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AN ACE IN THE NEST

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*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

AUSTINTOWN OH- Austintown Fitch Lady Falcons Co-Captain Alyssa Leskovac joined Anthony and Ty on Running Point.
As they discuss her career as a Fitch Falcon, as well as her future goals after high school.
There is little to no doubt that what Austintown Senior, Alyssa Leskovac has been able to accomplish this season has been incredible.
Racking up her career achievements this season, as she now holds both the single-game and season record for aces at Fitch!

As Alyssa highlights her ability to read the court and find success in the serve. The Lady Falcons continue their success on the season, as their record stands at an impressive 18-2!
Coach Bartlett has had a tremendous impact on Alyssa’s career, both inside and out of volleyball.

The Running Point crew highlight that player to coach relationship, and find out what it has meant to Alyssa to be a Falcon.

The Big Dog honors go to this tremendous leader both on and off the court. As the Lady Falcons look ahead for a tournament run. With games being hosted at Fitch on October 23rd!

 

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FITCH VOLLEYBALL CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS

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AUSTINTOWN OH- The Fitch volleyball team will have plenty of leadership this season with a senior class of seven players. However, he team voted captains picked two players to represent their team on the court. Senior Alyssa Leskovac and junior Jocelyn Jourdan are the elected leaders. The fact that they don’t have to carry the weight of leadership by themselves is a big deal for these two. They might be the captains, but the team has plenty of players with leadership qualities. These two feel grateful to be voted into this position from their teammates, it is the ultimate sign of respect. They both had over 100 kills a season before, Leskovac was a big contributor on defense as well gathering more than 200 digs. Joudan was a force at the net going along with her offense she tallied 50 total blocks.

Jocleyn and Alyssa took the time to join YSN’s Running Point this week to discuss what it means to them to be voted captains. They also discuss their leadership qualities, team goals, and much more. Hear from the new captains of the 2021 Fitch volleyball team in this exclusive interview only on YSN!

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FITCH NEVER STOPS FIGHTING IN FIVE SET VICTORY

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AUSTINTOWN OH- Austintown Fitch found themselves in a district semifinal Tuesday against a Massillon Perry team that swept them in the regular season. They were determined to have a different outcome, and they did. It took every ounce of what the Falcons had, and some new faces stepping up for the Falcons to overcome Perry in five sets (26-24 16-25 23-25 28-26 15-13).

The first set established the tone the whole match would carry. Two evenly matched teams trading blows. Perry’s strength was through the middle of their offense, so right away Cate Maguire and Jocelyn Jourdan the two middle blockers for the Falcons stepped up with plays. Fitch was able to secure clutch points down the stretch, which would also continue to be a theme on the night to win set 1 26-24.

The second set is where the Falcons started to stumble a bit. Perry made adjustments, and the Falcons could not get good serve receive, their defense against Perry’s opposite side hitter faltered, and their net defense weren’t getting hands on swings. Perry dominated set 2 25-16.

Perry took that momentum into set 3 opening up a big lead early. Things started to turn when the Falcons erased a 12-5 deficit to get back into the set. Jourdan served up the rally to get the Falcons back in it. During the third set, another change came. With senior setter Emma Bartlett struggling a bit, Coach Bartlett went to her bench and put in junior Erin Burke who brought a huge spark to the defense, and offense. Even though Fitch found a rhythm, they couldn’t pull out set 3 and fell behind 2-1 in the match.

With their backs against the wall the Falcons once again fell behind early in set 4. Perry jumped out to a 10-2 lead. But it was Burke once again who brought a flow to the Fitch offense. Senior Samira McWreath also came in and sured up Fitch’s defense, and serve receive. Making some serious effort plays down the stretch to fend off a couple Perry match points the Falcons were able to win set 4 28-26 and force a set 5.

3 of Perry’s first four points in set five were off of service errors. When you took those away it was clear to see Fitch was playing better at that moment. They were the team consistently in system, and consistently getting good swings on the ball. Perry fought their way to a 13-13 tie. Fitch got the next point, and then with match point a Perry net violation ended it.

Jourdan dazzled with 30 kills on night. Burke led the team and set up 28 assists. Alyssa Leskovac led the defense with 15 digs.

The Falcons now advance to the district championship as they will hit the road to Nordonia on Saturday. That match is set for 1:00.

CARDINALS FINISH FITCH THIS TIME AROUND

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AUSTINTOWN OH- In the second week of the season, Austintown Fitch went to Canfield and came back from an 0-2 deficit to beat the Cardinals in five sets. It was a turning point in the season for the Falcons, but it also was instant motivation for Canfield. They patiently awaited their second chance  Tuesday night at Fitch. Up 2-0 again this time around the Cardinals finished the job and swept Fitch (25-20 25-20 25-23).

Abbie Householder led the Cardinals recording a double double with 14 kills and 10 digs. Grace Rosko was also in double figures with 12 kills, and she played fantastic defense at the net with 3 blocks. Ally Quirk also collected a double double with 17 assists, and 13 digs.

