Published: October 10, 2008 01:08 am            

EVENING NEWS ROUNDUP: Providence downs Mercy in girls' soccer

In a battle between old friends and current rivals, former New Albany assistant volleyball coach and current Silver Creek boss Jeff Zimmerman led the Dragons up against his old team in The Doghouse on Thursday, and came out with a 25-12, 25-17, 25-13 defeat.

“They just served us off the court,” said Zimmerman. “We were competitive when we passed, but we the problem was we couldn’t pass.”

Lindsey Maymon led the Dragons with five kills, while her sister Kristyn had four kills and three aces.

Silver Creek will meet Southwestern on Monday.

• Hornets rally, win in five: Host Henryville dropped the first two games to Southwestern, but rallied to post a 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-8 victory. The win moved Henryville to 9-8 on the year.

Junior Georgia Lacy led the way for the Hornets with 14 kills, and Amanda Embry went 21-of-21 on serves. Ashley Dickerson led the Henryville defense with 19 digs.

“It doesn’t really show in the statistics, but Haley Hall was our saving grace on a lot of big points,” said Henryville coach Shallon Willen. “She was a big standout tonight.”

Henryville will play in a tournament at Pekin on Saturday.

• Pioneers fall at Manual: On the heels of Tuesday’s emotional win over New Albany, Providence dropped a road matchup with Manual, 29-27, 25-18, 27-25.

Ashley Ricks led the Pioneers with eight kills. Laura Der had 13 digs in the loss for Providence, while Elizabeth Endris had eight digs and passed for 20 assists.

“We have had an intense week beating both Brownstown and New Albany in five games within four days,” said Providence coach Terri Purichia. “I was afraid we may come out flat tonight and my fears came true. Our team is resilient and we will bounce back for our trip to Clinton Prairie on Saturday.”

• Braves pick up road win: Borden lost the opening game, but rebounded to beat host Orleans, 19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 15-13.

Andrea Rademacher had 25 kills to lead the Braves, while Bethany Burrier added seven blocks.

“We went into a hostile environment and we beat a good team,” said Borden coach D.J. Zipp. “It was a good rebound from a loss the night before. Our back row did a great job tonight.”



GIRLS’ SOCCER• Providence shuts out Mercy: Casey Marlin had two goals to lead the host Pioneers past Mercy Academy on Senior Night, 4-0.

Laura Jenkins took an assist from Nicole Walsh for the game’s first goal less than two minutes in, while Marlin’s first score made it 2-0 at halftime. Providence had just three shots on goal in the first half, converting two.

Marlin struck again at the 26:35 mark of the second half, and Jenkins returned the favor with an assist to Walsh to close the scoring.

It was the final match for five Pioneer seniors, including Jenkins, Hillary Forsee, Mariah White, Walsh and Christina Boisseau.

Providence will travel to Oldham County on Saturday.



CROSS COUNTRY

• Book wins again, Pioneers fourth at own invite: Providence’s Oliver Book won the boys’ race and teammate Jake Ford finished fifth, but New Albany ended up taking the team title at the Providence Invitational.

The Bulldogs had 41 points overall, followed by Floyd Central, Home School Union and the Pioneers. Jeff was next in the standings, followed by Borden, Charlestown, Louisville DeSales and Henryville.

In the girls’ race, Home School Union’s Hannah Rucker took the championship, followed by New Albany’s Kim Condra and Stephanie Cave. Henryville senior Katie Spellman was fourth.

New Albany also took the girls’ team title, with Floyd Central second. Providence, led by top 10 finishes from Linden Spalding and Brittany Siebert, was third. The Hornets were fourth, while Borden, HSU and Charlestown fielded incomplete teams.

        

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