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Downers Grove (South) d. Chicago (Mother McAuley), 15-12, 10-15, 15-13

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Game 1
McAuley-DGS: McAuley-DGS
Katie Pliscott : Katie Schumacher kill is out of bounds for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Katie Schumacher blaster into the backline for sideout
Mary O'Connor :  McAuley net foul for pt.: 0-1
: Colleen Daly : Katie Pliscott free ball's it out for sideout
: Colleen Daly : Bronwen Jones blocks the overpass for pt.: 0-2
: Colleen Daly : ace serve for pt.: 0-3
: Colleen Daly : Katie Schumacher kills for sideout
Katie Schumacher : Chantel Reedus kill goes out for pt.: 1-3
Katie Schumacher : ace serve off of Julie Zschau for pt.: 2-3
Katie Schumacher : Mary O'Connor called for illegal hit for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : Erika Van Hootegem and Liz Ortegel block for pt.: 2-4
: Bronwen Jones : Erika Van Hootegem on the side for pt.: 2-5
: Bronwen Jones : Katie Schumacher on the left side from the back for sideout
Renee Nash : Colleen Daly hits long for pt.: 3-5
Renee Nash : serves long for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : ace serve off of Katie Schumacher for pt.: 3-6
: Liz Ortegel : Nicole Kacor hits the bad set into the antenna: 3-7
: Liz Ortegel : serves wide for sideout
Nancy Bell : Julie Zschau tips for sideout
: Chantel Reedus : Erika Van Hootegem and Julie Zschau block for pt.: 3-8
(Timeout McAuley)
: Chantel Reedus : Nicole Kacor blasts one after a long volley for sideout
Aimee Brasher : Nicole Kacor kills for pt.: 4-8
Aimee Brasher : Colleen Daly kills and no one is there to get the dig
: Erika Van Hootegem : Colleen Daly hits into the antenna for sideout
Nicole Kacor : Colleen Daly hits out for pt.: 5-8
Nicole Kacor : Bronwen Jones down the middle for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Mary O'Connor hits it out of bounds for pt.: 5-9
: Julie Zschau : Mary O'Connor has a double hit for pt.: 5-10
: Julie Zschau : Katie Schumacher off the block for sideout
Mary O'Connor : Colleen Daly blasts past Aimee Brasher for sideout
: Colleen Daly : Renee Nash into the middle for sideout
Katie Schumacher : Bronwen Jones hits long for pt.: 6-10
Katie Schumacher : Chantel Reedus kill is touched for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : Bronwen Jones hits into the net for sideout
Renee Nash : net serve
: Liz Ortegel : serves wide
Nancy Bell : net serve
: Chantel Reedus : Nancy Bell illegal hit for pt.: 6-11
: Chantel Reedus : Nicole Kacor tips it over for sideout
Aimee Brasher : Nicole Kacor down the middle for pt.: 7-11
: (Timeout Downers Grove South)
Aimee Brasher : Katie Schumacher off the block for pt.: 8-11
Aimee Brasher : Erika Van Hootegem buries one in front of Renee Nash for sideout
: Erika Van Hootegem : Katie Schumacher blasts past Erika Van Hootegem for sideout
Nicole Kacor : Bronwen Jones kills for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Colleen Daly kills is long for sideout
Mary O'Connor : Chantel Reedus into the net for pt.: 9-11
Mary O'Connor : Colleen Daly spikes for sideout
: Colleen Daly : net serve
Katie Schumacher : serves out of bounds for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : Chantel Reedus hits the net for sideout
Renee Nash : net foul on Downers Grove for pt.: 10-11
Renee Nash : Erika Van Hootegem off the block for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : Christine Schissler can't reach the set for pt.: 10-12
: Liz Ortegel : Erika Van Hootegem and Chantel Reedus block for pt.: 10-13
(Timeout McAuley)
: Liz Ortegel : ace serve off of Katie Schumacher for pt.: 10-14
: Liz Ortegel : Nancy Bell and Christine Schissler block Chantel Reedus for sideout
Nancy Bell : Julie Zschau from the left side for sideout
: Chantel Reedus : net serve
Devin Cahill : serves long for sideout
: Erika Van Hootegem : Katie Schumacher blaster for sideout
Nicole Kacor : Colleen Daly hits out for pt.: 11-14
Nicole Kacor : Julie Zschau down the middle and it gets past Nancy Bell for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Katie Schumacher kills for sideout
Mary O'Connor : Nicole Kacor blasts into the corner for pt.: 12-14
: (Timeout Downers Grove South)
Mary O'Connor : Colleen Daly kills for sidoeut
: Colleen Daly : Chantel Reedus puts away the overpass for game pt.: 12-15

