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Saint Thomas Aquinas St. James Academy

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The St. James Academy (Lenexa, KS) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral playoff match against Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, KS) by a score of 2-1.

This match is a part of the "2021 Kansas Girls State Volleyball Tournament - Class 5A".

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Saint Thomas Aquinas	25	23	24	1
St. James Academy	23	25	26	2

Final score provided by N. Dorsey.

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Match Stats

St. James Academy (21-22)

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	42	14.0	29.6	142	22	.141
2	Sophia Bond (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Reagan Anderson (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
5	Sarah Pyle (Sr)	3	3	1.0	18.8	16	4	-.062
7	Mikayla Benanti (Sr)	3	7	2.3	43.8	16	1	.375
10	Kellyn Mccabe (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
13	Betsy Goodenow (Jr)	3	3	1.0	23.1	13	3	.000
20	Ava Martin (Sr)	3	15	5.0	33.3	45	6	.200
24	Alea Goolsby (Fr)	3	9	3.0	28.1	32	6	.094
25	Kelsey Schenck (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
28	Tatum Grimes (So)	3	5	1.7	26.3	19	2	.158

St. James Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	39	13.0	28.1	139	22	.122
2	Lauren Wheeler (Sr)	3	7	2.3	29.2	24	1	.250
3	Ava Spachek (So)	3	12	4.0	44.4	27	5	.259
4	Elizabeth Kuhl (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	18	2	-.111
5	Ella Goodwin (So)	3	10	3.3	31.3	32	6	.125
6	Reese Messer (Fr)	3	4	1.3	33.3	12	2	.167
7	Heidi Devers (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
8	K. Blaesing (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
9	Lauren Brown (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
10	Rachel Ziesman (Sr)	3	6	2.0	25.0	24	6	.000
13	Mya Bolton (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	2	0	.000

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	4.2	72	6	91.7	35
2	Sophia Bond (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	10	2	80.0	4
4	Reagan Anderson (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	13	0	100.0	7
5	Sarah Pyle (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
7	Mikayla Benanti (Sr)	3	1	0.3	6.3	16	0	100.0	9
10	Kellyn Mccabe (Sr)	3	1	0.3	8.3	12	1	91.7	6
13	Betsy Goodenow (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
20	Ava Martin (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	11	2	81.8	5
24	Alea Goolsby (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
25	Kelsey Schenck (So)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	1	90.0	4
28	Tatum Grimes (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

St. James Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	6	2.0	8.1	74	6	91.9	38
2	Lauren Wheeler (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	1
3	Ava Spachek (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
4	Elizabeth Kuhl (Sr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	1	90.0	5
5	Ella Goodwin (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
6	Reese Messer (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	10	0	100.0	4
7	Heidi Devers (So)	3	1	0.3	7.7	13	2	84.6	6
8	K. Blaesing (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	12	2	83.3	6
9	Lauren Brown (Jr)	3	2	0.7	13.3	15	0	100.0	9
10	Rachel Ziesman (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
13	Mya Bolton (So)	3	2	0.7	16.7	12	1	91.7	7

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	1	14	8	2.7
2	Sophia Bond (So)	3	0	1	1	0.3
4	Reagan Anderson (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
5	Sarah Pyle (Sr)	3	0	2	2	0.7
7	Mikayla Benanti (Sr)	3	0	2	2	0.7
10	Kellyn Mccabe (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
13	Betsy Goodenow (Jr)	3	0	2	2	0.7
20	Ava Martin (Sr)	3	0	2	2	0.7
24	Alea Goolsby (Fr)	3	1	0	1	0.3
25	Kelsey Schenck (So)	3	0	0	0	0.0
28	Tatum Grimes (So)	3	0	5	5	1.7

St. James Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	1	8	5	1.7
2	Lauren Wheeler (Sr)	3	0	2	2	0.7
3	Ava Spachek (So)	3	0	1	1	0.3
4	Elizabeth Kuhl (Sr)	3	0	1	1	0.3
5	Ella Goodwin (So)	3	1	0	1	0.3
6	Reese Messer (Fr)	3	0	1	1	0.3
7	Heidi Devers (So)	3	0	0	0	0.0
8	K. Blaesing (So)	3	0	0	0	0.0
9	Lauren Brown (Jr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
10	Rachel Ziesman (Sr)	3	0	3	3	1.0
13	Mya Bolton (So)	3	0	0	0	0.0

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	66	22.0
2	Sophia Bond (So)	3	9	3.0
4	Reagan Anderson (Jr)	3	9	3.0
5	Sarah Pyle (Sr)	3	1	0.3
7	Mikayla Benanti (Sr)	3	2	0.7
10	Kellyn Mccabe (Sr)	3	6	2.0
13	Betsy Goodenow (Jr)	3	4	1.3
20	Ava Martin (Sr)	3	19	6.3
24	Alea Goolsby (Fr)	3	3	1.0
25	Kelsey Schenck (So)	3	12	4.0
28	Tatum Grimes (So)	3	1	0.3

