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GCC stuns Frazier with 3-0 sweep in WPIAL volleyball final

By Rob Burchianti 3 min read
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Frazier’s Maddie Salisbury powers a kill past Greensburg Central Catholic’s front line during Saturday’s WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship match at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena. Salisbury led the Lady Commodores with nine kills in their 3-0 loss.
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Frazier’s Addison Hiles records one of her game-high 25 digs during Saturday’s WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship match against Greensburg Central Catholic at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena.
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Frazier’s Gracen Hartman sends a jump serve to Greensburg Central Catholic during Saturday’s WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship match at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena.
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Frazier coach Mandy Hartman talks with her players during a timeout in Saturday’s WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship match against Greensburg Central Catholic at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena.
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Frazier’s Grace Vaughn returns the ball to Greensburg Central Catholic during Saturday’s WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship match at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena. Vaughn had three kills and 16 digs in the Lady Commodores 3-0 loss.
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Frazier’s Gracen Hartman sets the ball during Saturday’s WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship match against Greensburg Central Catholic at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena. Hartman had 21 assists in the Lady Commodores’ 3-0 loss.
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Frazier’s girls volleyball team poses with the WPIAL Class A runner-up trophy after falling to Greensburg Central Catholic in the final Saturday at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena.

McMURRAY – Perhaps Frazier coach Mandy Hartman put it best following her team’s 3-0 loss to Greensburg Central Catholic in the WPIAL Class A girls volleyball championship match Saturday afternoon.

“It’s your worst nightmare,” Hartman said after watching third-seeded GCC completely dominate her top-seeded Lady Commodores by scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-15 at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena.

Ashlyn Black hammered home 24 kills to help the Lady Centurions (17-3) earn their fourth district crown in nine finals. Frazier was playing in its third WPIAL final and is now 2-2.

“Black just completely took over,” Hartman said. “She just absolutely dominated. We didn’t have an answer for her. We couldn’t stop her at the net. I don’t think we had a block all night.

“It kind of reminded me when we won it in 2022 and Jensyn (Hartman) just kind of took over.”

The Lady Commodores didn’t follow through with their game plan, according to Hartman, whose team won two regular-season meetings against GCC, 3-2 in a reverse sweep victory on the road and 3-1 at home.

“You know as a coach when you go over so many things prior to a big match like this and … I don’t think we executed or even tried to do a thing that we’ve been practicing,” Hartman said. “We couldn’t even think things through. That’s not how you want to show up for a game like this.

“We were a deer caught in headlights today.”

Both teams will open PIAA play on Tuesday.

The Lady Commodores held a 14-12 lead in the first set but GCC went on a 13-5 run to claim a 1-0 lead.

The Lady Commodores never led in the second set and trailed by as much as six before falling by four.

Frazier held an early 5-4 lead in the third set before GCC gradually took control. The Lady Centurions were up 18-15 and then closed out the match by reeling off the final seven points.

“Definitely one of our best ones,” Black said of the match. “We’ve improved a lot over the season. Everybody just played their best game and we were able to pull it off.”

Maura Oslosky had 34 assists for GCC and Bri Evans had 17 digs.

Maddie Salisbury led Frazier with nine kills and Addison Schultz had six. Addison Hiles recorded 25 digs and Grace Vaughn had 16. Gracen Hartman had 21 assists.

Frazier had only two blocks.

Mandy Hartman felt her team’s youth may have had an effect on Frazier’s performance.

“This might’ve been a little too much,” Hartman said of the big stage. “We have some young players out there on the floor.”

Frazier has a quick turnaround with a trip to Saegertown in the state playoffs up next on Tuesday.

“Nothing can be as bad as this,” Hartman said. “Only up from here.”

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