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Branford East Haven

Hornets

Yellowjackets

The East Haven (CT) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's home conference match against Branford (CT) by a score of 3-0.

Game Details: East Haven High School-Gym

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Branford	25	25	25	3
East Haven	12	20	19	0

Final score provided by S. CIAC.

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Match Stats

East Haven (23-24)

Branford

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S
	Team Totals	3	20	6.7
5	Julianne Henkel (So)	3	3	1.0
8	Lea Sekerovic (So)	3	5	1.7
10	Riley O'Brien (Jr)	3
13	Olivia May (Jr)	1	1	1.0
14	Tatum Spinato (Sr)	3	2	0.7
17	J. Defrancesco (Sr)	3	3	1.0
18	Madigan Lawler (Sr)	3	6	2.0
22	Sophie Santos (Jr)	3

East Haven

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	4	1.3	8.0	50	21	-.340
1	Ava Avena (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	0	.000
2	Ava Panico (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
3	Brooke Ciscone (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
17	Mia Abely (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	5	3	-.600
18	Alexa Heaphy (Jr)	3	1	0.3	7.7	13	6	-.385
20	Nicole Brown (Sr)	3	2	0.7	22.2	9	4	-.222
24	Kelsey Hinckley (So)	3	1	0.3	11.1	9	2	-.111
40	Eve Backhaus (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
43	Trinity Benson (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	10	5	-.500

Branford

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S
	Team Totals	3	12	4.0
5	Julianne Henkel (So)	3
8	Lea Sekerovic (So)	3
10	Riley O'Brien (Jr)	3	3	1.0
13	Olivia May (Jr)	1
14	Tatum Spinato (Sr)	3	1	0.3
17	J. Defrancesco (Sr)	3	4	1.3
18	Madigan Lawler (Sr)	3	4	1.3
22	Sophie Santos (Jr)	3

East Haven

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	14	4.7	26.4	53	8	84.9	25
1	Ava Avena (Sr)	3	1	0.3	20.0	5	0	100.0	1
2	Ava Panico (So)	3	1	0.3	11.1	9	1	88.9	4
3	Brooke Ciscone (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
17	Mia Abely (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
18	Alexa Heaphy (Jr)	3	8	2.7	57.1	14	4	71.4	9
20	Nicole Brown (Sr)	3	2	0.7	22.2	9	0	100.0	3
24	Kelsey Hinckley (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
40	Eve Backhaus (So)	3	1	0.3	8.3	12	1	91.7	7
43	Trinity Benson (Fr)	3	1	0.3	25.0	4	2	50.0	1

Branford

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	3
5	Julianne Henkel (So)	3
8	Lea Sekerovic (So)	3
10	Riley O'Brien (Jr)	3
13	Olivia May (Jr)	1
14	Tatum Spinato (Sr)	3
17	J. Defrancesco (Sr)	3
18	Madigan Lawler (Sr)	3
22	Sophie Santos (Jr)	3

East Haven

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	2	1	0.3
1	Ava Avena (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3
2	Ava Panico (So)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Brooke Ciscone (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
17	Mia Abely (Jr)	3	1	1	0.3
18	Alexa Heaphy (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
20	Nicole Brown (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
24	Kelsey Hinckley (So)	3	0	0	0.0
40	Eve Backhaus (So)	3	0	0	0.0
43	Trinity Benson (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0

Branford

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	16	5.3
5	Julianne Henkel (So)	3	1	0.3
8	Lea Sekerovic (So)	3
10	Riley O'Brien (Jr)	3	6	2.0
13	Olivia May (Jr)	1
14	Tatum Spinato (Sr)	3	3	1.0
17	J. Defrancesco (Sr)	3	4	1.3
18	Madigan Lawler (Sr)	3
22	Sophie Santos (Jr)	3	2	0.7

East Haven

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	17	5.7
1	Ava Avena (Sr)	3	2	0.7
2	Ava Panico (So)	3	1	0.3
3	Brooke Ciscone (Sr)	3	1	0.3
17	Mia Abely (Jr)	3	0	0.0
18	Alexa Heaphy (Jr)	3	5	1.7
20	Nicole Brown (Sr)	3	2	0.7
24	Kelsey Hinckley (So)	3	1	0.3
40	Eve Backhaus (So)	3	2	0.7
43	Trinity Benson (Fr)	3	3	1.0

Branford

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S
	Team Totals	3	17	5.7
5	Julianne Henkel (So)	3	17	5.7
8	Lea Sekerovic (So)	3
10	Riley O'Brien (Jr)	3
13	Olivia May (Jr)	1
14	Tatum Spinato (Sr)	3
17	J. Defrancesco (Sr)	3
18	Madigan Lawler (Sr)	3
22	Sophie Santos (Jr)	3

