BAINBRIDGE – The Lady Bobcats won three straight games to take the match over the visiting Oxford Blackhawks on Wednesday. This was Bainbridge-Guilford’s first league win of the 2018 season.
During the first game of the match, the Blackhawks and the Bobcats were within five points of each other with B-G holding the advantage. However, Bainbridge-Guilford closed out the set 25-13.
The second set started nearly the same, except Oxford trailed by seven points, but the Bobcats once again finished the set with a score of 25-13.
The final game was all Bobcats as they ended the match with a 25-9 score.
Abi Selfridge led the Bobcats in all stats except kills, which Erica Selfridge controlled. Abi Selfridge finished with nine aces, 24 assists, five kills and three digs. Erica had eight kills and added four aces, six assists and two digs.
Their teammates Makenzie Drown and Alexis Carr also had a great night, combining for nine kills. Drown also ended the night with three blocks while Carr had three aces and three digs as well.
Oxford was led by Kelsey Drewniak and Jessie Howe as each player recorded seven digs during the match.
Howe also had one ace. Teammates Allison Beckwith passed four balls to set up point for the Blackhawks while Allison Paster recorded three kills.
Monday night, the Lady Blackhawks opened their season against the Susquehanna Valley Sabers, a STAC conference opponent, in a non-league matchup.
Oxford took the first two games, winning with scores of 25-15 and 25-21. Needing just one more game to put away the Sabers, Sus Valley fought back to win the third game 25-12.
The Blackhawks ended the match just a game later, winning a close one by the score of 25-23.
Beckwith led the Blackhawks with six aces, five kills, 10 assists and two blocks while Kelsey Drewniak had five kills and 12 digs and Jessie Howe finished with 10 digs.
Sus Valley saw Esther Valentine have six aces and 10 kills, Micaela Henderson pass out 18 assists, Maeve Donnelly come up with six blocks and Sierra Root dig seven balls in the loss.
“This was an intense matchup to the beginning of our season,” said Martin following the match. “Everyone of the girls did a fantastic job. I am really looking forward to see what these girls will do this season.”
Oxford (1-1, 0-1) hosts Walton on Tuesday, September 18. The match is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start time. The Bobcats (4-0, 1-0) will take on Afton/Harpursville on the same date at home. The match is scheduled for the same start time.
Bainbridge-Guilford 3, Oxford 0
25-13, 25-13, 25-9
Oxford: Allison Paster 3 kills; Allison Beckwith 4 assists; Kelsey Drewniak 7 digs; Jessie Howe 7 digs, 1 ace; Lilie Horton 4 digs 1 ace; Andrea Dempsey 1 ace.
Bainbridge-Guilford: Abigail Selfridge 9 aces, 24 assists, 5 kills, 3 digs; Erica Selfridge 4 aces, 6 assists, 8 kills, 2 digs; Makenzie Drown 4 kills, 3 blocks; Alexis Carr 3 aces, 5 kills, 3 digs.
Oxford 3, Susquehanna Valley 1 (Monday night)
25-15, 25-21, 12-25, 25-23
Oxford: Allison Beckwith 6 aces, 5 kills, 10 assists, 2 blocks; Megan Smith 4 aces; Kelsey Drewniak 5 kills, 12 digs; Andrea Dempsey 4 kills; Jessie Howe 10 digs; Lilie Horton 5 digs.
Susquehanna Valley: Esther Valentine 6 aces, 10 kills; Micaela Henderson 18 assists; Maeve Donnelly 6 blocks; Sierra Root 7 digs.
JV: Oxford 3-0.
Unadilla Valley 3, Greene 0
NEW BERLIN – In a battle on the court between the Lady Storm of Unadilla Valley and the Lady Trojans of Greene, UV edged out Greene in each of the three games played to take the win at home Wednesday night.
The Storm started out strong to win first game 25-13 but Greene wasn’t going to go down easy.
