Volleyball Owls top Cubs; Tigers 4-0 at Easter; Braves 1-1

After a two-game hiatus, the Seymour volleyball team got senior Kristin Turner back in the lineup and then used that motivation to defeat Franklin 25-11, 25-14, 25-17 at home Saturday afternoon.

"It was really good to have Kristin Turner back," Owls coach Angie Lucas said. "She's been out with an injury and putting her back in the lineup was huge for us. She played in the first two games then we sat her out in the third game. Overall I was extremely pleased with our play today."

In the first game, the Owls jumped out to a 4-2 lead and then increased that lead to 7-2 on good team serving and timely hitting. The Grizzly Cubs got no closer than 10 points as the Owls cruised to the easy win.
The second game was much the same for the Owls as they jumped to a 4-1 lead behind Turner. Alex Carmichael made it a 7-3 contest with back-to-back service aces. Carmichael again came up big as she served five straight points to give the Owls a 21-10 lead. Carmichael finished the day 15 of 17 serving with four aces.

"We played really well at the net, and their passing was very good," Lucas said. "When our back row plays good then we can make great things happen. I thought our whole play today was very aggressive and Emily Krumme is playing the offense really well for us."

Krumme was 89 of 90 setting with 30 assists and Chelsea Hendrix had 11 defensive digs. Chelsea Reinhart was 33 of 35 hitting with eight kills and Turner was 23 of 25 with five kills.

The third game was much different for the Owls with Turner on the bench and the Grizzly Cubs took advantage of that by taking an early 7-3 lead. The Owls then scored four straight points, gave up a point, then scored another one to tie the score at 8-8. After both teams exchanged points to tie the score at 11-11, Jessica Taskey took over by scoring six consecutive points for the Owls and gave them the lead for good.

Taskey knocked down an ace and Reinhart added two kills in that sequence and the Owls were up 17-11.
"We came out a little too relaxed in that third game," Lucas said. "We are very pleased with the way we are playing right now. We are clicking, coming together, and are peaking at the right time. We are one more win away from our goal of 20."

Reinhart was 13 of 14 serving with one ace and Taskey was 6 of 7 with an ace. As a team the Owls were 55 of 63 serving. The Owls were 108 of 124 hitting with 33 kills and Carmichael was 18 of 22 with three kills, and Erin Murphy was 18 of 22 with 10 kills.

The Owls moved to 19-11 on the year and they will honor their six seniors tonight when they play Jeffersonville.

Other matches
Brownstown Central split matches against ranked teams at Indianapolis Chatard. The Braves beat 2A No. 7  Park Tudor 26-24, 25-22, 29-27, and lost to 3A No. 6 Chatard 18-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-14, 29-27, 15-10.
Crothersville was 4-0 at Eastern as the Tigers defeated Eastern 25-19, 23-25, 15-6; topped Henryville 25-9, 25-14; beat Austin 25-5, 25-10, and rolled over Lanesville 25-15, 25-19.

At Chatard, both of the Braves' matches were close as two of the three games against Park Tudor went overtime, and the Braves won the first two games against Chatard before the Trojans rallied.

The Braves had another strong day at the net with 42  kills against Park Tudor and 49 against Chatard. Whitney Tormoehlen had 10 kills in each match, while Jordyn Pendleton had nine kills in each match.
The Braves are 23-2 and will play host to Floyd Central Thursday night. Floyd was ranked No. 5 in class 4A last week.

At Pekin, the Tigers used aggressive serving and strong defense to win four matches.
Coleigh King served 12 of the Tigers' 24 aces. Amber Lucas led the team in kills with 17.
"Our defense was really good," coach Jessica Wischmeier said. "The girls aren't giving up on balls. They're getting to balls they weren't getting to earlier by hustling."

The Tigers, 19-5, have won five straight, and 11 of 12 and will close out their regular season Thursday at Austin.

Results

At Seymour
SHS def. Franklin 25-11, 25-14, 25-17
SHS serving: 55-63-7 (Reinhart 13-14-1, Carmichael 15-17-4, Turner 8-9, Taskey 6-7-1); hitting: 108-124-33 (Reinhart 33-35-8, Turner 23-25-5, Carmichael 18-22-3, Murphy 18-22-10); setting: Krumme 89-90-30; defensive digs: C. Hendrix 11.
JV: SHS def. Franklin 25-17, 25-17
SHS serving: 62-68-7 (H. Carmichael 11-16-5, Lorenzo 10-12-3, Miller 10-10-1); hitting: 50-61-20 (H. Carmichael 11-16-5, Hoene 11-13-6, Lorenzo 7-8-3); setting: Prange 48-50-14.

Freshman
SHS def. Jennings County 25-16, 25-11
SHS serving: 46-47-12 (Royalty 11-12-2, Tormoehlen 11-12-5, Herron 8-8-1, Barley 7-7-2); SHS hitting: 26-33-11 (Royalty 8-10-2, Wieneke 6-7-4, Herron 5-8-2); setting; Tormoehlen 20-20-4.
Columbus East def. SHS 25-22, 25-22
SHS serving: 38-43-4 (Tormoehlen 8-9-1, Herron 8-9-2, Wieneke 8-9); hitting: 45-57-18 (Reinhart 18-22-7, Wieneke 11-13-6, Herron 10-14-4); setting: Tormoehlen 47-48-12.

At Ind. Chatard
Brownstown def. Park Tudor 26-24, 25-22, 29-27.
BC serving: Bane 18-20-4, Shoemaker 14-14-1, Morgan Wesner 14-15-2, team 71-78-10, hitting: Tormoehlen 25-26-10, Pendleton 20-22-9, Sommers 19-21-7, team 92-100-42.
Brownstown def. Chatard 18-25, 19-25, 25-14, 29-27, 15-10.
BC serving: Baughman 17-18, Shoemaker 17-19, Tormoehlen 16-17-2, team 92-98-4; hitting: Tormoehlen 33-34-10, Shoemaker 27-30-9, Pendleton 24-26-9, team 113-129-49.

At Pekin
Crothersville def. Eastern 25-19, 23-25, 15-6; def. Henryville 25-9, 25-14; def. Austin 25-5, 25-10; def. Lanesville 25-15, 25-19.
CHS serving: King 36-38-12, Luedeman 38-41-3, Prather 33-34-3, team 189-204-24; hitting: King 60-70-12, Lucas 44-55-17, Killey 33-39-12, team 192-224-47.