KEWANEE WEATHER

Boiler Girls score volleyball win


By The Kewanee Voice    August 23, 2023
Kewanee’s Aaliyah Duarte goes up for the ball during the match against Ridgewood. (Photo by Tim Atwell)

Kewanee High School’s volleyball team opened their season Tuesday with a win over Ridgewood, 25-11, 25-20.

Individual stats for the Boiler Girls were:

Aleijah Willis: 1 dig

Aaliyah Duarte: 3 kills, 1 block, 5 service points, 1 ace, 2 digs

Avery Yepsen: 7 assists, 3 kills, 5 service points, 2 digs

Carmella Williams: 1 service point

Emma Ellenberger: 9 kills, 4 blocks, 5 service points, 3 aces

Jacie Hinton: 1 dig

Jillian Bennison: 7 service points, 2 digs, 1 kill

Macee Pickering: 5 assists, 3 service points, 1 ace, 1 dig

Marlee Bates: 3 digs

Taylor VanWinkle: 3 digs, 2 service points, 1 kills

Tejhiana Amos: 3 kills, 2 block

The Boiler Girls made it a clean sweep on the evening, with the sophomores winning 26-24, 25-10 and the freshmen earning 25-18, 25-16 victories.