Chapelle has maturing volleyball team in brink of state | Prep Sports

Chapelle junior Victoria McCann is a hard-swinging outdoors hitter succesful of placing the volleyball down with super drive, and when she’s not enjoying on the entrance line, teammate Audrey Dubuc can convey one other set of expertise.

The duo confirmed as a lot throughout a three-set sweep of Hahnville in the primary spherical of the LHSAA Division I playoffs.

McCann (12 kills, two blocks) and Dubuc (13 kills, one block, 9 digs) helped carry No. 10 seeded Chapelle to a 25-20, 25-10, 25-10 victory Tuesday that put the Chipmunks one win away from making a fifth consecutive journey to the state event on the Cajundome in Lafayette.

The pair has performed on varsity collectively since they have been freshmen, and every has grown into their main roles.

“Every year, I just think we just keep improving and building together,” stated McCann, who performed setter earlier than she hit a progress spurt to succeed in 5-foot-10 and have become an out of doors hitter halfway by her sophomore season.

McCann scored many of her factors towards Hahnville with hard-pounding spikes of the ball on the opposite facet of the web, whereas Dubuc performed with extra contact.

Coach Jodee Pulizzano stated Dubuc is “definitely the heart” of the team. “She’s able to control the games with her emotion,” Pulizzano stated. “Sometimes, when she was younger, it got the best of her. But she’s starting to mature.”

That maturation has made it in order that “losing a point doesn’t affect me as much because I know we got the next one, and we just move on,” stated Dubuc, who helped Chapelle overcome a deficit in the primary set.

Chapelle (26-15) trailed Hahnville 6-3 in the primary set and went forward for good at 12-11 after the groups have been tied 5 occasions with three lead modifications. The second set featured a 7-1 run included 4 kills from Dubuc and an 8-1 run that included three kills and one block from McCann.

Chapelle trailed solely briefly in the third set and went forward for good when McCann put down a kill and a block that made the rating 5-3.

Other contributors included senior Chloe Arnold (seven kills), sophomore Lilly Camardelle (three kills, three blocks), senior Lilly Weaver (three kills, two aces), senior Blythe Bonnaffons (three kills) and junior Kendall Allen (three aces).

For No. 23 Hahnville (18-24), which graduated seven seniors from the team that went to state final season, junior Maci Hollingsworth (10 kills, one help) and senior Jada Moore (six kills, one block) have been key gamers.

The win was the newest in a season that included notable victories over the likes of No. 1 seed Dominican together with reigning Division II state champion Haynes and Newman, the No. 2 seed in Division IV.

The win towards Dominican helped Chapelle obtain a three-way tie atop the district standings that included Mount Carmel.

“We definitely have taken the turn to become a consistently good team,” Pulizzano stated. “We have had our moments of brightness, but I think now we’re getting more consistent at keeping at that higher level of play.”

Pulizzano famous some matches that included some excessive set scores and that went the total 5 units.

“There are some matches that we didn’t finish, but we were right there,” she stated. “If you look at our schedule, we’re like, 30-28 losing, 32-30. I mean, it’s crazy. The scores were really high, but we competed. Last year we didn’t compete the whole time. We were young, but we weren’t sure of ourselves. The difference is our mental game and our mental capacity. As you mature, you get better.”

Chapelle will face No. 7 C.E. Byrd or No. 26 West Monroe in the subsequent spherical, after these groups play their first-round match Wednesday.