From a press release written by coach Jill Merthenthal
Franklin County High School volleyball participated in the Madison Invitational Saturday, August 29.
The Lady Wildcats took two of three contests, running their record to 3-5.
FC started the day by defeating the host school in three sets, 16-25, 25-23 and 17-15.
In the game, Alex Gillman had three kills, three ace serves and four digs. Makyah Richardson had one kill, one block, one assist and one dig. Saige Mergenthal had one kill and one dig. Kassidy Schell had five kills, three assists and 10 digs. Meredith Hoff had two kills, one block and one dig. Kacie Williams had three assists and two digs. Jenna Bruns had one ace serve and five digs. Kim Settles had six digs. Rae Ertel had four digs. Kylie Lea had three digs.
FC then played one of the toughest teams in the area, Lawrenceburg. After a rough first set, the Wildcats came back in the second and narrowly missed sending it to a third set.
FC lost 11-25 and 25-27.
Meredith Hoff had three kills, one ace serve and three digs. Kassidy Schell had two kills, one assist, one ace serve and four digs. Saige Mergenthal had two kills, one block and three digs. Rae Ertel had two kills and one dig. Makyah Richardson had had two kills, one assist, one ace serve, and one dig. Kacie Williams had three assists and two digs. Alex Gillman had one assist, three ace serves and eight digs. Kim Settles had three digs. Jenna Bruns had five digs.
Late during the afternoon, FC played its third match of the day, defeating South Ripley 25-12, 25-22.
Kassidy Schell had four kills, two blocks, two assists, five ace serves and two digs. Saige Mergenthal had two kills. Makyah Richardson had four kills, three blocks, one assist, four ace serves and one dig. Alex Gillman had three blocks and six digs. Kacie Williams had three assists and two ace serves. Jenna Bruns had two ace serves and one dig. Kim Settles had four digs.
“At the end of the day, it was rewarding to see this team play so well,” FC coach Jill Mergenthal said.