Week of September 13-20th
On Monday September 16th, the Jesuit volleyball team was matched up against Sunset at home. The team is currently 8-0 after securing a victory last week against Mountainside. The saders have been a threat and swept the apollos with scores of 25-9, 25-21, and 25-15.
For stats of this game, the best hitter last night seemed to be junior, Iman Foster, with a hitting percentage of .416% and had 7 kills with 12 attempts. Foster lit up the front row, ripping the ball down the line with ease. She was a reliable hitter that showed dominance with every swing. Another junior, Sadie Ross, came next hitting .300% attempting 20 times and accumulating 9 kills. Ross was strong the whole night and had a lethal cross court swing that forced the apollos out of system a majority of the time.
As for passers, senior, Addy Azavedo, continued to have strong serve receive, passing with a rating of 2.29 and freshman, Cecily O’Sullivan, came in to pass with a rating of 2.00, the highest rating one can get is 3.00. O’Sullivan is a strong force in the back row and had a calm presence which held strong in the third set. Although the back row did not have too many opportunities for digs, Azavedo racked up 9 digs and junior, Kiana Johnson, had 4 digs.
Transitioning to setting, senior setters, Hayden Mcgehee had 20 attempts with 18 assists and Jackie Carle had 15 attempts with 14 assists. Mcgehee and Carle continue to boost opportunities for their hitters and have stayed consistent with every match.
The crusaders started off strong on Monday and continued to dominate through all three sets. Kiana led the team with 4 aces and the front row got up to 5 blocks.
Overall, the saders excelled in hitting and setting against Sunset. So far it has been a good start to the metro league and they face Westview on Wednesday.
Week of September 1-12th
On Thursday September 12th, the Jesuit volleyball team faced their first metro league game at home. The team is currently 7-0 after securing victories from the past 2 weeks. Winning with a dominant 25-23, 25-16, and 25-6, the crusaders won with a sweep against Mountainside.
As for stats of this game, the best hitter last night seemed to be junior, Zola Zuccolo, with a hitting percentage of .571% and had 4 kills with 7 attempts. Zuccolo was able to be quick and versatile with her hitting location and was a reliable hitter throughout the night. A sophmore, Alex Douglas, came next hitting .429% attempting 14 times and accumulating 8 kills. Douglas soared through the air being able to adjust to sets and got the ball down every chance she got.
As for passers, senior, Addy Azavedo, had the strongest serve receive passing with a rating of 2.50 and senior, Julia Paulson, trailed closely with a rating of 2.17, the highest rating one can get is 3.00. Both stayed calm with their platform and controlled the ball to their setters almost every time. Azavedo led the back row with 12 digs and junior, Kiana Johnson, had 8 digs and was a weapon in the back row for the saders.
Transitioning to setting, senior setters, Hayden Mcgehee had 33 attempts with 14 assists and Jackie Carle had 23 attempts with 11 assists.
The crusaders started off slow in the first set and overall missed 8 serves throughout the match but Paulson turned it on with 4 aces. This allowed the volleyball team to create a large gap in the points between Mountainside.
Overall, the saders excelled in passing and hitting on Thursday and worked hard for every point. They have more to achieve and work on but the best is yet to come.