GATES MILLS—Geneva learned a lot from its first match with Hawken this season and the Eagles used that experience to sweep the host Hawks on Tuesday, 3-0.
The Eagles won the match 25-19, 25-18, 25-16.
“This game, we wanted to focus on getting it done in three,” said Geneva coach Annah Haeseler. “We went four with them last time so we worked on just keeping it clean and really just keeping it fast.”
Geneva dominated at the service line and delivered crisp passes throughout the match.
Becca Quirk recorded 12 service points with three aces and also contributed with 14 assists and three digs. Jordan Vencill added 12 kills, seven digs, five points and an ace and Chrissy Oros pitched in with 21 assists, four points and a dig for the Eagles.
Morgan Stoltz finished the night with 11 digs and seven points with one ace and Myla Rhodes contributed 10 kills to the win.
“I think our serving was more aggressive for sure and we kept it fast,” Haeseler said. “We mixed it up a little bit. We didn’t just rely on our outsides. We tried to utilize our middle a little bit more.”
The Eagles improved to 14-5 overall and 9-2 in the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division.
With the postseason quickly approaching, the Eagles are riding a four-match win streak.
“We’ll just go in one game at a time,” Haeseler said of the playoffs. “We need to keep it clean and keep our passing on point, that’s important. We’ll see what we get from the new seeding system. We’re excited for it.”
Hawken’s Ally Sewell
