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Brewster Volleyball--Week 3

It was a competitive week of volleyball for the Bears this week, as they played great matches against strong teams.  They pulled out a win in the beginning of the week, and played hard for the rest of the week despite their losses.  


Brewster defeated Poughkeepsie on Monday in four games.  

Junior Leah Sullivan had 6 kills, 8 aces, and 2 digs.  
Sophomore Virginia Wheatley had 5 kills, and sophomore Kayla Sherry had 5 aces and 5 digs.  

Our younger players stepped up and helped Brewster to take home a win.


Brewster lost to Beacon on Wednesday, 28-18, 25-5, 25-17.  

Junior Serena Murphy (3) had 2 kills, 4 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig, and 1 block
.Junior Leah Sullivan (9) had 2 kills, 2 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs, and 2 blocks.
Senior Sam DiCanio (4) and sophomore Julianne Dingee had 6 digs each.
Senior Christi O'Hanlon (1) had 1 kill, 2 assists, 1 ace, and 1 dig.

Brewster struggled to find their rhythm against Beacon.  Beacon played smart offense found our weak spots and holes on the court.  We need to work on covering and transitioning on and off the net.


Pawling beat Brewster on Thursday in three sets 25-17, 25-16, and 25-21.

Senior Christi O'Hanlon had 3 assists and 3 digs.
Junior Tara D'Ottavio had 4 kills and 6 digs.
Junior Serena Murphy had 5 kills, 2 assists, 1 ace, and 4 digs
.Junior Leah Sullivan had 3 kills, 6 assists, and 2 aces.
Sophomore Gina Primavera had 3 kills, 1 ace, and 6 digs.

The girls played aggressively and hustled to each ball, but our service errors during each match hurt our chances to win the game.


Brewster lost to Lourdes in five matches on Saturday at Brewster.

25-21 Brewster
25-12 Lourdes
25-19 Brewster
25-21 Lourdes
25-21 Lourdes

The girls played one of their best games of the season.  Every point was hard fought, and the girls hustled all over the court.  The match lasted almost three hours, and both teams had great volleys, with the back row coming up big on both sides.  For Brewster, our hitters had their best game to date, with a combined 42 kills.

Senior Christie O'Hanlon  had 7 assists.
Senior Sam DiCanio had 12 digs
Junior Serena Murphy had 12 kills, 6 assists, and 11 digs.
Junior Leah Sullivan had 14 kills and 16 digs.
Junior Erin Frankenberry had 12 digs.
Junior Erin Hurley had 3 kills, 12 assists, 3 aces, and 5 digs.
Sophomore Virginia Wheatley had 5 kills, 2 digs, and 3 blocks.
Sophomore Kayla Sherry had 3 kills, 10 assists, 2 aces, and 2 digs.Sophomore Julianna Dingee had 8 digs.
Sophomore Gina Primavera had 10 kills and 11 digs.

Brewster plays this week against RC Ketcham, Mahopac, and Carmel.  We will end the week at the Carmel tournament.  Great job this week ladies!

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