Late runs help Lenox volleyball to road win at Mount Everett | Local Sports
SHEFFIELD – In each of the first two sets, Mount Everett worked its way up to a 12-6 lead. Halfway to victory, however, the Eagles couldn’t cross the finish line.
Lenox came back to win both the first and second sets, using late serve both times to take command of a possible 3-1 win on the road on Wednesday night.
The millionaires won the game 25-19, 25-20, 24-26 and 25-11.
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Lenox’s Camryn O’Dell goes deep to unearth a hit from Mount Everett.
Anna Nealon serves for Lenox on Mount Everett.
Lenox captain Danielle Miller rises for a hit.
Danielle Miller pitches a teammate in Lenox’s win on Mount Everett.
Emily Barenski of Lenox tries to kick the ball at teammate Camryn O’Dell.
Lenox captain Haley Ano hits Mount Everett with an outside hit.
Hailey Ano digs up a ball for Lenox.
Mount Everett’s Kaila Martel tosses a teammate a passport.
Lenox’s Kailyn Sorrentino rises for an outdoor hit on Mount Everett.
Mount Everett’s Kelly Krom is at home for a kill over the net on Wednesday.
Mount Everett’s Kelly Krom is a hit.
Kelly Nicotra is going back for a bump on Mount Everett.
Lenox setter Kelly Nicotra assists in a millionaire murder on Mount Everett.
Lenox’s Kelsey Kirchner attacks the center of the net on Mount Everett.
Lenox volleyball players celebrate a point on Mount Everett.
Maddy Hynes comes from outside to kill Lenox.
Mount Everett won against Lenox in the third set.
Mount Everett players celebrate a third set win against Lenox.
Mount Everett’s Nadia Makuc scores a hit with Lenox’s Camryn O’Dell and Kelsey Kirchner.
Mount Everett’s Nadia Makuc sets out to dig up a Lenox hit.
Kelly Nicotra of Lenox puts a ball against Hailey Ano on Mount Everett on Wednesday night.
Mount Everett’s Caroline Haiss throws a ball against Lenox.
Everetty’s Kelly Krom attempts a hit while Lenox’s Danielle Miller stands up to defend herself.
Lenox’s Camryn O’Dell goes deep to unearth a hit from Mount Everett.
Anna Nealon serves for Lenox on Mount Everett.
Lenox captain Danielle Miller rises for a hit.
Danielle Miller pitches a teammate in Lenox’s win on Mount Everett.
Emily Barenski of Lenox tries to kick the ball at teammate Camryn O’Dell.
Lenox captain Haley Ano hits Mount Everett with an outside hit.
Hailey Ano digs up a ball for Lenox.
Mount Everett’s Kaila Martel tosses a teammate a passport.
Lenox’s Kailyn Sorrentino rises for an outdoor hit on Mount Everett.
Mount Everett’s Kelly Krom is at home for a kill over the net on Wednesday.
Mount Everett’s Kelly Krom is a hit.
Kelly Nicotra is going back for a bump on Mount Everett.
Lenox setter Kelly Nicotra assists in a millionaire murder on Mount Everett.
Lenox’s Kelsey Kirchner attacks the center of the net on Mount Everett.
Lenox volleyball players celebrate a point on Mount Everett.
Maddy Hynes comes from outside to kill Lenox.
Mount Everett won against Lenox in the third set.
Mount Everett players celebrate a third set win against Lenox.
Mount Everett’s Nadia Makuc scores a hit with Lenox’s Camryn O’Dell and Kelsey Kirchner.
Mount Everett’s Nadia Makuc sets out to dig up a Lenox hit.
Kelly Nicotra of Lenox puts a ball against Hailey Ano on Mount Everett on Wednesday night.
Mount Everett’s Caroline Haiss throws a ball against Lenox.
Everetty’s Kelly Krom attempts a hit while Lenox’s Danielle Miller stands up to defend herself.
However, it took some work, nail biting and gray hair to get there.
Mount Everett scored the first two points of the opening set, and Lenox, who played without senior captain Mia Giardina, didn’t take the lead until he went 18:17 on three points in a row. Hailey Ano blocked two hits for points, and then Kelly Nicotra fielded Camryn O’Dell for successive kills to give the millionaire the first edge.
“Camryn, she’s another of our seniors and she really filled Mia’s place tonight,” said Lenox captain Danielle Miller. “She’s usually a middle, but she took that outside today and really played all around. So that was really nice. She did a great job. “
Kelly Krom took a block to level the Eagles, but another ano point did itself a service and she took it from there. The Lenox captain served the next five points in a row without Mount Everett returning a single ball. She had three aces in the race. Krom brought the Eagles to 19, but Nicotra linked up with Kelsey Kirchner for the set-point kill.
The story was the same in Set 2, with the Eagles leading 12-6 as Krom received a handful of sets from Caroline Haiss. But Lenox got things going again with a Nicotra assist and an ace to force Mount Everett trainer Parker Snyder on hiatus.
“It seemed like 18 was our unlucky number tonight. We were through every set and then they tied us up around 18 and we just lost it, ”said Snyder. “You just have to lock up strong. You have to fight. I don’t know if they just got it into their heads, but we weren’t able to finish strong every time on the last couple of points. “
The Eagles held the lead at 16:11, with Kaila Martel stepping up the run, but Lenox came back roaring again. Krom put the Eagles at 18-16, but Miller got a kill and Nicotra prepared Ano to try. An Eagle hit went out of bounds and Lenox had his first lead of the set 19-18.
Miller took the serve, dropping a pair of aces to bring it to 23-18 before two missteps gave the Eagles 20. Kailyn Sorrentino hit the net with a block and Anna Nealon’s ace took the 2-0 lead.
“Honestly, our wings can pinch themselves and get to their short balls and our center-back handles those deep corners,” Miller said of the comebacks. “Our serve has improved a bit and we were able to take advantage of some mistakes.”
Another early 13-7 lead from Mount Everett in the third set fizzled out again, and Ano’s ace knotted things at 17. Kirchner and O’Dell had a block to take the lead, but the Eagles had finally had enough of Lenox- Comebacks.
Nadia Makuc prevented a kill from Alexis Atwood and Atwood added an ace to give the 24-22 lead. Lenox forced it to extra points, but a Mount Everett ace finished things 26-24.
“You have come this far. I was nervous going into this game because it’s Lenox. But the way we played matched the energy of Lenox and more, ”said Snyder. “They came together and they really showed their true colors as a team tonight. It showed the energy they wanted to gain. “
The long, draining set drained the Eagles’ reserves and Lenox ran away with the fourth. Emily Barenski’s ace made it 4-0 early on, and Lenox benefited from some misunderstanding in Ano and Nicotra’s kills before a Nealon ace made the 9-3.
Haiss and Krom stopped the bleeding a few times with assisted kills, but Lenox was too powerful. Nicotra found a rhythm with Sorrentino that began to give heavy blows to defenders of the Eagles. Kills from her made it 16-8, 18-8, and 21-9.
Ano dropped a late ace and the match was won 25:11.
Lenox was 22nd in the Division V playoff field when the MIAA released its preliminary rankings last week. Mount Everett was 39th place.
“We’re doing a lot of serves right now,” Miller said of the work approaching the postseason. “We are also working to accelerate our offensive by making various settings and attacks.”