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Pirates finish second in tourney
By Rachel Finney, Sports Writer
Monday, October 26, 2009 | No comments posted.
The Marshfield volleyball team finished second in its own tournament on Saturday, losing in the championship game to Valley Catholic in three games.
Valley Catholic, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, topped the Pirates 22-25, 25-13, 15-13 in the final at the Marshfield Invitational.
Valley Catholic skated through the tournament, not losing a game until Marshfield took the first game of the final. Valley Catholic missed four serves in the first game, and the Pirates looked like they hadn’t been playing since 8 a.m.
“I was so happy we came out and got that first game,” Marshfield setter Nikki Gross said.
The next two games weren’t quite the same, with Valley Catholic dominating Marshfield in game two before overcoming the Pirates in a close game three.
“I think if we would have come out strong in game two, things could have been different,” Marshfield coach Tammie Montiel said.
The Pirates were pleased with how they played, especially since they went 6-0 through pool play, before beating Reedsport 25-16, 25-14 in the quarterfinals. The Braves were the only team among five Sunset Conference schools in the tournament to reach the championship bracket after finishing second in their pool.
Amber Owen led Marshfield with 39 kills on the day, and Kara Young added 29 kills. Gross had 81 assists.
“I was really happy with how we played today overall,” Gross said. “I think we were pretty consistent.”
In fact, the Pirates didn’t lose a single game until they played North Bend, which took one of three games in the semifinals.
The Bulldogs lost 25-18, 20-25, 6-15 to be eliminated from the tournament, after they won 6-0 in pool play and beat Dallas 25-14, 25-16 in the quarterfinals.
Marshfield built a 7-0 lead in game one against North Bend, and the Bulldogs never recovered. North Bend woke up in game two, with Haley Dunham and Alexandra Mateski taking over the offense, however, Marshfield ran away with game three. Dunham led the Bulldogs with 37 kills throughout the tournament, and Mateski added 36. Setter Katie Banta had 103 total assists, and served three aces. Camille Deming also had three aces, and Dunham led the team with four.
“We might have put too much pressure on ourselves,” North Bend coach Les Willett said. “I thought we played well. Maybe we were a little nervous in that first game.”
Willett was happy with how his team played, including how the Bulldogs dominated in pool play, and their strong win over Dallas.
Douglas lost to Valley Catholic in the first round of the championship bracket, and defending champion Hidden Valley beat South Medford before losing to Valley Catholic.
In the consolation bracket, Siuslaw beat Coquille 20-25, 25-22, 15-8 in the championship match. Siuslaw topped Crater, and beat Gold Beach 25-15, 25-21 earlier in the day.
“The kids played pretty consistent,” Siuslaw coach Amy Peterson said.
Coquille showed a solid performance that coach Danielle McKinley was proud of, especially since her team competed in the JV tournament at the Marshfield Invitational last year.
“It’s a bummer to lose,” McKinley said. “But I’m pretty pleased to do well against 4A and 5A teams.”
The Red Devils beat Myrtle Point in the consolation quarterfinals 25-20, 25-16, before edging Del Norte in the semifinals 25-22, 25-21. McKinley said the girls were pumped up before the Myrtle Point game, and that it was a boost to be able to beat them for the third time, after topping them twice during the Sunset Conference season.
Bandon lost in the quarterfinals to Del Norte, and Sutherlin lost to Crater.
Valley Catholic, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, topped the Pirates 22-25, 25-13, 15-13 in the final at the Marshfield Invitational.
Valley Catholic skated through the tournament, not losing a game until Marshfield took the first game of the final. Valley Catholic missed four serves in the first game, and the Pirates looked like they hadn’t been playing since 8 a.m.
“I was so happy we came out and got that first game,” Marshfield setter Nikki Gross said.
The next two games weren’t quite the same, with Valley Catholic dominating Marshfield in game two before overcoming the Pirates in a close game three.
“I think if we would have come out strong in game two, things could have been different,” Marshfield coach Tammie Montiel said.
The Pirates were pleased with how they played, especially since they went 6-0 through pool play, before beating Reedsport 25-16, 25-14 in the quarterfinals. The Braves were the only team among five Sunset Conference schools in the tournament to reach the championship bracket after finishing second in their pool.
Amber Owen led Marshfield with 39 kills on the day, and Kara Young added 29 kills. Gross had 81 assists.
“I was really happy with how we played today overall,” Gross said. “I think we were pretty consistent.”
In fact, the Pirates didn’t lose a single game until they played North Bend, which took one of three games in the semifinals.
The Bulldogs lost 25-18, 20-25, 6-15 to be eliminated from the tournament, after they won 6-0 in pool play and beat Dallas 25-14, 25-16 in the quarterfinals.
Marshfield built a 7-0 lead in game one against North Bend, and the Bulldogs never recovered. North Bend woke up in game two, with Haley Dunham and Alexandra Mateski taking over the offense, however, Marshfield ran away with game three. Dunham led the Bulldogs with 37 kills throughout the tournament, and Mateski added 36. Setter Katie Banta had 103 total assists, and served three aces. Camille Deming also had three aces, and Dunham led the team with four.
“We might have put too much pressure on ourselves,” North Bend coach Les Willett said. “I thought we played well. Maybe we were a little nervous in that first game.”
Willett was happy with how his team played, including how the Bulldogs dominated in pool play, and their strong win over Dallas.
Douglas lost to Valley Catholic in the first round of the championship bracket, and defending champion Hidden Valley beat South Medford before losing to Valley Catholic.
In the consolation bracket, Siuslaw beat Coquille 20-25, 25-22, 15-8 in the championship match. Siuslaw topped Crater, and beat Gold Beach 25-15, 25-21 earlier in the day.
“The kids played pretty consistent,” Siuslaw coach Amy Peterson said.
Coquille showed a solid performance that coach Danielle McKinley was proud of, especially since her team competed in the JV tournament at the Marshfield Invitational last year.
“It’s a bummer to lose,” McKinley said. “But I’m pretty pleased to do well against 4A and 5A teams.”
The Red Devils beat Myrtle Point in the consolation quarterfinals 25-20, 25-16, before edging Del Norte in the semifinals 25-22, 25-21. McKinley said the girls were pumped up before the Myrtle Point game, and that it was a boost to be able to beat them for the third time, after topping them twice during the Sunset Conference season.
Bandon lost in the quarterfinals to Del Norte, and Sutherlin lost to Crater.
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