Independence opened the 2017 season with a dominating win at Revere on Tuesday.
The Blue Devils, who returned every varsity player from last season, rolled to a 25-17, 25-14, 25-18 sweep of the Minutemen.
“It’s nice having everyone back,” said Independence coach Megan Osysko. “You can definitely tell the maturity has grown in the girls from last year to this year. We started out with a team win. Everyone played well and did their job.”
Maddy Bilinovic led the Blue Devils with 16 digs while Maura Collins, Lexi Prokopius and Kalli Screptock combined for 37 kills.
“Maddy led the defense for us,” Osysko said. “(Collins, Prokopius and Screptock) played well at the net. That was good to see rather than having one player dominating.”
Collins led the team with 10 kills while Prokopius finished with nine and a pair of blocks. Screptock recorded eight kills and four service aces. Olivia Bilinovic finished with seven digs.
Independence played well on both sides of the net and kept Revere from mounting much of an offensive attack.
“Our goal is always to keep the other team out of system,” Osysko said. “We did that pretty well and played to our quick pace of the game.”
The Blue Devils open Chagrin Valley Conference play at Perry on Thursday.
