Saints Drop SAC Volleyball Match to Bulldogs; Trojans Sweep Bays in EUPC Play
By David Latva

Ashley Neelis St. Ignace

St. Ignace dropped a pair of Straits Area Conference volleyball matches to Rudyard Thursday, January 4, and Newberry Wednesday, December 20.

The Saints won the first match against the Bulldogs 25-18, trailed 23-12 in the second match before falling 25-23, and were upended 11-25 and 24-26.

Saints Stats: Marcie Rickley, 13 points, five aces, five attacks, four digs; Erica Ahlich, 11 points, one ace, seven digs, three attacks; Desi Nordstrand, five points, two aces, 12 attacks, seven digs, five kills; Brooke Garries, five points, 14 digs; Laura Rickley, two points, four attacks, two kills; Chelsey Bosley, two points; Ashley Neelis, one point, one ace, 10 attacks, three kills, one dig; Caysey Brown, two digs, five attacks; Jessica Massaway, five digs; Jaimee Bloxsom, seven attacks, one dig, one kill; Alyssa Pechta, three attacks, one dig.

Bulldogs Stats: Ally Markstrom, 17 of 18 serves, seven aces; Chelsea Mesnard, 13 digs, seven kills; Raquel McClendon seven digs, four block kills.

At Newberry, the Saints dropped three close matches, 25- 27, 25-27, and 23-25, and won 26- 24.

Raquel McClendon Rudyard

Saints Stats: Ashley Neelis, 13 points, three aces, three attacks; Desi Nordstrand, nine points, two aces, 17 attacks, eight kills; Erica Ahlich, eight points, three aces; Marcie Rickley, seven points, one ace, four attacks; Laura Rickley, six points, one ace, three attacks; Brooke Garries, four points, one ace, eight digs; Jessica Massaway, five digs.

Saints 3-5 at Petoskey Invite

St. Ignace finished 3-5 at the Petoskey Invitational Saturday, January 6, defeating Harbor Springs 25-14 and 27-26, splitting with Cedarville 19-25 and 25-23, and falling to Charlevoix 21-25 and 22-25 and the host Northwomen 18-25 and 16-25.

Saints Stats: Team MVP Marcie Rickley, 22 points, one ace, 11 attacks, 10 sets, five digs, three kills; Brooke Garries, 20 points, four aces, 21 digs; Erica Ahlich, 17 points, three aces, 103 sets, five digs, three attacks, two kills; Desi Nordstrand, 17 points, one ace, 20 attacks, eight kills, eight sets, seven digs; Ashley Neelis, 16 points, two aces, seven attacks, two digs, one set, one kill; Laura Rickley, 12 points, one ace, six sets, two digs, two attacks, one kill; Chelsey Bosley, nine points, three attacks, one kill; Alyssa Pechta, nine attacks, two kills; Jaimee Bloxsom, six attacks, one dig, Jessica Massaway, six digs.

Mandy Hesselink Rudyard

The Saints will entertain Sault Ste. Marie Monday, January 15, in a Straits Area Conference contest.

At right: Desi Nordstrand, St. Ignace