The Lakeland volleyball team played host and fell to the Jamestown Community College Jayhawks this evening 15-25, 15-25, 22-25. With the loss, the Lakers record is now 1-9 on the season. In game one, the teams played even early on. With the score tied 11-11, the Jayhawks went on a 7-1 run that put the game away. Game 2 was different as JCC jumped out to an early 9-2 lead and would never look back. The Lakers showed some heart late though as Allison Seames (Jefferson HS) served 5 straight points to make it 20-15. Jamestown served it out from there. Game 3 was more of a game of runs. The Lakers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead with Mia Eckliffe (Mentor HS) serving. The Jayhawks countered scoring the next 7 points. The teams traded points and with JCC leading 20-15, Adreinne DiPierro (Harvey HS) rallied the team to take a 21-20 lead. Unfortunately for the Lakers, it was not to be, as the Jayhawks came back for the 25-22 victory.
Anna Lewis (Mentor HS), Kelly Ponzani (Wickliffe HS), Arion Browe (East Tech HS), Madison Tatka (Norton HS), and Bailee Thorn (Salem HS) all were mentioned for their strong play in this match.
Miozzi Mentions: "We showed some heart in the third game trying to come back and playing as a team. We'll hopefully continue to grow from that."
Next up: The Lakers travel to Springfield,OH on Saturday (10/2) for an 11 am matchup against the Clark State Eagles.
