Tag Archive for: Angelina Rotunno

ROTUNNO RUNS THE SHOW

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Cardinal Mooney volleyball is putting up very balanced offensive stats this season. The ball is being spread out to multiple attackers, which makes them hard to defend. That balance comes from the fantastic setting of Angelina Rotunno.

Rotunno runs the setting duty for the Cardinals in their 5-1 offense. It means she’s in constant control of the setting, and always running the offense. It’s certainly a lot to be on someone’s shoulders. Rotunno doesn’t let any pressure phase her however, she goes out every day and simply does her job. Not only with her physical ability, but her leadership skills as well. Mooney had a stretch of games this year where they were down several key starters. It was during this stretch that the volleyball community really saw what Rotunno’s leadership meant to the team. She brought multiple young players along who were getting their first varsity experience.

Rotunno reached a career milestone earlier this season. In a game at Springfield, she reached her 1000th career assist. A milestone that she says she didn’t even know she had reached. It is an outstanding accomplishment for one of the premiere players in the area.

Angelina took the time to join YSN’s Running Point this week to talk about her season. She talks with Anthony Hartwig and Ty Bartell about reaching 1000 assists, her leadership, and much more. Check out this exclusive interview with a new member of the 1000 assist club.

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CARDINALS HOLD ON TO TOP HOWLAND

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Cardinal Mooney had to survive a mighty Howland comeback on Wednesday night to survive 50-49. The Cardinals led 26-18 at the break, and were outscored 31-24 in the second half.

Katie Hough led the Cardinals with 24 points. Angelina Rotunno was also in double figures for Mooney with 11.

Howland was led by Taylor Lawrence with 13 points.

 

 

CARDINALS SHOCK BERKSHIRE MOVE ON TO TITLE

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BURTON OH- Cardinal Mooney came in to this district tournament with a record of 7-14 and the 16 seed, but that’s not how they’re playing now. They added another tournament win to their already impressive resume with a 5 set thriller over Berkshire (25-15 24-26 25-21 23-25 15-12).

Katie Hough led the Cardinals offense with 9 kills, but she was incredible on the defensive side totaling 37 digs. Alaina Scavina was right behind her with 8. Angelina Rotunno had a nice night setting up 28 assists. Scavina finished with 18 digs, Rotunno finished with 13.

Mooney advances to the district championship where they’ll try to Upset yet another team. They will travel to one seed Crestview on Saturday. That match will start at 1:00.

CARDINALS SOAR IN SEASON FINALE

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Cardinal Mooney continued their impressive final week of the season with a sweep of Springfield on Thursday night (25-17 26-24 25-14).

Raegan Filipowicz led the Cardinals offense with 10 kills, and she served up 5 aces. Angelina Rotunno captures a double double with 26 assists, and 17 digs. Katie Hough also put together a strong performance with 7 kills. Rotunno also finished with 4 aces.

Cardinal Mooney will move on to their tournament run traveling to LaBrae. Springfield will host Chalker in their first match of the OHSAA tournament.

MOONEY GETS ON THE RIGHT TRACK

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Mooney has had a tough season so far in 2020. It can be largely attributed to the high strength of schedule they have. But as of late, the Cardinals seem to be on the right track. They took their second match in a row Tuesday night with a sweep of Warren Harding.

Raegan Filipowicz led the Cardinals in kills with 13. Katie Hough recorded a double double with 12 kills and 12 digs. Angelina Rotunno put together a solid performance with 37 assists and 4 aces. Alaina Scavina was also in double digits in digs finishing with 10.

Mooney looks to keep their winning streak alive on Thursday as they host East.

LAKEVIEW LEAVES CARDINALS IN THE DUST

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Lakeview continued to roll through their schedule on Wednesday with a sweep of Mooney that moved their record to 13-0 (25-22 25-12 25-18).

Tara Lytle led a balanced offense for Lakeview with 9 kills. She also finished with 2 digs, and an ace. Three other attackers had at least 5 kills for the Bulldogs. Anna Peterson finished with 6, while Emma Schmader and Brooke Schneider each had 5. Maddie Bayus has 12 digs to share the team lead with Maggie Pavlansky who collected a double with 22 assists and 12 digs.

Alaina Francis led Mooney with 7 kills. Angelina Rotunno set up 18 assists, and Alain’s Scavina led the back row in defense with 15 digs.

Lakeview will look to continue their dominance of the NE8 as they host Poland on Thursday. Mooney will try and bounce back traveling to Chaney.

 

RANGE CLEANS CARDINALS CLOCKS

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CANFIELD OH- South Range keeps regrouping from adversity in the 2020 season. They’ve had a couple of injuries, a couple of losing streaks, but have always managed to persevere and get back on track. Monday was no different as they looked sharp in a sweep of Mooney (25-18 25-23 25-16).

Izzy Lamparty led the Raiders in offense with 8 kills. Reagan Irons has a nice day in the back row collecting 20 digs. Sarah Kuhns is getting more comfortable as the setter and she finished with 15 assists. Madi Dado served 4 aces.

Katie Hough tries to carry Mooney, leading the team in three categories with 11 kills, 3 aces, and 6 digs. Angelina Rotunno finished with a match-high 29 digs, she also shared the lead in digs with 6.

South Range returns to league action on Tuesday as they host Hubbard. That game will be live on YSN. Mooney gets another tough test out of the NE8 as they host Lakeview on Wednesday.

MOONEY FLIES HIGH, ADVANCE PAST CANTON SOUTH

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Cardinal Mooney started their tournament run on the right foot with a first round sweep of Canton South (26-24 25-20 25-10).

The night began quicker than usual as technical difficulties bypassed the announcement of starting lineups. Canton South was ready to give the favored Cardinals all they could handle. The first set of the night was very competitive. Canton South held a small lead for most of the set. That was until the score reached into the twenties. It was at that point Mooney flexed their muscles and were able to come up with clutch points down the stretch. The Cardinals hit a modest .181 in the set helping them secure a 26-24 victory.

In set 2 the Cardinals would have to navigate some struggles hitting the ball. Their hitting percentage for the set dipped well into the negatives. At -.100 they weren’t going to win it with their attack. So the Cardinals made adjustments. They played solid defense and blocked extremely well in the front row. Mooney survived the tough hitting to take set two 25-20.

The Cardinals straightened everything out in set three. They had control from the very start. Rolling out to an 11-1 lead, they took away any momentum the already tired Wildcats had.  The Cardinals also had their best hitting set of the match. Only commuting two attack errors and finishing with a .269 percentage. Mooney rolled to a 25-10 match sealing set three win.

Katie Hough led the Mooney offense with 10 kills and 3 digs. Angelina Rotunno and Angela Proia split the setting duties tallying 8 assists each. CJ Sapp finished with 14 digs.

Mooney advances to play Salem on Saturday October 19th. That match will start at 6:30 at West Branch High School.