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By David Lee Morgan Jr.
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 10:40 p.m. EST, Nov 05, 2009
STOW: So many players made plays in that fifth and deciding game Thursday evening, when the season was on the line for the Walsh Jesuit Warriors.
The seniors — Allison Foschia, Jacqui Endre, Bridget Gilligan and Katie Meyer — all came through in a Division II regional semifinal volleyball match against Salem, the No. 6th-ranked team in the state, Thursday evening.
So did Janean Kazimir, Kara Schiffer and Michelle Simpson.
The Warriors came together when it counted and came away with a win against Salem (16-25, 25-12, 25-21, 14-25, 15-10) to advance to the regional championship match 2 p.m. Saturday against Mentor Lake Catholic (20-6). The Cougars defeated Buckeye Mentor Lake Catholic 25-19, 25-14 and 25-14) in the other regional semifinal.
Walsh coach Missy Sturm couldn't say enough about the way the Warriors (17-10) started the match slow but finished strong.
''Our problem was we didn't play our game,'' Sturm said about losing the first game to Salem.
''We didn't pass, we didn't have energy and we needed to make [Salem] earn their points, and we didn't do that.''
Foschia agreed.
''We were slow and a little jittery in the first game,'' said Foschia, a University of Duquesne recruit. ''Our defense and our passing wasn't there but we finally got it together.''
Another problem Walsh had was stopping Salem's outstanding senior Amy Scullion, an Ohio State basketball recruit who finished with 30 kills. She controlled the tempo in the first game.
But Walsh rallied to win the next two games behind Foschia, who finished with 23 kills and four aces.
The Quakers (23-4) evened the match in the fourth game to set up the dramatic finish.
Foschia said she sensed that her teammates were focused and ready to finish the job.
''We knew we couldn't have any unforced mistakes and we knew we were going to have to come out strong and try to get out to a quick start,'' she said.
Those instructions are what Sturm gave to her team.
''Just before the fifth game, I told the girls we needed to jump out and get momentum right away,'' she said. ''When you play in a fifth game, that's what it usually comes down to.''
So players like Gilligan started to make plays. She had three kills in the fifth game, and one of her defensive stops led to a point that gave Walsh a 4-1 lead.
''Her defensive plays were big and the team rallied around her,'' Sturm said of Gilligan's play in the fifth game. ''She picked up the team.''
Kazimir was strong in that game, as well, with several key blocks, and she registered a kill that put Walsh ahead 7-1.
The Warriors pushed the score to 9-2, and that's when the Quakers called a timeout to regroup, sensing the match was getting away from them.
At the same time, the confidence that Walsh seemed to lack in that first game was there in the fifth game.
''We've been in that situation before and we just wanted it so bad,'' Gilligan said.
David Lee Morgan Jr. can be reachedat dlmorgan@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Varsity Letters high school blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/varsity_letters/. Also on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ABJ_Preps.
STOW: So many players made plays in that fifth and deciding game Thursday evening, when the season was on the line for the Walsh Jesuit Warriors.
The seniors — Allison Foschia, Jacqui Endre, Bridget Gilligan and Katie Meyer — all came through in a Division II regional semifinal volleyball match against Salem, the No. 6th-ranked team in the state, Thursday evening.
So did Janean Kazimir, Kara Schiffer and Michelle Simpson.
The Warriors came together when it counted and came away with a win against Salem (16-25, 25-12, 25-21, 14-25, 15-10) to advance to the regional championship match 2 p.m. Saturday against Mentor Lake Catholic (20-6). The Cougars defeated Buckeye Mentor Lake Catholic 25-19, 25-14 and 25-14) in the other regional semifinal.
Walsh coach Missy Sturm couldn't say enough about the way the Warriors (17-10) started the match slow but finished strong.
''Our problem was we didn't play our game,'' Sturm said about losing the first game to Salem.
''We didn't pass, we didn't have energy and we needed to make [Salem] earn their points, and we didn't do that.''
Foschia agreed.
''We were slow and a little jittery in the first game,'' said Foschia, a University of Duquesne recruit. ''Our defense and our passing wasn't there but we finally got it together.''
Another problem Walsh had was stopping Salem's outstanding senior Amy Scullion, an Ohio State basketball recruit who finished with 30 kills. She controlled the tempo in the first game.
But Walsh rallied to win the next two games behind Foschia, who finished with 23 kills and four aces.
The Quakers (23-4) evened the match in the fourth game to set up the dramatic finish.
Foschia said she sensed that her teammates were focused and ready to finish the job.
''We knew we couldn't have any unforced mistakes and we knew we were going to have to come out strong and try to get out to a quick start,'' she said.
Those instructions are what Sturm gave to her team.
''Just before the fifth game, I told the girls we needed to jump out and get momentum right away,'' she said. ''When you play in a fifth game, that's what it usually comes down to.''
So players like Gilligan started to make plays. She had three kills in the fifth game, and one of her defensive stops led to a point that gave Walsh a 4-1 lead.
''Her defensive plays were big and the team rallied around her,'' Sturm said of Gilligan's play in the fifth game. ''She picked up the team.''
Kazimir was strong in that game, as well, with several key blocks, and she registered a kill that put Walsh ahead 7-1.
The Warriors pushed the score to 9-2, and that's when the Quakers called a timeout to regroup, sensing the match was getting away from them.
At the same time, the confidence that Walsh seemed to lack in that first game was there in the fifth game.
''We've been in that situation before and we just wanted it so bad,'' Gilligan said.
David Lee Morgan Jr. can be reachedat dlmorgan@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Varsity Letters high school blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/varsity_letters/. Also on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ABJ_Preps.
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