East Haven

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	45	10
1	Ava Avena (Sr)	3	2	0.7	38	2
2	Ava Panico (So)	3	0	0.0	0	0
3	Brooke Ciscone (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
17	Mia Abely (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0	1
18	Alexa Heaphy (Jr)	3	0	0.0	3	0
20	Nicole Brown (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	1
24	Kelsey Hinckley (So)	3	0	0.0	0	0
40	Eve Backhaus (So)	3	1	0.3	4	4
43	Trinity Benson (Fr)	3	0	0.0	0	2

Branford

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	3
5	Julianne Henkel (So)	3
8	Lea Sekerovic (So)	3
10	Riley O'Brien (Jr)	3
13	Olivia May (Jr)	1
14	Tatum Spinato (Sr)	3
17	J. Defrancesco (Sr)	3
18	Madigan Lawler (Sr)	3
22	Sophie Santos (Jr)	3

East Haven

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	47	13	15.7
1	Ava Avena (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
2	Ava Panico (So)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Brooke Ciscone (Sr)	3	5	4	1.7
17	Mia Abely (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
18	Alexa Heaphy (Jr)	3	16	2	5.3
20	Nicole Brown (Sr)	3	2	0	0.7
24	Kelsey Hinckley (So)	3	0	0	0.0
40	Eve Backhaus (So)	3	14	4	4.7
43	Trinity Benson (Fr)	3	10	3	3.3

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Branford vs East Haven Game Highlights - Sept. 7, 2023 270 views 1:38

Match Story

Connecticut High School Volleyball - East Haven routed by Branford

September 7, 2023: East Haven, CT 06513

The Branford Hornets volleyball team scored 3 points and limited the host East Haven Yellowjackets to 0 in the Hornets league victory on Thursday.

The Hornets now possess a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Branford for a non-league game on Saturday, September 9. Branford will meet a Thunderbirds team coming off a 3-1 league loss to Hale Ray (Moodus, CT). The Thunderbirds record now stands at 0-1.

The Yellowjackets (0-1) will now prepare for their game against Foran (Milford, CT). The Lions enter the Southern Connecticut - Hammonasset game with a 0-0 record.

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Rankings & Records

Branford (23-24)

CT	Class
40	12

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
14-8	9-6	8-3	5-4	1-1	.636	.600	44	27

East Haven (23-24)

CT	Class
134	35

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
2-20	2-14	1-8	1-8	0-4	.091	.125	9	58

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Branford	21.9	21.9	22.5	22.8	2.0
East Haven	14.8	17.7	17.8	21.6	.4

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Head-to-Head

Branford won on 9/7/2023

9/7 @ 5p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Branford 25 25 25 3
East Haven 12 20 19 0

The Branford (CT) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's away conference match against East Haven (CT) by a score of 3-0.
Box score
Branford won on 10/2/2023

10/2 @ 5p S1 S2 S3 Wins

East Haven 15 16 25 0
Branford 25 25 27 3

The East Haven (CT) varsity volleyball team lost Monday's away conference match against Branford (CT) by a score of 3-0.
Box score

10/2 @ 5p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
East Haven	15	16	25	0
Branford	25	25	27	3

Team Stat Comparison

Branford		East Haven
578	Kills	295
65	Total Blocks	21
214	Serving Aces	230
865	Digs	459
507	Assists	270
-	Receptions	1005

Team Leaders

Branford		East Haven	National Avg.
#17 Jenna Defrancesco184	Kills	#20 Nicole Brown69	53
#8 Lea Sekerovic27	Total Blocks	#24 Kelsey Hinckley12	12
#17 Jenna Defrancesco48	Serving Aces	#18 Alexa Heaphy54	16
#10 Riley O'Brien262	Digs	#18 Alexa Heaphy92	85
#5 Julianne Henkel450	Assists	#1 Ava Avena201	50
-	Receptions	#40 Eve Backhaus282	88

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Branford	4-1		East Haven	0-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/22/23	Branford	Mercy	(W) 3-0	9/25/23	Mercy	East Haven	(L) 3-0
10/13/23	Mercy	Branford	(W) 3-1	10/16/23	East Haven	Mercy	(L) 3-0
9/25/23	Branford	Wilbur Cross	(W) 3-1	10/6/23	East Haven	Wilbur Cross	(L) 3-0
10/16/23	Wilbur Cross	Branford	(W) 3-0	10/25/23	Wilbur Cross	East Haven	(L) 3-1
10/30/23	Branford	Cheshire	(L) 3-0	9/18/23	East Haven	Cheshire	(L) 3-0
				10/11/23	Cheshire	East Haven	(L) 3-0

Record Breakdown

Branford (23-24)		East Haven (23-24)
14-8	Overall	2-20
10-7	League	2-14
3-0	Non-League	0-2
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
4-1	Common Opponent	0-6
8-3	Home	1-8
5-4	Away	1-8
1-1	Neutral	0-4
1-1	Playoff	0-0
14-8	In-State	2-17
0-0	Out-of-State	0-3