Outlaws fall in second round of playoffs

The Lady Outlaws volleyball team travelled to Horizon Christian (HC) in Tualatin on Wednesday, October 30, and beat the Hawks in three straight sets with scores of 25-18, 25-17, and 25-15, in round one of the state playoffs. They advanced to the second round where they fell in three straight sets to league foe Pleasant Hill (PH) on Saturday.

In the first set against the HC Hawks on Wednesday, the score stayed close until 9-10. From there Sisters went on a seven-point run behind great serves from Jordyn Monaghan, which included three straight aces. HC committed numerous unforced errors, and the Outlaws maintained the lead to close out the set.

Sisters started the set with several unforced errors, but with the score at 14-15 they went on an offensive streak and outscored the Hawks 11-2. In the second half of the set Kathryn Scholl served up three aces, and Haven Heuberger and Audrey Sybesma both put up a big block.

The Outlaws came out aggressive in the third set and jumped to a 5-0 lead that included a four point service run from Alli Fogarty that included three aces. Sisters continued to put down kills, block at the net, and get in some great serves to push to a 17-5 advantage, which included two service aces from Holly Davis.

“Sisters didn’t look back after that and closed out the match with stingy defense,” said Coach Josh Kreunen.

Scholl led the team with a double-double (10 kills, 11 digs), and also had three aces in the match. Ali Gibney finished with five kills and two blocks, and both Heuberger and Sybesma added four kills each.

Monaghan and Fogarty had seven digs each, and three and two aces, respectively. Davis dished out 25 assists and had six digs and three aces.

On Saturday, the Outlaws struggled and fell in three quick sets to PH.

In the first set against the Billies, after a 1-1 tie, the Outlaws fell behind and could never recover and lost the set 12-25.

Sisters did a much better job in the second set and knotted up the score six times. Unfortunately, the Billies went on a four-run scoring streak late in the set and the Outlaws found themselves down 19-23. Pleasant Hill closed out the set with a 21-25 win.

The Outlaws were outmatched in every area and were soundly defeated 6-25. The Billies took the match and the season came to an abrupt end for the Lady Outlaws.

“Pleasant Hill played like the No. 1 team in the state, serving well, playing tough defense, and rolling on offense,” said Kreunen. “It was a tough way to finish the season after so many great matches throughout the season.”

Davis recorded 18 assists, two blocks and four digs. Monaghan finished with eight digs, and Scholl and Heuberger both had seven kills and four digs in the match.