Out & About: Hibbing/Wayzata

#6 posting 10.3.2008
your daily dose of girls volleyball news & information

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

Next up: Apple Valley tournament.

Changes in Northeast Minnesota

#2 posting 8.26.2007
your daily dose of girls volleyball news & information

HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEWS
Hibbing is now moving down to section 7AA which will pit mother Gail Nucech's team against daughter Crystal Nucech-Duesler Virginia's squad. The Duluth News Tribune looks at the rest of the moves and how it shapes up for volleyball in Northeast Minnesota. The DNT also has five players to watch.

Minnesota Valley Lutheran looks to improve on their 9-12-1 record from last year. from the New Ulm Journal.

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