Demons hit hard by injuries at tournament
By Jennifer Eisenbart
Sports editor
If you wanted to sum up Saturday at the Westosha Smash for the Burlington girls volleyball team, a simple statement by coach Dan Lynch works pretty well.
“It’s kind of one of those days we really wish we wouldn’t have gone,” Lynch explained after the Demons finished third. “But what are you gonna do?”
It wasn’t as much the way Burlington played as it was the injury situation. The team’s three junior starters – Kaysie Shebeneck, Ciara Capezio and Morganne Longoria – all were injured and left for some period during the day.
Capezio injured a knee in a win over Big Foot, and was set to see a doctor on Tuesday. She and Longoria collided on a play. Shebeneck is still struggling with issues from a car accident a month ago.
Burlington picked up a 25-16, 25-19 win over Cedarburg, then hung on against Big Foot for a 24-26, 25-16, 15-13 victory.
“It was not really a very good day,” Lynch said.
BHS then lost to Catholic Memorial – which won the pool – 25-10, 25-15.
In the crossover round, the Demons then lost to Westosha 25-17, 25-17 – a team they had beaten easily earlier in the week.
Cassidy Robers led the Demons with 24 kills on the day, while Katie Drohner added 22. Capezio had 17 kills in limited action, while Casey Roberts had 53 assists and Shebeneck 32.
The Lady ’Toppers hung in at the Smash, almost upsetting Divine Savior Holy Angels before losing 15-25, 25-22, 13-15.
CCHS then beat Kenosha Tremper 16-25, 25-19, 19-17, before losing to host Westosha 25-19, 25-22.
Westosha went on to win the tournament.
In the crossover matches, CCHS beat Big Foot 18-25, 25-22, 15-12 to take fifth.
Maggie Smith led the Lady ’Toppers with 26 kills, while Megan Wadsworth added 24 and Britte Schneider 15.
Kelly Gould had 81 assists, 16 digs and four aces, while Bekah Shellberg had a team-high 54 digs.
For more on both teams, please see the print edition of the Burlington Standard Press.
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