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The Mercer County (Aledo, IL) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home non-conference match against Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
NCCHS	18	16	0
Mercer County	25	25	2

Final score provided by D. Kelly.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Newman Central Catholic (24-25)

Mercer County (24-25)

Newman Central Catholic

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	8	4.0	17.8	45	19	-.244
1	Blair Grennan (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
3	Lauren McClain (Fr)	2	2	1.0	22.2	9	5	-.333
5	Lucy Oetting (Jr)	2	1	0.5	9.1	11	4	-.273
6	K. Shippert (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	2	-.400
8	Brooklyn Smith (So)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	3	-.167
11	I. Lanning (Fr)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	2	-.167
13	Marykay Downs (Sr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	2	.000

Mercer County

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	15	7.5	34.1	44	14	.023
3	Jaiden Ladue (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
5	A. Gillespie (Jr)	1	1	1.0	50.0	2	0	.500
6	Olivia Dillavou (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500
8	Koleigh Dixon (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500
9	Tessa Morrison (So)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	2	.000
15	Rylee Bigham (Jr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	3	-.167
19	Molly Hofmann (Sr)	2	8	4.0	57.1	14	3	.357
20	Claire Fowler (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	2	-.500
21	I. Dillavou (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
27	Natalie Thomson (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
36	Kinzee Marston (Jr)	2	2	1.0	25.0	8	2	.000

Newman Central Catholic

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	3	1.5	8.6	35	8	77.1	14
1	Blair Grennan (So)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	1	80.0	1
3	Lauren McClain (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	9	1	88.9	5
5	Lucy Oetting (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	2	50.0	0
6	K. Shippert (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
8	Brooklyn Smith (So)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	1	85.7	3
11	I. Lanning (Fr)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	2	66.7	4
13	Marykay Downs (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	1

Mercer County

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	6	3.0	12.2	49	6	87.8	29
3	Jaiden Ladue (Jr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	1	66.7	2
5	A. Gillespie (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
6	Olivia Dillavou (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
8	Koleigh Dixon (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
9	Tessa Morrison (So)	2	1	0.5	9.1	11	2	81.8	7
15	Rylee Bigham (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	0
19	Molly Hofmann (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	2
20	Claire Fowler (Sr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	1	87.5	4
21	I. Dillavou (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
27	Natalie Thomson (Jr)	2	1	0.5	8.3	12	1	91.7	9
36	Kinzee Marston (Jr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	0	100.0	5

Newman Central Catholic

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	2	2	3	1.5
1	Blair Grennan (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0
3	Lauren McClain (Fr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
5	Lucy Oetting (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
6	K. Shippert (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0
8	Brooklyn Smith (So)	2	1	1	2	1.0
11	I. Lanning (Fr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
13	Marykay Downs (Sr)	2	1	1	2	1.0

Mercer County

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	2	4	4	2.0
3	Jaiden Ladue (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
5	A. Gillespie (Jr)	1	0	1	1	1.0
6	Olivia Dillavou (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
8	Koleigh Dixon (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0.0
9	Tessa Morrison (So)	2	0	1	1	0.5
15	Rylee Bigham (Jr)	2	2	1	3	1.5
19	Molly Hofmann (Sr)	2	0	1	1	0.5
20	Claire Fowler (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
21	I. Dillavou (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
27	Natalie Thomson (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
36	Kinzee Marston (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0

Newman Central Catholic

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	9	4.5
1	Blair Grennan (So)	2	3	1.5
3	Lauren McClain (Fr)	2	0	0.0
5	Lucy Oetting (Jr)	2	0	0.0
6	K. Shippert (So)	2	0	0.0
8	Brooklyn Smith (So)	2	2	1.0
11	I. Lanning (Fr)	2	3	1.5
13	Marykay Downs (Sr)	2	1	0.5

Mercer County

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	17	8.5
3	Jaiden Ladue (Jr)	2	2	1.0
5	A. Gillespie (Jr)	1	1	1.0
6	Olivia Dillavou (Sr)	2	2	1.0
8	Koleigh Dixon (Sr)	1	0	0.0
9	Tessa Morrison (So)	2	2	1.0
15	Rylee Bigham (Jr)	2	1	0.5
19	Molly Hofmann (Sr)	2	2	1.0
20	Claire Fowler (Sr)	2	2	1.0
21	I. Dillavou (Sr)	2	3	1.5
27	Natalie Thomson (Jr)	2	0	0.0
36	Kinzee Marston (Jr)	2	2	1.0

Newman Central Catholic

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	8	4.0	47
1	Blair Grennan (So)	2	0	0.0	3
3	Lauren McClain (Fr)	2	4	2.0	21
5	Lucy Oetting (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
6	K. Shippert (So)	2	0	0.0	1
8	Brooklyn Smith (So)	2	4	2.0	21
11	I. Lanning (Fr)	2	0	0.0	1
13	Marykay Downs (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0

Mercer County

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	15	7.5	41
3	Jaiden Ladue (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
5	A. Gillespie (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0
6	Olivia Dillavou (Sr)	2	7	3.5	15
8	Koleigh Dixon (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0
9	Tessa Morrison (So)	2	1	0.5	2
15	Rylee Bigham (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
19	Molly Hofmann (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
20	Claire Fowler (Sr)	2	0	0.0	3
21	I. Dillavou (Sr)	2	0	0.0	3
27	Natalie Thomson (Jr)	2	7	3.5	18
36	Kinzee Marston (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0

