; .333
Runs 3+: Hibbing 5, Wayzata 2
Longest string: Hibbing 7, Wayzata 5
Missed Serves: Hibbing 7, Wayzata 2
Time Out %: Hibbing 2/2 -1.000; Wayzata 2/4-.500

ROTATIONS
HIBBING
1. Gandsey 11-4 .733
2. Wirtanen 9-9 .500
3. Grahek 6-8 .429
4. Lange 13-4 .765
5. Aldrich 5-9 .357
6. Hardy 7-4 .636
totals: 51-38 .573

WAYZATA
1. Doyle 7-7 .500
2. Fiergola 5-5 .500
3. Durocher/Gaffen 5-13 .278
4. Lutz 5-11 .313
5. Kegel 8-11 .421
6. Simmons/Durocher 8-4 .667
totals: 38-51 .427

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 H H H H H
set 2 W H H H H

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2
Hibbing 9 5
Wayzata 1 4

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