CENTRAL NEW YORK – Only once this season has anyone swept the Cazenovia girls volleyball team, a feat 2023 state Class B finalist Westhill pulled off back on Sept. 12.
Otherwise, there’s been close calls on both sides, including a quartet of five-set matches, with Cazenovia winning the first two but turned back two other times.
Skaneateles did so Tuesday night in a close contest where the host Lakers avenged Cazenovia’s four-set win over them in September at Buckley Gym.
Now on the road, Cazenovia and Skaneateles split a pair of tight sets at the outset of the rematch, the hosts winning the opener 25-23 and the visitors the second set 26-24.
Angry at dropping a set, Skaneateles stormed 25-8 through the third set, though Cazenovia recovered enough to take the fourth 25-19 before a final-set race to 15 where Skaneateles quickly took charge and then won it 15-6.
For Skaneateles, Delaney Fish had 35 assists to go with 12 digs. Quinn Reilley added 13 digs, with Finn Pas’cal getting 11 kills and 14 digs ahead of Hannah Ruetsch’s nine kills and 15 digs. Natalie Quinn managed seven kills, eight digs and four aces, with Maddie Mayer and Piper McAllister earning eight kills apiece.
Back on Oct. 9, Cazenovia lost in five sets to Marcellus despite winning a long second set 31-29, the Mustangs pulling it out 30-28 in the third and answering the Lakers’ 25-22 win the fourth by taking the final set 15-9.
Lucy Bliss had 22 assists and 16 digs, with Olivia Pirkl amassing 33 digs to go with seven kills. Alyssa Wardell excelled at the net with nine kills and seven blocks, Caitee Fenton getting six kills and 20 digs. Sophie Wilmot had 12 digs and four aces.
After playing Saturday in the OHSL Tournament at Phoenix, Cazenovia challenges defending sectional Class B champion Westhill Monday before closing the regular season next Thursday against Hannibal.
