The Riverside Bulldogs defeated the Union Community Knights three sets to one on Tuesday evening to advance to the state semifinals. The Bulldogs took a tightly contested first set 27-25 but dropped the second 25-15 to tie up the match. The third set was all Riverside as leading offensive scorer Lilli Reed had a fantastic set and the Bulldogs won 25-14. Set four was filled with fantastic volley’s and back and forth action but it was Riverside who pulled away at the end with Sydney Somers sending the kill off of the Knights to advance her team to the semis. Lilli Reed led in kills with 16, Ashley Kelley in assists with 36 and Sophia Fenner in digs with 20.
Head coach Brooke Flathers recapped the night and victory for Riverside:
It was a tough second set as the Bulldogs lost an 8-2 lead and the Knights took it 25-15. Riverside responded with two straight set victories and a match win:
Junior assists leader Ashley Kelley spoke on the team’s performance:
Kelley on having dependable teammates:
The Bulldogs have a tough task against #1 Hinton tomorrow afternoon:
It will be the #1 Hinton Blackhawks vs #4 Riverside Bulldogs tomorrow afternoon with a trip to the State Title match on the line. Coverage on KJAN begins at 3:45pm with first serve at 4:00pm from Coralville.
