Seniors lead LP volleyball team past Goodhue
Published 11:32 pm Thursday, October 29, 2015
The No. 5 seeded Lyle-Pacelli volleyball team rallied to keep its season alive as it beat No. 4 Goodhue (15-12 overall) in five sets in a Section 1A West quarterfinal match in Goodhue Thursday.
LP (13-9 overall) prevailed by scores of 22-25, 25-19, 29-31, 25-20, 15-10.
LP had two of its seniors step up in a big way as Sarah Holtz racked up a career-best 28 kills and Courtney Walter had 51 set assists.
Abby Bollingberg came off the bench to serve eight points in the final set.
LP will now play top-ranked Faribault Bethlehem Academy in the Section 1A West semifinals in Mayo Civic Center in Rochester 1 p.m. Saturday.
LP stats: Sarah Holtz, 28 kills, 24 digs; Courtney Walter, 51 set assists, 4 kills, 3 ace serves; Bethany Strouf, 18 kills, 16 digs; Faith King, 28 digs; Olivia Christianson, 5 kills, 2 ace serves; Kendal Truckenmiller, 12 digs, 1 ace serve; Lucy Nelson, 3 kills; Brooke Walter, 4 kills