St. James Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	75	25.0
2	Lauren Wheeler (Sr)	3	3	1.0
3	Ava Spachek (So)	3	1	0.3
4	Elizabeth Kuhl (Sr)	3	5	1.7
5	Ella Goodwin (So)	3	2	0.7
6	Reese Messer (Fr)	3	12	4.0
7	Heidi Devers (So)	3	15	5.0
8	K. Blaesing (So)	3	8	2.7
9	Lauren Brown (Jr)	3	11	3.7
10	Rachel Ziesman (Sr)	3	0	0.0
13	Mya Bolton (So)	3	18	6.0

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	40	13.3	132	2
2	Sophia Bond (So)	3	17	5.7	53	1
4	Reagan Anderson (Jr)	3	4	1.3	17	0
5	Sarah Pyle (Sr)	3	0	0.0	1	0
7	Mikayla Benanti (Sr)	3	0	0.0	2	0
10	Kellyn Mccabe (Sr)	3	1	0.3	6	0
13	Betsy Goodenow (Jr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
20	Ava Martin (Sr)	3	0	0.0	2	0
24	Alea Goolsby (Fr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
25	Kelsey Schenck (So)	3	16	5.3	48	1
28	Tatum Grimes (So)	3	0	0.0	1	0

St. James Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	37	12.3	124
2	Lauren Wheeler (Sr)	3	1	0.3	4
3	Ava Spachek (So)	3	0	0.0	0
4	Elizabeth Kuhl (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0
5	Ella Goodwin (So)	3	0	0.0	1
6	Reese Messer (Fr)	3	30	10.0	107
7	Heidi Devers (So)	3	1	0.3	3
8	K. Blaesing (So)	3	2	0.7	3
9	Lauren Brown (Jr)	3	0	0.0	2
10	Rachel Ziesman (Sr)	3	1	0.3	1
13	Mya Bolton (So)	3	2	0.7	3

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	62	5	20.7
2	Sophia Bond (So)	3	0	0	0.0
4	Reagan Anderson (Jr)	3	17	0	5.7
5	Sarah Pyle (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
7	Mikayla Benanti (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
10	Kellyn Mccabe (Sr)	3	11	1	3.7
13	Betsy Goodenow (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
20	Ava Martin (Sr)	3	16	2	5.3
24	Alea Goolsby (Fr)	3	18	2	6.0
25	Kelsey Schenck (So)	3	0	0	0.0
28	Tatum Grimes (So)	3	0	0	0.0

St. James Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	64	2	21.3
2	Lauren Wheeler (Sr)	3	12	1	4.0
3	Ava Spachek (So)	3	0	0	0.0
4	Elizabeth Kuhl (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	Ella Goodwin (So)	3	1	0	0.3
6	Reese Messer (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0
7	Heidi Devers (So)	3	9	0	3.0
8	K. Blaesing (So)	3	14	0	4.7
9	Lauren Brown (Jr)	3	5	0	1.7
10	Rachel Ziesman (Sr)	3	2	0	0.7
13	Mya Bolton (So)	3	21	1	7.0

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St. James Academy's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Match Story

Kansas High School Volleyball - St. James Academy tips Aquinas

October 30, 2021: Overland Park, KS 66215

In Saturday's non-league contest, the St. James Academy Thunder (Lenexa, KS) volleyball squad nudged the host Aquinas Saints (Overland Park, KS), by a margin of 2-1.

Next up, the Thunder battle the Lansing Lions (Lansing, KS) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, October 30. St. James Academy will attempt to better on its 29-11 season record. The Lions go into the contest with a 38-1 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Maize (Maize, KS).

With the loss, Aquinas moves to 37-4 on the year. The Saints travel to Seaman (Topeka, KS) to battle the Vikings in a non-league contest on Saturday, October 30. The Vikings go into the contest with a record of 26-10. Seaman won 2-1 in their recent non-league outing against Spring Hill (Spring Hill, KS)

Rankings & Records

Saint Thomas Aquinas (21-22)

National	KS	Class
48	1	1

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	SW	SL
38-4	5-0	13-0	12-2	13-2	.905	1.000	86	15

St. James Academy (21-22)

National	KS	Class
401	6	3

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	SW	SL
30-11	2-3	9-5	15-2	6-4	.732	.400	68	30

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Saint Thomas Aquinas	24.6	24.6	23.8	25.7	15.0	2.0
St. James Academy	23.8	23.7	23.3	24.0	11.0	1.7

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Head-to-Head

Saint Thomas Aquinas won on 9/7/2021

9/7 @ 6:30p S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 Wins

SJA 25 25 26 23 11 2
STAHS 21 23 28 25 15 3

The St. James Academy (Lenexa, KS) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's away conference match against Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, KS) by a score of 3-2.
Box score
St. James Academy won on 10/30/2021

