No. 3 Geneva had little trouble with No. 6 Girard in a Division II sectional championship game at Jefferson High School on Saturday.
The Eagles defeated the Indians, 25-14, 25-22, 25-19, and will play No. 2 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin in Wednesday’s district semifinals at Jefferson.
“Tonight, we played very well as a team,” Geneva coach Annah Haeseler said. “Our passing was on point and our serving was tremendous. A huge part of our success was getting them out of system and keeping them under pressure. I think we had one of our best all-around matches.”
Jordan Vencill led the Eagles with 12 kills and 11 digs. She also recorded two blocks in the win.
Erin Korn added four kills and Myla Rhodes pitched in with two kills and a pair of digs. Morgan Stoltz finished with nine digs and Becca Quirk added 14 assists.
The Eagles performed well at the service line with Kayla Lindberg, Chrissy Oros, Quirk and Vencill hitting their marks throughout the match.
Geneva also handled most everything Girard sent over the net.
“I think we held the momentum most of the match,” Haeseler said. “I had to just keep reminding them they are going to hit it at us hard and we need to just make sure we are taking advantage of the free balls that we do get, and to run our offence when we can. I think we did just that.”
