CAZENOVIA – With the regular season now complete, the Cazenovia girls volleyball team would take its 13-3 record to the Section III Class C playoffs, its main goal toppling the reigning champions from Skaneateles.
It was Skaneateles who prevailed in front of Cazenovia during the Oct. 22 Onondaga High School League tournament in Phoenix, building upon its sweep in the clash of Laker sides earlier in the month.
Cazenovia, the no. 2 seed, faces no. 3 seed Phoenix next Tuesday night in the sectional semifinals at Buckley Gym, while top seed Skaneateles meets Solvay in the other semifinal two nights later. The final is Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. at Chittenango High School.
Before all this, Cazenovia faced Hannibal Monday at Buckley Gym, the night where its four seniors – Maren Smith, Zoe McLean, Ashley Lordon and Corrine Albicker – were honored.
After winning the first set 25-17, the Lakers found itself in a long second set that the Warriors claimed 28-26. From there, though, it was all Cazenovia as it rolled through the third set 25-14 and the fourth set 25-15.
Smith managed eight kills, seven digs and two aces, with McLean piling up 14 digs to go with her six kills. Lordon and Alibcker each had three kills and two aces.
Lucy Bliss got to double figures in assists (11) and digs (10) to go with her four aces as Anna Bjork and Becca Ziemba each got five assists, Ziemba adding six digs, two kills and two aces.