Newman Central Catholic

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	43	5	21.5
1	Blair Grennan (So)	2	27	4	13.5
3	Lauren McClain (Fr)	2	3	0	1.5
5	Lucy Oetting (Jr)	2	5	0	2.5
6	K. Shippert (So)	2	0	0	0.0
8	Brooklyn Smith (So)	2	4	0	2.0
11	I. Lanning (Fr)	2	4	1	2.0
13	Marykay Downs (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Mercer County

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	23	4	11.5
3	Jaiden Ladue (Jr)	2	5	0	2.5
5	A. Gillespie (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
6	Olivia Dillavou (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
8	Koleigh Dixon (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
9	Tessa Morrison (So)	2	1	0	0.5
15	Rylee Bigham (Jr)	2	0	1	0.0
19	Molly Hofmann (Sr)	2	9	0	4.5
20	Claire Fowler (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
21	I. Dillavou (Sr)	2	7	3	3.5
27	Natalie Thomson (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
36	Kinzee Marston (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0

Newman Central Catholic's stats are presented by MaxPreps AdvantageNFHS Network & MaxPreps Advantage (Manual)

Mercer County's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Newman Central Catholic Mercer County

September 26, 2024: Aledo, IL 61231

Mercer County Golden Eagles (Aledo, IL) followers left the game satisfied Thursday as they saw their volleyball squad achieve victory over the visiting Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL), 2-0 in a non-league test.

With the win, Mercer County advances its record to 12-7 on the season. The Golden Eagles travel to Mendota (Mendota, IL) to face the Trojans in a non-league test on Monday, September 30. The Trojans go into the test with a record of 3-12. Mendota lost 2-0 in their recent non-league test against Bureau Valley (Manlius, IL)

The Comets now sport a 2-13 record. They put it on the line next when they host Princeton for a Three Rivers test on Tuesday, October 1. Newman Central Catholic will face a Tigers squad coming off a 2-1 league loss to Erie-Prophetstown (Erie, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 8-11.

NCCHS @ Mercer County Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Sep. 26, 2024 @ 7p

The Mercer County (Aledo, IL) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's home non-conference match against Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Newman Central Catholic (24-25)

IL	Class
601	162

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
2-32-1	0-11	0-9	1-13	1-10-1	.071	.000	10	67

Mercer County (24-25)

IL	Class
235	65

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
20-13	2-8	11-6	8-5	1-2	.606	.200	42	31

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Newman Central Catholic	16.0	16.6	17.6	.3
Mercer County	21.4	21.7	20.7	1.3

Team Stat Comparison

Newman Central Catholic		Mercer County
506	Kills	685
145	Total Blocks	111
120	Serving Aces	170
956	Digs	1083
464	Assists	632
1528	Receptions	1180

Team Leaders

Newman Central Catholic		Mercer County	National Avg.
#7 Makenzie Duhon91	Kills	#19 Molly Hofmann324	53
#6 Kennedi Shippert31	Total Blocks	#19 Molly Hofmann59	11
#3 Lauren McClain27	Serving Aces	#19 Molly Hofmann29	16
#1 Blair Grennan185	Digs	#19 Molly Hofmann199	84
#8 Brooklyn Smith211	Assists	#27 Natalie Thomson212	49
#1 Blair Grennan451	Receptions	#19 Molly Hofmann338	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Newman Central Catholic	0-14		Mercer County	3-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/5/24	Newman Central Catholic	Mendota	(L) 2-0	9/30/24	Mercer County	Mendota	(W) 2-0
10/8/24	Mendota	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0
9/7/24	Riverdale	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0	9/17/24	Riverdale	Mercer County	(L) 2-0
9/18/24	Newman Central Catholic	Riverdale	(L) 2-0	10/17/24	Mercer County	Riverdale	(L) 2-0
10/19/24	Riverdale	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0	10/29/24	Riverdale	Mercer County	(L) 2-0
9/7/24	Rock Falls	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0	10/24/24	Rock Falls	Mercer County	(L) 2-0
10/19/24	Rock Falls	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0
10/28/24	Rock Falls	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0
9/7/24	Bureau Valley	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0	8/29/24	Mercer County	Bureau Valley	(W) 2-0
10/10/24	Newman Central Catholic	Bureau Valley	(L) 2-1
9/9/24	Newman Central Catholic	Wethersfield	(L) 2-0	8/27/24	Mercer County	Wethersfield	(L) 2-0
9/17/24	Kewanee	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0	9/19/24	Kewanee	Mercer County	(W) 2-0
10/17/24	Newman Central Catholic	Kewanee	(L) 2-0
10/23/24	Rockridge	Newman Central Catholic	(L) 2-0	9/10/24	Mercer County	Rockridge	(L) 2-0
				10/15/24	Rockridge	Mercer County	(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Newman Central Catholic (24-25)		Mercer County (24-25)
2-32-1	Overall	20-13
0-11	League	2-8
1-8	Non-League	12-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-14	Common Opponent	3-7
0-9	Home	11-6
1-13	Away	8-5
1-10-1	Neutral	1-2
0-1	Playoff	1-1
2-31-1	In-State	20-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0