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UNITED FINISHES STRONG

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MINERVA OH- United couldn’t have asked for a better way to close their season. They traveled up to Minerva to play a division 2 team and walked out with a sweep of the Lions (26-24 25-20-25-22).

Tori Tschappatt finished with 9 kills which took her above the 500 kill threshold in her career. Brooke Smith led the Eagles in kills with 10. Smith also finished with 7 digs. Savannah Burton also collected 10 kills. Madison Boyle led the defense with 10 digs. Haley Dees set up 28 assists.

Minutes now looks to tournaments as they’ll play the winner of South Range vs Campbell. If South Range Wins, they’ll travel to the Raiders, if Campbell wins, United will host.

EAGLES RESPOND AGAINST LEETONIA

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HANOVERTON OH- United was coming off a tough five set loss to Poland when they stepped into the gym on Tuesday night to face Leetonia. The Eagles regrouped and got back to winning with a four set victory over the Bears (25-15 25-19 18-25 25-7).

Tori Tschappatt led the Eagles with 12 kills, and 9 digs. Brooke Smith hit the ball well too with 7 kills. She also finished with 10 digs. Haley Dees had a strong double double with 24 assists, and 17 digs. Madison Boyle led the Eagles defense with 20 digs, she served up 4 aces.

United will return to action Thursday as they travel to Southern.

POLAND TAKES BIG STEP AGAINST UNITED

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POLAND OH- If you looked at the records coming in to Monday night in the match between United and Poland, you’d think it might be a mismatch. Then, if you also knew Poland was down two starters, you might not give the Bulldogs a shot. Well, Poland took a huge step in the growth of their program with a gritty five set victory (25-15 23-25 25-16 18-25 15-13). 

United took some time to find a rhythm. The first set was full of out of system points, and attack errors. Poland took advantage of the unsteady Eagles and dominated set 1.

The Eagles regrouped however, it was a much cleaner set two, but the Bulldogs has momentum. Kenzie Szolek had a great set swinging from the left side, and the back row. Sarah Forsyth also took some points from the right. United was up to the test as they started to get their big hitter Tori Tschappatt involved in the offense. They scrapped to a two point victory in set two.

The story of the third set was front row adjustments by Poland. Their blocks started to consistently get their hands on the Eagles swings. They either blocked the ball, or got enough of it to make life easier on their back row. When United tried to adjust to the big blocking, more attack errors followed. Poland would take another lopsided set 25-16.

United finally rolled on all cylinders in the fourth set when they needed it to keep the match alive. The started to get consistent contributions from multiple spots on the floor, making it much harder for the Bulldogs block to anticipate the United offense. United won their best played set of the night 25-18.

By the fifth set both teams had adjusted multiple times in the match. Both teams looked sharp, and it made for a thrilling finale. Down 11-8, Poland rattled off four in a row to take a 12-11 lead. Both teams traded points back and forth, until Poland finally made the push to clinch the match 15-13.

Lexi Kalicatzaros was a problem for the Eagles totaling 17 kills on the night. Maddie Wess led the way setting up 9 assists. Alyssa Glaros patrolled the back row leading the Bulldogs with 26 digs. Katie McDonald was big stepping up with 5 blocks. Sophia Dedo served 4 aces.

United was led by Tschappatt who finished with a double double with 11 kills, 12 digs, and 2 blocks. Taylor Cope was also strong in the middle, collecting 10 kills. Haley Dees also grabbed a double double with 33 assists, and 12 digs. Madison Boyle led the defense with 23 digs.

Poland will try to use this momentum and carry it to Girard on Tuesday. United will get back to league play on Tuesday as they host Leetonia.

UNITED STAYS SHARP

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HANOVERTON OH- United kept their winning ways going on Thursday night as they made quick work of Warren JFK in a sweep (25-4 25-11 25-17).

Leading the Eagles was Tori Tschappatt who had another double digit night in kills. She finished with 15 kills, and 4 digs. Madison Boyle led the Eagles in digs with 11. Savannah Burton was solid with 8 kills, 7 digs, and 4 aces. Brooke Smith had a nice night with 7 digs, 3 aces, and 3 kills. Haley Dees set up 25 assists. She also collected 7 digs.

United will take the weekend off before they travel to Poland on Monday for a non conference match.

EAGLES SHOW RESILIENCE IN THRILLING WIN

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HANOVERTON OH- It was a clash of two powerhouse teams on Tuesday night as Columbiana traveled down to United to take on the Eagles. It initially looked like it was heading towards a Clipper sweep, but the Eagles stormed back from down 2-0 to win the match in five sets (15-25 16-25 25-21 25-18 16-14).

Tori Tschappatt led the Eagles offense with double digit kills (10). Savannah Burton finished with 10 as well. Haley Dees has a great night of finding her hitters and finished with 34 assists. The Eagles played great defense having two players with 20 plus kills. Brooke Smith had 28 digs and 8 kills. Madison Boyle led the defense with 30 digs.

Tori Long notched another double double with 12 kills and 17 digs. Grace Witmer had a triple double with 13 assists, 13 digs, and 10 kills. Maci Linhart finished with 30 digs.

Columbiana will try to bounce back and travel to Leetonia. United will build off the win as they host East Palestine.

EAGLES SOAR OVER HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN

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HANOVERTON OH- United welcomes in a tough Heartland Christian squad on Saturday. They fought their way to a four set victory over the Lions to remain undefeated (25-23, 18-25, 27-25, 25-17).

Tori Tschappatt led the Eagles in kills with 12. Brooklyn Smith has a great day with 7 kills, 19 digs, and 5 aces. Madison Boyle led in digs with a solid 25. Haley Dees did an impressive job setting for United tallying 30 assists. Savannah Burton had 9 kills.

United moves to 6-0 and will host Southern at home on Tuesday. Heartland is now 2-3, and they’ll travel to Western Reserve on Wednesday.

EAGLES LOCK DOWN LEETONIA

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LEETONIA OH- United Volleyball remained undefeated Thursday night with a sweep of Leetonia (25-19 25-15 25-14).

Tori Tschappatt led the Eagles attack with 11 kills. Haley Dees kept serving well with 21 assists. Savannah Burton served up 5 aces, and also swung well with 5 kills. Madison Boyle led the defense with 14 digs.

United will try to keep their unbeaten record in tact as they host Heartland Christian on Saturday.