By Jennifer Eisenbart
Sports Editor
Facing some of the toughest competition in the state Saturday, the Catholic Central High School volleyball team held its own.
While the Lady ’Toppers dropped both matches in pool play Saturday at the Westosha Central Smash tournament, Catholic Central rebounded by defeating Cedarburg and Indian Trails in the bronze bracket to finish seventh overall.
“It was really nice to see the team play really well in pool play,” said coach MaeMae Oberhofer. “Playing competition of this caliber right before the postseason is a great opportunity for us.”
Catholic Central pushed Waukesha Catholic Memorial to three sets before falling 20-25, 25-23, 15-9, and then lost to Divine Savior Holy Angels – the top team in Division 1 – 25-10, 25-17.
However, once in the bronze bracket, CCHS beat Cedarburg 25-23, 25-18 and dominated Indian Trails 25-9, 25-16.
“Our solid serve receive, aggressive defense and serve kept us in every match,” Oberhofer said.
Maggie Smith led the Lady ’Toppers with 32 kills, while adding two solo blocks, two block assists, 23 digs and four aces. Megan Wadsworth pitched in 22 kills, two solo blocks, two block assists and 28 digs, while Sara Seib and Abbey Tweet each had 12 kills.
Kelly Gould had 81 assists and a team-high 34 digs, while Ali Wiemer and Brittany Martin each had 24 digs. Sarah Gould had a team-high five aces.
In a non-conference matchup Oct. 4, the Lady Toppers beat Elkhorn 25-22, 25-18, 25-11. Wadsworth had 19 kills, two solo blocks and three block assists, while Kelly Gould had 29 assists.
In a Metro Classic Conference matchup Oct. 2, Catholic Central fell in three sets to Racine St. Catherine’s, 25-21, 27-25, 25-21. Smith and Wadsworth both finished with seven kills, while Kelly Gould had 22 assists and three aces. Smith had a team-high 18 digs, while Kelly Gould added 15 and Wadsworth 12.
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