Virginia High School Volleyball - Loudoun County tips Cave Spring
October 1, 2011: Leesburg, VA 22075 In Saturday's non-league contest, the Loudoun County Raiders (Leesburg, VA) volleyball squad nudged the visiting Cave Spring Knights (Roanoke, VA), by a margin of 3-2.
Next up, the Raiders battle the Loudoun Valley Vikings (Purcellville, VA) in a AA Dulles contest, on Monday, October 3. Loudoun County will attempt to better on its 13-1 season record. The Vikings go into the contest with a 9-6 record after their 3-0 league win over Park View (Sterling, VA).
With the loss, Cave Spring moves to 9-1 on the year. The Knights travel to Blacksburg (Blacksburg, VA) to battle the Bruins in a AA River Ridge contest on Tuesday, October 4. The Bruins go into the contest with a record of 9-5. Blacksburg won 3-0 in their recent league contest against Salem (Salem, VA)
Match Summary
The Raiders opened the tournament with a rematch of the VHSL AA State Semifinal each of the last 2 seasons versus Cave Spring. The two teams battled point for point, and after dropping the 4th set, the Raiders started fast win the decisive 5th game and close the match with scores of 25-17, 21-25, 27-25, 17-25, 15-7. The Raiders were led by Jordan Leiter (49 assists, 15 digs, 13 points, 4 aces, 2 blocks), Jenna Strange (17 kills, 11 digs, 5 blocks, 4 points, 2 assists), Maggie Phillips (15 kills, 12 points, 3 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Katrina Kirby (11 kills, 10 points, 3 aces, 3 blocks, 3 digs, 2 assists), Megan Fox (10 kills, 7 points, 7 digs, 3 blocks, 3 assists), Taylor Huewe (6 kills, 5 blocks, 1 dig), Kelsey Slack (13 digs, 7 points, 1 kill), Gabby Serafin (12 digs).