Fitch was led by sophomore Jocelyn Jourdan with 14 kills. Ella Sahli and Alyssa Leskovac both led the defense with 15 digs. Emma Bartlett set up 19 assists.

Canfield now sets their sights on the tournament. They’ll host the winner of Uniontown Lake vs Eastlake North. Fitch closes their regular season on Thursday as they travel to Louisville.

FITCH SENDS LEOPARDS HOME EMPTY HANDED

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AUSTINTOWN OH- It was a highly anticipated matchup on Thursday night between Fitch and Louisville, and it did not disappoint. The Falcons responded from being down 2-1 to win the match 3-2 (20-25 26-24 14-25 25-15 15-10).

The Falcons struggled at first to get a handle on Louisville standout Paige Cole. She had a big chunk of her match- high 28 kills in the first set. The Falcons couldn’t get their blockers to get in time. Cole, and the Leopards navigated their way to a 25-20 set one victory.

Set two was the most competitive set of the night. The two teams went back and forth as the set went on. Fitch jumped out to a 4-0 lead early, and that was enough to keep them close. The Leopards still showed great power in the front row and took a couple leads. But Chelsie Wheeler got a strong kill from the left side to end the set.

The two teams traded dominating sets, helped out by opponent errors. Serve receive got shaky for Fitch in set three and the Leopards pounced all over them. Then, in set four it was attack errors that became the bugaboo for Louisville letting Fitch run away with the set and force a set five.

Trailing 11-10 lead in set five, Louisville made a mistake that would turn the set around. For the first time in the match they were called for a double touch on the set, and it would give the Falcons a 12-10 lead. They would go on a 3-1 run to end the set and the match.

Alyssa Leskovac earned a double double with 10 kills, and 24 digs. Chelsie Wheeler led the Falcons offense with 16 kills. Jocelyn Jourdan player tremendous net defense on the strong attackers of Louisville. She finished with 6 blocks, and 8 kills. Emma Bartlett fought through a cut on her right thumb to still finish with 40 assists.

For the Leopards, Paige Cole has another terrific night with 28 kills, and 15 digs. Lauren Siegfried set up 27 assists. Kendall Loy served up 2 aces.

The Falcons are now 11-1 and will travel to East on Monday. The Leopards fall to 6-5 and they’ll host Jackson on Wednesday.

FITCH PULLS OFF THE COMEBACK ON THE CARDINALS

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CANFIELD OH- The matchup between Canfield and Fitch was one of the most anticipated matchups on the 2020 volleyball schedule. This match lived up to the hype as Fitch pulled off a dramatic comeback to beat Canfield in 5 sets (18-25 23-25 25-20 25-17 15-12).

The first set started off back and forth. It didn’t seem like either team was going to get a rally that was more than 2 points. That changed in the middle of the set when some key mistakes by the Falcons gave Canfield a cushioned lead, and eventually a dominating set 1 win 25-18.

Canfield carries that momentum into set two storming ahead 15-8. But with Ella Sahli serving, Fitch went on an 8-0 rally to take a 16-15 lead. The set would be back and forth from that point on, but Abbie Householder made some key plays to help the Cardinals pull out the 25-23 set and take a controlling 2-0 lead in the match.

For most teams it would be hard to bounce back from losing such a close set and be down 2-0. But the Falcons have strong senior leadership to keep them composed. Emma Bartlett did a fantastic job getting her streaky hitters the ball at the right time. The third set was the perfect time for Alyssa Leskovac to get hot. She made more than her fair share of solid swings in set three and four to help Fitch take both sets 25-20, and 25-17.

Fitch has all the momentum in set five. However, Canfield still came out scrappy. Grace Rosko continued to be a strong presence at the net. Householder still swung strong as well. It was the serving of Chelsie Wheeler, and Sahli down the stretch that helped the Falcons keep the Cardinals off balance. Sahli would end the match with an ace. Fitch completed the comeback with a 15-12 win in set five.

Fitch has three hitters with double digit kills. Chelsie Wheeler led the Falcons with 12. Alex Fisher, and Alyssa Leskovac each had 11. Cate Maguire has 7 blocks in the front row. Leskovac completed her double double with not just 11 kills, but also 14 digs. Bartlett also finished with a double-double with 42 assists and 17 digs.

Householder led the Cardinals with 24 kills.  Rosko had 13 kills and 5 blocks. Alaina Havrilla had a strong night with 8 kills. Riley Kinkade finished with 17 assists.

Fitch will move on to host Boardman on Tuesday. Canfield will travel to Highland on Saturday.

FITCH FLEXES MUSCLES ON SENIOR NIGHT

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AUSTINTOWN OH- Fitch Volleyball honored their seven seniors tonight with a dominating three set sweep of Mooney (25-11 25-18 25-12).

Chelsie Wheeler swung well for the Falcons gathering 9 kills. Cate Maguire had 7 kills and 3 blocks. Alyssa Leskovac played incredible defense with 11 digs, and also added 4 aces. Emma Bartlett tan the offense well at the setter position with 24 assists.

Fitch improves to 2-0 and will travel to Canfield on Thursday.

Mooney will host rival Ursuline on Thursday.