California High School Volleyball - Willits over Fort Bragg
October 13, 2010: Fort Bragg, CA 95437 The crowd at Wednesday's league bout between the Willits Wolverines (Willits, CA) and the host Fort Bragg Timberwolves (Fort Bragg, CA), saw Willits's volleyball squad beat Fort Bragg by a tally of 3-0.
With the win, Willits upgrades its record to 8-7 on the year. The Wolverines host Middletown (Middletown, CA) to play the Mustangs in a North Central I - North bout on Tuesday, October 19. The Mustangs go into the bout with a record of 0-12. Middletown lost 3-0 in their recent league bout against Fort Bragg (Fort Bragg, CA)
The Timberwolves now own a 11-10 record. They play next when they travel to Kelseyville for a North Central I - North bout on Tuesday, October 19. Fort Bragg will play a Knights squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Anderson Valley (Boonville, CA). The Knights record now stands at 2-7.
Match Summary
Willits remains undefeated in NCL-I North behind the leadership of team captain Brenna Jessup who garnered 13 kills, 10 assists, 3 aces and 1 block. Teammate and second setter/OH in Willits' 6-2 system, Rona Jergenson, contributed 9 kills, 12 assists, 4 aces and 1 block. Fort Bragg's tight defense, including 9 digs of hard-hit balls and effective passing of Willits' tough serves set up opportunities to run an evenly distributed offense--24 attacks/9 kills/1 error on a blocked shot--earning a 24-22 set point serve that sailed wide and turned the ball over. A 3 service point run with 2 aces gave the first set to Willits, 26-24. Despite an heroic effort by Fort Bragg's diminutive dynamos, Willits' powerful serving and intimidation at the net led to 25-18 and 25-17 wins in the 3rd and 4th sets.