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JOURDAN SHINES AS 2022 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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EAST PALESTINE OH- Volleyball season is wrapping up as we are having teams fight for a district championship.  There is so much talent spread out in the YSN family. That is why we still have four teams fighting either in regionals already, or in a district championship. With all the talent we see, there was one player that shined brighter than the rest.  Austintown Fitch’s Jocelyn Jourdan has been named the 2022 YSN Player of the Year.  What Jourdan has meant to this Falcon program can’t be expressed with words. She is not just a top tier talent, but also has been a tremendous leader.

Her numbers have absolutely spoken for herself.  No one has finished with more kills with Jourdan in the YSN family.  Her season total has hit 485 after her 35 kills in the five set district semifinal loss to Hudson.  She averaged 5.8 kills per set with 86 sets played. Jourdan is not just a hitter for Fitch though, Jourdan has been a well rounded player.  She has played exceptional defense with 276 digs on the season.  That led the team as well.  On the service line, Jourdan has notched 29 aces.  She also finished with 29 blocks on the season as well. Her value on the team goes way beyond numbers, but for sure her stats stand out as some of the best we’ve seen this year.

Fitch ended the season with a record of 20-5 and fell in the District Semifinals against Hudson. Congratulations to Fitch on an incredible season, and another congratulations to Jocelyn Jourdan the YSN 2022 Player Of The Year.

AIR JOURDAN

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AUSTINTOWN OH- This year features a ton of elite volleyball talent in the YSN family. One of the most exciting players coming into the year is Fitch’s Jocelyn Jourdan.

Jocelyn has broken records at Fitch like it’s her job. In fact, some of her personal goals this season are to break her own records. We’ve seen Jourdan transition from a middle blocker to an outside hitter, and it’s done nothing but elevate her game even further. A scary question for anyone who has to face the Falcons this year is how can Jourdan get better? Well, like all great players Jocelyn finds ways to improve. Volleyball season is back. And Jocelyn Jourdan may be better than ever.

In the 2021 campaign, Jocelyn tallied 405 kills. She averaged just over 5 kills per set, and finished with a hitting percentage of .288.  If you thought Jourdan was only effective when she was on the attack, you’d be wrong. Last season she also excelled in defense racking up 220 digs.  Plus, as a constant presence at the net she added 14 blocks.

Jourdan caught up with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig to talk about her final season as a Falcon. They also discuss the moment in her career she fell in love with volleyball, a solid rapid fire segment, and much more! New season, new number for Jourdan , check out the latest number 23 with this Fitch Volleyball Player Profile only on YSN.

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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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CARDINALS TAKE CARE OF FITCH

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CANFIELD OH- A 22 point 3rd quarter helped the Canfield Cardinals take down the Fitch Falcons 54-28 in girls hoops action Wednesday night.

Marissa Ieraci led the charge for Canfield with 15 points. Alyssa Dill dropped in 12 points and Gianna DeLucia added 10 points for the Cardinals.

Zayda Creque and Jocelyn Jourdan both had 9 points for Fitch.

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

FITCH SECURES FIRST WIN

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STRUTHERS OH- The Falcons came out strong at the start of the game knocking down 3 back to back 3 pointers. After the 9-0 run, the Falcons kept the momentum going to push the score to 19-5 at the end of the first quarter. The Falcons handled business by being physical all around and fighting for loose balls and offensive rebounds. Sophomore Zayda Creque led the team with 27 points. Chelsie Wheeler and Jocelyn Jourdan both tacked on 9 a piece to help the Falcons defeat the Wildcats.

*Contributed by Natalie Lynn at austintownathletics.com

WEST BRANCH WALKS AWAY WITH WIN IN DEFENSIVE BATTLE

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AUSTINTOWN OH- It didn’t take much research to guess that Wednesday night’s matchup between Fitch and West Branch was going to be a defensive struggle. The two programs are built around defense. When you add that to the fact that the Warriors are trying to get in sync on offense, and it was the Falcons first game, the stars aligned for a low scoring affair. West Branch walked away victorious after trailing at the half with a final of 41-29.

West Branch was led by Anna Lippiatt who finished in double figures with 10 points. Livvie Showalter finished with 8. Sydney Mercer fathered 10 rebounds for the Warriors.

The Falcons got a strong night from Zayda Creque who totaled a game-high 14 points. Jocelyn Jourdan finished with 7.

The Warriors return to action Saturday as they head home to host Marlington. Fitch will host Ursuline on Wednesday.

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.

FITCH PICKS UP THEIR FIRST TOURNAMENT WIN

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AUSTINTOWN OH- After some time off Fitch took care of business in their first tournament game sweeping Stow  in straight sets (25-12 25-18 25-14).

Chelsie Wheeler led the Falcons offense with 11 kills. Jocelyn Jourdan had a solid day too finishing with 7 kills, and 8 digs. Emma Bartlett set well and finished with 26 assists, she was one dig away from a double double with 9.

Fitch will host Perry on Tuesday night in the district semifinals. That match will start at 6:00.

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.