Volleyball Recap: Susquehannock Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Lily Morton

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 10:23am

Volleyball Recap: Susquehannock Warriors vs. Dover Eagles

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Susquehannock lost to Dover back in September of 2022, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Susquehannock Warriors walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Dover Eagles.

Susquehannock had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-9, 25-14, 25-17.

Lily Morton went supernova for Susquehannock, getting 33 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Morton a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Machenzie Turk, who had two aces and 19 assists.

She wasn't the only good server: Susquehannock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive contests.

Susquehannock's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Dover, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Kennard-Dale the next time they take the court. Susquehannock will host Kennard-Dale at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, while Dover will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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