Hawks Advance to CCS Semi-Finals

MONTGOMERY-Ala.- In the first round of the CCS Championship tournament,  2nd seeded Huntingdon Volleyball swept the 7th seeded LaGrange Panthers 3-0.

The Hawks came out the gates hot, winning the first set by a score of 25-15. Starting off down 2-0, a kill from junior Izzy Valldeperas sparked a 9-0 scoring run, giving the Hawks an advantage they would keep throughout the whole set. Valldeperas and Eva Ellenburg controlled the front lines of the set for the Hawks, combining for 7 of the Hawks 9 kills in the set. 

Huntingdon dominated the second set by a score of 25-9. A 7-1 scoring run from the Hawks to open the set only grew with the Hawks efficient offense, earning 9 kills on 19 attempts. All-conference performer Ashlen Janowski continued her strong play to begin this set, earning 2 kills in the Hawks first 6 points. The Mobile, Alabama native led the Hawks in this set, earning 4 of her 10 total kills. Huntingdon took advantage of 6 errors from the Panthers, only committing one themselves.

In the final set of the match, Huntingdon defeated Lagrange in a highly-contested affair, 26-24. The Hawks took a commanding 17-11 lead, but LaGrange was able to battle back and tie the set up at 20 following a 9-3 scoring run. A kill from Sara Scott pushed the Hawks advantage to 22-20, giving the Hawks enough of a lead to pull out the set. Even at 24 points, Scott would earn 2 kills in the final plays to send the Hawks to the semi-finals.

Hawk Top Performers

#12 Ashlen Janowski- 10 kills

#13 Molly Wilson- 21 assists

#22 Eva Ellenburg- 5 kills, 3 digs

The Hawks take on Maryville College in the CCS semi-finals on Friday, November 10th at 5:30 PM CT in the Barnes PE Center at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.