The @jserra.girlsvb team battled the visiting Crean Lutheran Saints in a back-and-forth nonleague contest on Tuesday at JSerra Catholic High School, with the Lions falling in five sets 26-24, 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 8-15.
JSerra jumped out to an 18-10 lead in the opening set, but the Saints produced 10 straight points to assume a 20-18 advantage.
Crean Lutheran pushed out to a 24-22 lead, but two straight aces from senior Makayla Ziegler helped spark a 4-0 closing spurt for the Lions to give JSerra a comeback set triumph.
The Saints answered with back-to-back set wins to seize a 2-1 match lead, but JSerra responded with a strong seven-point fourth set victory to set up a decisive fifth set.
Crean Lutheran raced out to a 6-0 lead, but the Lions responded with five straight points to close the margin to a single point.
However, the Saints produced the definitive final surge, claiming nine of the final 12 match points to seal their road victory.
Ziegler put forth a stellar performance for the Lions, accumulating a team-high 25 kills, 17 digs, three aces, and three blocks.
Junior Cassie Bartholomew added 10 kills and two blocks, while senior Layla Graham supplied eight kills.
Juniors Kendall Stark and Amelia Streech each recorded a team-high four aces, with Stark adding a team-best 44 assists.
Junior Madison Goodrich led the Lions with 32 digs.
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