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STRUTHERS WINS HOME FINALE

STRUTHERS OH- It’s been a tough season for the Wildcats. Coming in to Saturday with a 1-18 record. However, they sent the seniors home with a win on their final home game with a four set victory over Lowellville (22-25 26-24 25-18 25-18).

Senior Heike Kaurschill led the Wildcats offense with 13 kills. Kaylei Shaffer finished with 10 kills and 4 blocks. Jessica Hughes led the defense with 18 digs. She also served up 3 aces. Lele Carinaldi set up 15 assists.

KC Kelly led the Rockets with 6 kills, she also had 5 digs, 5 blocks, and 4 aces. Sammie Kelly has 40 assists, 3 digs, and 3 aces. Alexis Mesaros had 8 digs.

Struthers closes their regular season on Thursday at Warren Harding. Lowellville hosts Jackson Milton on Tuesday.

HUGHES OF GREATNESS

STRUTHERS OH- 2020 has been an uncertain time for athletes. The teams that stuck together and used their leaders to stay close are the ones that came out ready to play. Jessica Hughes is one the senior leaders for the Struthers Wildcats volleyball program. She brings ultimate positive energy to the team. She’s got a fair share of talent as well. Hughes brings many different hews of greatness to the Wildcats.

Jessica came in to this season hopeful for success of not just herself, but her program. The Wildcats have some much needed continuity at head coach which is the first step to get the program to a competitive level. Jessica’s personal goals were just to bring positive energy to her teammates. Although her energy has to look a little bit different in 2020 with COVID 19 regulations keeping everyone separate. Hughes and her teammates have come up with creative ways to feed energy to each other without breaking the six foot barrier. It’s not easy, but Struthers will always be one of the more energetic teams on the court. They can attribute a lot of that energy to senior Jessica Hughes.

Jessica took the time to talk to YSN’s Anthony Hartwig. They discuss what makes her proud to be a Wildcat, her future goals, and much more. Dig your claws into Struthers volleyball with this player profile, Hughes Of Greatness.

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SPRINGFIELD BATTLES TO BEAT CATS

NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Springfield has had an up and down 2020 season, after starting the season at 2-1, the Tigers lost 3 in a row. Then, the Tigers got back in the win column setting up the opportunity to getting back to .500 on Monday against Struthers. The Tigers took advantage of that opportunity and took away a four set victory (25-21 21-25 26-24 25-22).

Min set 1 the Tigers stretched a lead to five early. The Wildcats fought hard to keep them within striking distance, but never seemed to be able to take that next step to take a lead. In fact, the for a large portion of the set, the Tigers lead never went over four, and it never went under three. Four would be the final point differential as the Tigers took set 1 25-21.

Struthers responded well in set two. They jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead. The Tigers made it close and set two was just as competitive as set one. The power of Wildcat senior Jessica Hughes who had her best set in set two. The Wildcats would be the one to take a set by four points this time 25-21.

The Wildcats looked like they had control of the third set. They led late 23-19. But the Tigers would not stop. Some good serving by Jacey Mullen got the Tigers to come back and tie it at 24-24. Then Springfield won the final two points to escape with the set 26-24.

The final set was much like the first. The Tigers saw a lead almost the whole way, but the Wildcats were persistent and refused to let them run away with it. The Tigers got the clutch points down the stretch to win 25-22.

The Tigers were led by a double double for Jacey Mullen. She finished with 11 kills, and 20 digs. Sara Pontius led the team in kills with 13. Madison Lesnak was also in double figure kills with 10. Carlee Bacon had a great defensive night with 32 digs and 5 kills. Mackenzie Kliem also put together a double double with 28 assists, and 14 digs.

Struthers was led by Hughes with a match high 14 kills, and 3 blocks. Kaylei Shaffer had 9 kills, and 3 blocks. Le’Ayshia Connaldi led the team in assists with 19.

Springfield will take momentum back into conference play as they travel to Western Reserve on Tuesday. Struthers hits the road to face Girard on Tuesday.

 

WILDCATS SECURE FIRST CONFERENCE WIN

STRUTHERS OH- In their 1st conference win of the season, and celebrating senior night, Senior Outside Jessica Hughes led the wildcats with 18 kills, 21 digs, 2 aces and 11 points. Hand in hand is her opposite counterpart, senior Heike Kaurschill with 12 kills, 22 digs and 2 aces. Junior setter Diana Szenborn had 20 assists, senior Kaylei Shaffer tacked on an additional 8 kills and 6 solo blocks.

Struthers will try to build off this momentum on Thursday as they travel to Lakeview.

*Contributed by Migdalia Manning at struthersathletics.org