Game 2
McAuley-DGS: McAuley-DGS
: Erika Van Hootegem : Bronwen Jones and Colleen Daly block for pt.: 0-1
: Erika Van Hootegem : Nancy Bell blasts down the right side for sideout
Katie Schumacher : net serve
: Julie Zschau : Renee Nash hits into the net for pt.: 0-2
: Julie Zschau : Nancy Bell off the block for sideout
Renee Nash : Colleen Daly cross court kill for sideout
: Colleen Daly : Bronwen Jones and Liz Ortegel block Nicole Kacor for pt.: 0-3
: Colleen Daly : Christine Schissler blocks the serve for sideout
Nancy Bell : ace serve off of Erika Van Hootegem for pt.: 1-3
Nancy Bell : Nicole Kacor hits long for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : Julie Zschau illegal hit for sideout
Aimee Brasher : Chantel Reedus sneaks a dink over the net for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : Katie Schumacher into the middle for sideout
Nicole Kacor : Nicole Kacor tips into the block for pt.: 2-3
Nicole Kacor : Julie Zschau down the middle for sideout
: Chantel Reedus : ace serve off of Aimee Brasher for pt.: 2-4
: Chantel Reedus : Katie Schumacher kills for sideout
Mary O'Connor : Katie Schumacher blasts one off of Bronwen Jones for pt.: 3-4
Mary O'Connor : Erika Van Hootegem hits out for pt.: 4-4
Mary O'Connor : Katie Schumacher zings one down the middle for pt.: 5-4
Mary O'Connor : Kelsey Manning  gets past Katie Schumacher for sideout
: Erika Van Hootegem : Renee Nash kills for sideout
Katie Schumacher : Bronwen Jones and Julie Zschau block for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Katie Schumacher hits long for pt.: 5-5
: Julie Zschau : illegal hit for pt.: 5-6
: Julie Zschau : Nancy Bell into the corner for sideout
Renee Nash : Christine Schissler blocks for pt.: 6-6
Renee Nash : Nicole Kacor and Christine Schissler block Bronwen Jones for pt.: 7-6
Renee Nash : Nancy Bell and Mary O'Connor block for pt.: 8-6
: (Timeout Downers Grove South)
Renee Nash : serves long
: Colleen Daly : Nancy Bell kill is good for sideout
Nancy Bell : Colleen Daly kill is blocked out of bounds for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : Chantel Reedus just inside the backline: 8-7
: Bronwen Jones : Chantel Reedus blasts one for pt.: 8-8
: Bronwen Jones : Nicole Kacor kills for sideout
Aimee Brasher : four hits for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : Chantel Reedus off of Nicole Kacor for pt.: 8-9
: Liz Ortegel : Nicole Kacor blasts one off of Liz Ortegel for sideout
Nicole Kacor : Katie Schumacher for pt.: 9-9
Nicole Kacor : Chantel Reedus hits long for pt.: 10-9
Nicole Kacor : Julie Zschau hits off the block for sideout
: Chantel Reedus : Katie Schumacher tips into the middle for sideout
Lauren Mikos : Erika Van Hootegem down the right side for sideout
: Erika Van Hootegem : net foul on Katie Schumacher for pt.: 10-10
(Timeout McAuley)
: Erika Van Hootegem :  Katie Schumacher into the corner for sideout
Katie Schumacher : Nancy Bell and Christine Schissler block for pt.: 11-10
Katie Schumacher : Julie Zschau from the right side for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Renee Nash dinks for sideout
Renee Nash : Nancy Bell blocks Colleen Daly out of bounds for sideout
: Colleen Daly : Chantel Reedus hits long for sideout
Nancy Bell : Chantel Reedus dinks into the middle for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : Christine Schissler quick set for sideout
Christine Schissler : Erika Van Hootegem gets past Nicole Kacor for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : net foul on Downers Grove South 
Nicole Kacor : Katie Schumacher drops one in the middle for pt.: 12-10
: (Timeout Downers Grove South)
Nicole Kacor : Julie Zschau hits long for pt.: 13-10
Nicole Kacor : Renee Nash hits into the net for sideout
: Chantel Reedus : serves out of bounds
Mary O'Connor : Nancy Bell off of Chantel Reedus for pt.: 14-10
Mary O'Connor : ace serve in front of Chantel Reedus for game pt.: 15-10

