Lady Commodores upset Deer Lakes, 3-1
The Frazier girls won the final two sets Thursday night to upset fourth-seeded Deer Lakes, 3-1, in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA volleyball playoffs.
The Lady Commodores (11-5) advance to play Waynesburg Central in the quarterfinals Monday night. The match is set to start at 7 p.m.
The Lady Raiders defeated Seton-La Salle, 28-26, 26-24, 26-24.
Frazier opened with a 25-22 victory, but the Lady Lancers tied the match with a 25-18 win in the second set.
The Lady Commodores regained the lead with a 25-14 victory in the third set and secured the victory by taking the fourth set, 25-20.
Frazier received strong play at the net with Jensyn Hartman’s 30 kills and 15 from Kaelyn Shaporka. Hartman added 16 assists.
Alexis Lovis led the Lady Commodores with 35 assists and 12 service points. Jordin Brundege had a solid defensive performance with 27 digs. Braylin Salisbury finished with four blocks.
Waynesburg Central 3, Seton-La Salle 0 — The Lady Raiders ran the final seven points in the third set for a close, shutout victory over the Lady Rebels in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA volleyball playoffs.
Waynesburg hosts Frazier in the quarterfinals Monday night at 7 p.m.
With Kayla Rush serving, Waynesburg (12-1) rallied from a 24-19 deficit with seven unanswered points for a 26-24 win. The Lady Raiders also had close scores in winning the first two sets, 28-26 and 26-24.
Emma Robinson was strong at the net for Waynesburg with 10 kills.
Seton-La Salle closes with an 8-5 record.
Beaver 3, Albert Gallatin 0 — The Lady Colonials fell to the top seed in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.
Beaver (13-0) won by the scores, 25-16, 25-17, 25-15.
Shenango def. Carmichaels, forfeit — The Lady Mikes had to forfeit their WPIAL Class AA first-round match because of a player’s presumed positive covid case.