Lady Falcons drop close match with Hempfield, 3-2
Hempfield 3, Connellsville 2 – Connellsville put up a good battle against third-place Hempfield before finally falling, 3-2, in Section 3-AAAA girls volleyball action on Thursday night.
The visiting Lady Spartans won by scores of 25-14, 21-25, 25-21, 23-25 and 15-8 to improve to 6-3 in the section.
The Lady Falcons (9-6, 3-6), who remain in the playoff hunt, were led by Elli Cook, who totaled 10 kills and five blocks, and Lauren Bubarth, who almost matched Cook with nine kills and five blocks.
Connellsville also got 43 digs from Maggie Means, 42 assists from Sara Ellis and four aces from Morgan Domer.
The Lady Falcons travel to Franklin Regional on Tuesday.