Game 3
McAuley-DGS: McAuley-DGS
Mary O'Connor : Katie Schumacher blocks it out for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Nancy Bell down the side for sideout
Katie Schumacher : net foul on Christine Schissler for sideout
: Colleen Daly : ace serve for pt.: 0-1
: Colleen Daly : Nancy Bell hits into the net for pt.: 0-2
: Colleen Daly : miscommunication on the set for pt.: 0-3
: Colleen Daly : Renee Nash into the middle for sideout
Renee Nash : Chantel Reedus blasts past Nicole Kacor for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : serves out of bounds
Nancy Bell : Chantel Reedus gets past Katie Schumacher and Nicole Kacor for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : Chantel Reedus hit goes out for sideout
Aimee Brasher : ace serve off of Chantel Reedus for pt.: 1-3
Aimee Brasher : Chantel Reedus down the middle for sideout
: Chantel Reedus : Katie Schumacher hits long for pt.: 1-4
: Chantel Reedus : Katie Schumacher dinks for sideout
Nicole Kacor : Erika Van Hootegem hits off block for sideout
: Erika Van Hootegem : Katie Schumacher down the middle for sideout
Mary O'Connor : Nancy Bell into the corner for pt.: 2-4
Mary O'Connor : Colleen Daly can't reach the set for pt.: 3-4
Mary O'Connor : Colleen Daly blasts one into Renee Nash for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Katie Schumacher kills for sideout
Katie Schumacher : serves out of bounds
: Colleen Daly : Renee Nash into the middle for sideout
Renee Nash : Liz Ortegel dumps for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : Nicole Kacor off of Julie Zschau for sideout
Nancy Bell : Nicole Kacor dinks into the net for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : Julie Zschau wipes it off the block for pt.: 3-5
: Liz Ortegel : Katie Schumacher launches a long one from the back row: 3-6
(Timeout McAuley)
: Liz Ortegel : Nicole Kacor free ball's it out of bounds for pt.: 3-7
: Liz Ortegel : Nicole Kacor off the block for sideout
Aimee Brasher : Katie Schumacher blocks Julie Zschau for pt.: 4-7
Aimee Brasher : Nicole Kacor blocks an overpass for pt.: 5-7
Aimee Brasher : Katie Schumacher blocks a dink for pt.: 6-7
Aimee Brasher : Chantel Reedus puts it down for sideout
: Chantel Reedus : serves out
Nicole Kacor : Colleen Daly kills for sideout
: Erika Van Hootegem : Bronwen Jones, Colleen Daly and Julie Zschau block for pt.6-8
: Erika Van Hootegem : net foul on Julie Zschau for sideout
Mary O'Connor : Colleen Daly with a kill for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Katie Schumacher blaster off Erika Van Hootegem for sideout
Katie Schumacher : Colleen Daly hits into the net for pt.: 7-8
Katie Schumacher : ace serve: 8-8
Katie Schumacher : Nancy Bell down the right side for pt.: 9-8
: (Timeout Downers Grove South)
Katie Schumacher : Nancy Bell into the middle for pt.: 10-8
Katie Schumacher : Christine Schissler called for illegal hit
: Colleen Daly : Chantel Reedus down the middle for pt.: 10-9
: Colleen Daly : Christine Schissler down the sideline for sideout
Renee Nash : serve long
: Bronwen Jones : Chantel Reedus blasts one off of Renee Nash for pt.: 10-10
: Bronwen Jones : Nicole Kacor down the middle for sideout
Nancy Bell : Chantel Reedus blasts one off Katie Schumacher for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : Erika Van Hootegem for a pt.: 10-11
(Timeout McAuley)
: Liz Ortegel : Nicole Kacor just inside the backline for sideout
Devin Cahill : Nicole Kacor blocks for pt.: 11-11
Devin Cahill : Julie Zschau for sideout
: Chantel Reedus : Katie Schumacher kill is long for pt.: 11-12
: Chantel Reedus : Nicole Kacor kills for sideout
Nicole Kacor : Renee Nash dinks for pt.: 12-12
Nicole Kacor : Colleen Daly gets through the block for sideout
: Erika Van Hootegem : Katie Schumacher off the block for sideout
Mary O'Connor : Julie Zschau kill is good for sideout
: Kelly Baker : Katie Schumacher kills for sideout
Katie Schumacher : serves long for sideout
: Colleen Daly : Nancy Bell kills for sideout
Renee Nash : Bronwen Jones and Chantel Reedus block for sideout
: Bronwen Jones : Nicole Kacor just inside the backline for sideout
Nancy Bell : Nicole Kacor is wide left for sideout
: Liz Ortegel : Chantel Reedus kills for pt.: 12-13
: Liz Ortegel :  Chantel Reedus blasts one off Kim Prohaska for pt.: 12-14
: Liz Ortegel : Nicole Kacor kills for sideout
Heather Thomas : Julie Zschau hits it out for pt.: 13-14
Heather Thomas : Erika Van Hootegem blasts one down the middle for sidoeut
: Chantel Reedus : Katie Schumacher kills for sideout
Nicole Kacor : Katie Schumacher goes long for sideout
: Erika Van Hootegem : Katie Schumacher kills for sideout
Mary O'Connor : Colleen Daly off the block for sideout
: Julie Zschau : Nicole Kacor down the middle for sideout
Katie Schumacher : Colleen Daly for sideout
: Colleen Daly : ace serve for match pt.: 13-15

