KENOSHA, Wis. — Parkside (14-10, 6-7 GLIAC) defeated Roosevelt (5-18, 2-11 GLIAC) 3-0 on Tuesday. Parkside recorded 45 kills and a .320 hitting percentage while holding the Lakers to 19 kills and a .044 mark.
Parkside opened the first set with kills from Sierra Kilbourn, Kilbourn and Avary Polavin for a 3-0 lead, but the Lakers worked back to 5-5 and moved ahead 8-6 on a Kenzie Bernard kill. Emily Zaper and Maia Olson helped Parkside pull even and go in front, and after the Lakers tied it at 9-9, Parkside scored the next five points behind a Hailey Warfel kill, an Olson ace, and kills from Monica Lukasiewicz and Polavin to lead 14-9. The Lakers got as close as 19-12 before Parkside closed the set with six straight points, including a Lucy Russ kill, three Zaper kills and a block by Olson and Kilbourn for a 25-12 finish.
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After trailing 2-1 in the second set, Parkside tied it on Avary Polavin's kill and scored the next five points on Dani Kopacz's serve, using four aces and a Kilbourn kill to move ahead 7-2. The Lakers worked back within 13-10 behind consecutive points, but Polavin's kill gave Parkside the serve back and the Rangers pushed the margin to 18-10 with a Kopacz ace and kills from Zaper and Lukasiewicz. Parkside later stretched the lead to 22-11 with kills from Lukasiewicz, Kilbourn and Olson, then finished the set 25-13 on Kilbourn's kill, a block by Olson and Zaper, and Zaper's final kill.
Parkside opened the third set by taking five of the first six points, with Polavin, Lukasiewicz, Kilbourn and Zaper recording kills and Dani Kopacz adding an ace for a 5-1 lead. After the Lakers stayed within 7-4, Zaper's kill started a four-point Parkside stretch that included two Lakers attack errors and a Warfel-Olson block for an 11-4 advantage, but the Lakers worked back to 15-14 behind Lillian Hallahan kills and a Cassandra Lange ace. Parkside pushed the margin back out with a Lakers service error, a Lakers attack error and a Zaper kill for a 20-16 lead, then used two Warfel kills and another from Zaper to reach 23-16. Maia Olson's kill gave Parkside set point at 24-17, and Polavin closed the 25-18 set with a kill from Warfel.
Emily Zaper led the Rangers with 12 kills and added 11 digs and 13.5 points. Dani Kopacz recorded a season-high six service aces, the most by any Parkside player in a single match this season, along with five digs and six points. Sierra Kilbourn tallied 10 kills with just one error on 19 attempts for a .474 hitting percentage, adding two block assists and 11 points. Lucy Russ led the team with 19 assists and contributed 10 digs and one service ace, while Lauren Peters recorded a team-high 12 digs and added four assists.
Parkside is 14-10 overall and 6-7 in GLIAC play. The Lakers are 5-18 overall and 2-11 in GLIAC play.
