Box Score  

Elgin, IL:  Friday, October 18, 2019, 3:00 p.m. at Judson University

This NJCAA Region IV match went Harper's way right from the start. 

In the first set, after ties of 1-1, 3-3 and 4-4… Harper took an 11-4 lead behind Kayla Agoranos' (/Hampshire H.S.) 7 serves in a row.  Harper extended the lead to 18-6, and then a 25-9 win.  Harper had their way in this set with only 1 hitting error, but 9 kills.  Taylor Pfaller (/St. Viator) had 9 assists and 5 digs.  Jules Carusiello (/Hersey H.S.) and Amelia Reiter (/Crystal Lake South H.S.) each had 4 digs.  Kayla Agoranos (/Hampshire H.S.) was 8-8 serving with an ace.  Amelia Reiter (/Crystal Lake South H.S.) was 5-5 serving with an ace, and Ashley Rothenberg (/Streamwood H.S.) was 4-4 serving with 2 aces.

In the second set, more of the same… Harper led 4-0 and then 10-2, extended the lead to 22-8 and a 25-11 win.  Rugile had 5 kills on 6 swings and Rachel Kandefer (/Elk Grove H.S.) had 4 kills on 6 swings.  Natalie Asa (/Schaumburg H.S.) played again and had 3 kills on 5 swings.  That was nice to see.  Taylor Pfaller (/St. Viator) had 12 assists.  Rugile Jaciunas (/Wheeling H.S.) was 7-7 serving with 2 aces.  Rachel Kandefer (/Elk Grove H.S.) was 5-5 serving.

In the third set, Elgin did a great job almost wining this set.  There were several ties in this set… 1-1, 2-2, 3-3… Harper fell behind 4-9, but fought back to 9-11 before tying the score at 12-12, 15-15 and 17-17.  Harper fell behind again to 18-10, and 20-22, but tied the score at 22-22 and 23-23.  Harper's 24^th point came on a solid block, and the last point when Elgin hit it out of bounds for a Harper 25-23 win.  Rachel Kandefer (/Elk Grove H.S.) had 4 kills on 6 swings again, and Rugile Jaciunas (/Wheeling H.S.) had 4 kills on 7 attacks.  Jules Carusiello (/Hersey H.S.) had 6 digs.  Amelia Reiter (/Crystal Lake South H.S.) was 5-5 serving with an ace.