Out & About: Spring Lake Park/Cambridge-Isanti

#5 posting 8.92.2007
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SPRING LAKE PARK panthers 3,
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI bluejackets 0
(25-12, 25-13, 25-6)

Spring Lake Park had no problems in a sweep over Cambridge-Isanti. The Panthers also swept the Bluejackets last season. SLP's Alyssa Johnson, who has made a verbal to SW MN State, led the way with nine kills and five blocks.

The first game was the closest in that it was tied at 8. The game really broke open on Kelsey Luedtke's serve. She ripped off seven service points with Johnson putting up two blocks. A CI time out at 16-9 did not stop the avalanche. Johnson finished off the game with three of the last four SLP points notching 8 for the first game. SLP won 25-12.

In game two CI came out with three straight points with Courtney Heinrich delivering two aces. A missed serve ended the brief CI moment in the sun. SLP then got a point due to rotation trouble. SLP's servers deliverd points on every serve as CI couldn't get the first ball side out. Another break point came on Angie Gormley's serve. She ripped off 11 straight points including four aces. This time Sara Delacey was dominating the middle for SLP. CI did manage to get a sideout to make it 23-10.

Game three was a study in contrasts. CI's body language and snafu's all added up. SLP started off up 1-0 before a serve due to illegal formation. SLP was able to side out each and every time CI served, while CI was incapable of getting the FBSO. Johnson again provided five points in this game. CI had problems with the hitting game in this game as they tried to set further and further away from the net to avoid the SLP middles.

photos: #1 Sara Delacey, #10 for SLP blocks a CI attack. #2 Alyssa Johnson, #8 SLP goes up for a quick. photos by kja
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SPRING LAKE PARK
1. Kelsey Luedtke, L 1-0-0---1
1fr Sara Delacey, MH (g1, 2) 0-1-3---4
1fr Hannah Hoffner, MH (g3) 0-1-2---3
2. Katie Wells, S 2-0-0---2
3. Melissa Backes, OH 1-0-3----4
3fr Brady Melberg, OH(g2, 3) 0-0-2---2
4. Alyssa Johnson, MH 1-5-9---15
4br Kelsey Luedtke, L
5. Angie Gormley, DS 5-0-0----5
5fr Natalee Yeazle, RS 0-0-4---4
6. Sierra Dooley, OH 1-0-4---5
totals: 11-7-27----45 points, 30 points from CI errors

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
1. Liz Johnson S (g1) 0-0-0----0
1. Courtney Heinrich, S 2-0-1---3
1. Melina Iverson, RH 0-0-1---1
2. Kelsey Locken, OH 0-0-0----0
2. Brittany Ross, OH 1-0-1----2
3. Kayla Horbacz., MH 0-0-3----3
4. Sanna Sjodin, RH 1-0-0---1
4. Liz Johnson, S (g2, 3) see above
5. Jess Wichman, OH (g1, 2) 0-0-2----2
5. Brittany Ross, OH (g3) see above
6. Mary Beth Zins, MH 0-1-1----2
6br Tricia Miller, L 0-0-0----0
totals: 4-1-9----14 points, 17 points on SLP Errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Alyssa Johnson

BY THE NUMBERS
Spring Lake Park 13/20; .650; 75; .600 earned; .548 allowed
Cambridge-Isanti 3/21; .143; 31; .451 earned; .400 allowed
Missed Serves: SLP 5; CI 4
CI had initial problems with passing which led to free balls, which led to a faster attack by SLP. It was a typical first game with CI facing too many rotation point give aways--three.

ROTATIONS
SPRING LAKE PARK
1 Luedtke 19-6 .760
2 Wells 13-7 .650
3 Backes 10-5 .667
4 Johnson 9-5 .643
5 Gormley 15-5 .750
6 Dooley 9-3 .750
totals: 75-31 .706

CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI
1 Heinrich 7-13 .350
2 Locken 6-8 .429
3 Horbacz 5-12 .294
4 Sjodin/Johnson 5-14 .263
5 Wichman 5-8 .385
6 Zins 3-18 .143
totals: 31-75 .292

next up: tomorrow morning