Hutchinson CC Sports Information
LIBERAL – Freshman Taniya Golden pounded down 24 kills and the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team nearly pulled off a huge fourth-set comeback on Friday in the Region VI Tournament semifinals at the Greenhouse.
The Blue Dragons fought off two match points against No. 20 Butler, but couldn't have a third as the Grizzlies defeated Hutchinson for the third time this season, 20-25, 25-25, 25-20, 27-25.
Hutchinson's season comes to an end at 26-12.
Golden had 24 kills on 50 attacks and hit .260 to lead a Blue Dragons offense that hit .161 for the match. Golden just missed a double-double with nine kills.
Freshman Perline Fery had six kills and freshman Anna Dean had five kills.
Despite 11 team blocks, the Dragons had trouble with Butler's balanced attack with four players having nine or more kills. The Grizzlies hit .247 for the match.
Setter Andrea Serrano had 22 assists and an ace and six digs. Freshman Giovanna Ravenhani had 13 assists.
Libero Morgan Harvey finished with 18 digs and sophomore Sophie Connor had 16 digs.
Ivy Fink led Butler with 12 kills.
Set 1: Tied at 5-all, the Blue Dragons went on a 7-2 run that was capped by a Golden kill to give the Dragons a 12-7 lead. The Dragons sided out well in the opening set, never allowing the Grizzlies to score more than two points in any rotation for the remainder of the set. The Dragons built a 23-16 lead and the Grizzlies cut it to 24-20 before Golden's fifth kill of the set closed the set for Hutchinson, winning 25-20.
Set 2: The Blue Dragons hit just .067 in the second set. Still a Golden kill gave the Dragons an 11-8 lead. After four ties in the set, the Grizzlies took the lead for good at 16-15 on a Carrie Roe kill, which started a 6-1 Butler run. Roe had four kills in the set and closed out the set with a kill to knot the match at 1-1.
Set 3: Perline Fery's kill gave the Blue Dragons a 10-5 lead and forced a Butler timeout. Butler immediately scored six in a row, but an Alejandra Briseno kill stopped that run to tie the set at 11-all. Tied at 15, Golden was balled for an illegal set and Grizzlies followed that with back-to-back kills for an 18-15 lead. A Harvey kill pulled the Dragons within 18-17. Rowe stopped that advance with a kill and Kennedy Kelly had an ace for a 30-17 lead. The Grizzlies finished out the set to take a 2-1 match lead.
Set 4: Butler's Rainey Aven threw down a setter dump for a kill to that the fourth set. The Grizzlies jumped on that momentum and built a 17-11 lead. The Blue Dragons went on a 9-2 run and took a 20-19 lead on a Grizzly attack error. The Dragons took a 20-19 lead on a Golden kill, but Aven had another kill to tie the set at 20. A Golden kill gave the Dragons a set point at 24-23, but Aven did the Dragons in again. Trailing 25-24, Golden had her 24th kill of the match. Butler scored the final two points to put the Dragons away.