Top-seeded Byron Bergen couldn’t contend with second-seed Caledonia-Mumford’s height advantage as they fell in three sets in the Class C2 Section V girls’ volleyball finals.
The Raiders never trailed in the first set though a 7-4 early run by the Bees led by kills from Madison Farnsworth, Lauren Burke and Kitana Maher brought them to within one of the lead at 8-7. Burke later registered kills on three consecutive points to close to 13-10, but no closer in a 25-18 loss.
The second set was tied 10-10 before the Raiders outscored the Bees 15-8 the rest of the way in a 25-18 victory.
Byron-Bergen built an early 4-0 lead in the third set on a block by Quinn Chapell and a kill from Catherine Brumsted before Cal-Mum went on an 8-1 run. Tied 11-11, the Bees had difficulty finding any offensive rhythm picking up just one kill the rest of the way in a match-ending 25-17 loss.
“We didn’t serve aggressively enough to get them out of system,” Byron-Bergen head coach Cindy D’Errico said. “We adjusted in the second and third game and were starting to get our timing on the block.”
“We’re a young team that has come so, so far. Graduating nine kids and coming back and being where we are, I’m just really proud of them and the way they embraced their roles. Our two new outside hitters that never hit outside and to end the season the way we did, I’m just extremely proud.”
Burke led the Bees with 12 kills and added nine assists and four digs. Farnsworth added six kills while Brumsted led with 11 assists and nine digs. Freshman and libero Annabella Vurraro led the defensive effort with a team-high 13 digs.
Burke and Farnsworth were named to the All-Tournament team.