Downers Grove (South) (36-7) defeats Chicago (Mother McAuley) (41-2) -- 15-12, 10-15, 15-13 for the Championship

Box Score

Chicago (Mother McAuley) "Mighty Macs" (41-1)
Coach:  Nancy Pedersen (20th yr. 515-54)

No. Player            Assists  Kills Blocks Serv. Pts. Aces Total Pts.
1   Mary O'Connor          41      0      0      9      2      9
2   Lauren Mikos
3   Nancy Bell              3      9      4      1      1      1
6   Aimee Brasher           4      1      0      7      1      7
8   Renee Nash              3      7      1      5      0      5
9   Heather Thomas          0      0      0      1      0      1
10  Katie Schumacher        1     28      0      8      2      8
11  Nicole Kacor            0     14      1      8      0      8
12  Angie LaPorte
13  Julie Ryan
14  Kim Prohaska
15  Katie Pliscott
16  Katie Brasher
18  Christine Schissler     0      3      5      0      0      0
19  Devin Cahill            1      0      0      1      0      1

    Game 1 Totals          15     16      4     12      1     12
    Game 2 Totals          18     19      7     15      2     15
    Game 3 Totals          20     27      0     13      3     13
    Match Totals           53     62     11     40      6     40


Downers Grove (South) "Chargers" (35-7)
Coach:  Denise Lazzeroni (3rd yr. 108-18)

No. Player            Assists  Kills Blocks Serv. Pts. Aces Total Pts.
3   Erika Van Hootegem      0      7      2      2      0      2
4   Amanda Czechowski
5   Liz Ortegel            37      0      4     11      2     11
6   Sarah Piekielny
7   Jenny Olson
8   Kelsey Manning
10  Kelly Baker
11  Maureen Monahan
12  Julie Zschau            3      8      3      5      0      5
13  Kelly West
14  Colleen Daly            0     10      1     10      1     10
15  Bronwen Jones           1      4      4      5      0      5
18  Linda Di Prospero
24  Chantel Reedus          1     16      1      7      1      7
27  Lindsey Filkins

    Game 1 Totals          14     15      5     15      2     15
    Game 2 Totals          12     12      9     10      1     10
    Game 3 Totals          16     18      1     15      1     15
    Match Totals           42     45     15     40      4     40