03 October 2013

Volleyball: Back in the W column

Diana Comes team-high 13 digs (photo by J. Lindquist)
The Tigers snapped their five-match losing streak in style Tuesday night with a convincing 3-0 win road win at Rochester John Marshall.

The visitors set the tone for the night with a 25-18 win in game one and then cruised by counts of 25-14 and 25-19 to complete the sweep.

With the win Farmington ran it season record to 12-8 and upped its mark against section opposition to 4-3.

"The difference was our confidence and consistency," Tiger coach Mike Woody said. "We didn't let our bad plays or their good plays get us down. We went back to having fun and competing."

The ninth-grade hitting combo of Kenzie Hesse and Emma Fahning accounted for 24 of the team's 35 kills with Fahning further helping the cause with four service aces. Ruthie Schmitt had  24 set assists.

Libero Diana Comes topped the stat chart in digs with a 13 and also chipped in with 13 serve receptions. Fahning led in serve receptions with 18 while Hesse totaled eight.  Fahning and Schmitt each contributed eight digs to the defensive effort.

Morgan Cecchittini came-up with a team-high five blocks, one more than teammates Vanessa Garske and Summer Skokan.

The Tigers get back to their Missota Conference schedule Thursday night with a home match against Chanhassen. The Storm is 3-1 in league play; the Tigers are 1-3.