10/30 @ 9a S1 S2 S3 Wins

STAHS 25 23 24 1
SJA 23 25 26 2

The Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, KS) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff match against St. James Academy (Lenexa, KS) by a score of 2-1.
Box score

9/7 @ 6:30p	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
SJA	25	25	26	23	11	2
STAHS	21	23	28	25	15	3

10/30 @ 9a	S1	S2	S3	Wins
STAHS	25	23	24	1
SJA	23	25	26	2

Team Stat Comparison

Saint Thomas Aquinas		St. James Academy
1409	Kills	1163
199	Total Blocks	145
225	Serving Aces	257
1427	Digs	1552
1341	Assists	1051
1557	Receptions	1422

Team Leaders

Saint Thomas Aquinas		St. James Academy	National Avg.
#20 Ava Martin460	Kills	#10 Rachel Ziesman278	51
#28 Tatum Grimes83	Total Blocks	#10 Rachel Ziesman72	12
#2 Sophia Bond54	Serving Aces	#6 Reese Messer49	16
#4 Reagan Anderson353	Digs	#13 Mya Bolton408	81
#25 Kelsey Schenck621	Assists	#6 Reese Messer840	48
#4 Reagan Anderson470	Receptions	#13 Mya Bolton361	84

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Saint Thomas Aquinas	22-1		St. James Academy	16-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/28/21	Lansing	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0	10/29/21	St. James Academy	Lansing	(L) 2-0
				10/30/21	Lansing	St. James Academy	(L) 2-0
8/31/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	St. Teresa's Academy	(W) 3-1	10/14/21	St. James Academy	St. Teresa's Academy	(W) 3-1
9/2/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Shawnee Heights	(W) 3-0	10/16/21	St. James Academy	Shawnee Heights	(W) 2-0
9/25/21	Shawnee Heights	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0
9/14/21	Blue Valley	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0	9/28/21	Blue Valley	St. James Academy	(W) 2-1
9/18/21	Blue Valley	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0
9/14/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Blue Valley Northwest	(W) 2-0	9/21/21	Blue Valley Northwest	St. James Academy	(W) 2-1
9/25/21	Blue Valley Northwest	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0
9/18/21	Liberty	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0	9/18/21	St. James Academy	Liberty	(L) 2-1
9/18/21	Liberty North	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0	9/18/21	Liberty North	St. James Academy	(L) 2-0
10/2/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Liberty North	(L) 2-1
9/21/21	Blue Valley Southwest	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0	9/28/21	St. James Academy	Blue Valley Southwest	(W) 2-0
				10/16/21	St. James Academy	Blue Valley Southwest	(W) 2-0
9/21/21	Blue Valley North	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-1	9/9/21	Blue Valley North	St. James Academy	(L) 2-0
				9/11/21	St. James Academy	Blue Valley North	(W) 2-0
				10/2/21	Blue Valley North	St. James Academy	(L) 2-0
9/25/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Olathe East	(W) 2-0	10/19/21	St. James Academy	Olathe East	(W) 3-0
9/25/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Blue Valley West	(W) 2-1	9/9/21	Blue Valley West	St. James Academy	(L) 2-0
9/28/21	Blue Valley West	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0
9/25/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Bishop Carroll	(W) 2-0	10/29/21	Bishop Carroll	St. James Academy	(W) 2-0
9/28/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Bishop Miege	(W) 2-0	9/18/21	St. James Academy	Bishop Miege	(W) 2-1
				9/21/21	Bishop Miege	St. James Academy	(W) 2-0
				10/7/21	St. James Academy	Bishop Miege	(W) 2-0
10/2/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Blue Springs South	(W) 2-0	9/18/21	St. James Academy	Blue Springs South	(W) 2-0
10/19/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Olathe Northwest	(W) 3-1	8/28/21	Olathe Northwest	St. James Academy	(W) 2-0
				10/16/21	St. James Academy	Olathe Northwest	(W) 2-1
10/29/21	Seaman	Saint Thomas Aquinas	(W) 2-0	10/7/21	St. James Academy	Seaman	(W) 2-0
10/30/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Seaman	(W) 2-0
10/29/21	Saint Thomas Aquinas	Spring Hill	(W) 2-0	10/16/21	Spring Hill	St. James Academy	(L) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Saint Thomas Aquinas (21-22)		St. James Academy (21-22)
38-4	Overall	30-11
5-0	League	2-3
19-0	Non-League	20-4
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
22-1	Common Opponent	16-8
13-0	Home	9-5
12-2	Away	15-2
13-2	Neutral	6-4
6-1	Playoff	3-2
25-1	In-State	28-8
13-3	Out-of-State	2-3