Florence eeks by Mission

BY BRANDON HANSEN

Talk about your epic battles. The Lady Bulldogs came to play. The Lady Falcons came to play. The crowd also came to play.

Florence came back from a 2-0 deficit to down the Mission Lady Bulldogs 3-2 on Thursday night, in a match that is certainly one of the most memorable of the season.

Mission took the first game 25-21, after jumping out to a 18-13 lead and never looking back. In the second game, the Lady Bulldogs broke a 14-14 tie with a 11-3 run to win it.

Florence bounced back in the third game, winning 25-11. However, Mission wasn't detered and came out to battle in the fourth game.

It was tied or within one point for nearly the entire game. Both squads saw plenty of switches in momentum and it was the Falcons that were able to come away with the 28-26 victory.

In the fifth game, Mission was trailing by only one point at 6-7, but Florence came away with the 15-11 win for the match.

Sara Nerby led the team with a whopping 20 kills and five blocks. Meanwhile on defense, Sydney Allard had 27 digs. Loren Erickson had 18 assists. Sarah Bowers also had 17 assists.

Florence defeats Mission, 25-21, 25-17, 11-25, 26-28, 11-15
Mission team stats
Kills - 39
Assists - 36
Digs - 112
Blocks - 11
Aces - 13

Individual stats
KILLS
Loren Erickson - 4
Sara Nerby - 20
Ashley - 5
Stephanie - 2
Jenn Larsson - 6
Rose Bear Don't Walk - 2

ASSISTS
Loren Erickson - 18
Sarah Bowers - 17

DIGS
Sydney Allard - 27
Stephanie Lewandowski - 21
Loren Erickson - 12
Ashley Courville - 18
Sara Nerby - 7
Jenn Larsson - 6
Rose Bear Don't Walk - 4
Sarah Bowers - 14
Lyssia McDonald - 10

BLOCKS
Loren Erickson - 3
Ashley Courville - 1
Sara Nerby - 5
Jenn Larsson - 2

ACES
Ashley Courville - 4
Sarah Bowers - 2
Sydney Allard - 2
Loren Erickson - 1
Sara Nerby - 2
Stephanie Lewandowski - 2

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