PHOENIX – When it was swept at home by Marcellus on Sept. 28, the Cazenovia girls volleyball team had to worry about whether its strong mid-season play was going to continue.
Those worries were eased a bit by Monday night’s match at Phoenix, where the Lakers were able to prevail in four sets over the Firebirds.
A lopsided 25-12 win in the first set was followed by a tougher second set that had Phoenix close to getting even, but Cazenovia still prevailing 25-22.
Thus, the Lakers had a cushion even when the Firebirds averted the sweep by taking the third set 25-23. Taking over again, Cazenovia earned a 25-17 win in the fourth set to clinch a match win.
Becca Ziemba finished with 10 assists and four aces. Lucy Bliss added eight assists, plus four digs and two aces as Sofie Reger paced the defense thanks to her 11 kills.
Aside from her nine digs, Olivia Pirkl put up a team-best five kills. Mya Skeele had four kills and five digs, while Alyssa Wardell earned four blocks as she, along with Bliss and Jocelyn Szalach, had three kills apiece.
This was Cazenovia’s only match of the week, with a rematch against Marcellus moved back to Oct. 18. But the Lakers (7-3) will go to the Mustangs’ tournament on Oct. 14 after matches against Solvay and Skaneateles earlier in the week.
