Senior co-captain Jessica Coble was 23-23 when serving to lead Kendall to a four-game girl’s volleyball victory at Northstar Christian Academy.
After taking game one 25-19 and two 25-23, the Eagles built a 21-12 in an attempt at the sweep, but allowed 13 unanswered points to the Knights to send the match to game four.
An early Northstar lead didn’t last as senior Anna Oakley registered a kill and an ace on consecutive points.
Tied 5-5, senior Kelly Mayes, junior Autumn Woodward and Coble had aces while Harley Faro and Woodward had aces to help the Eagles build a seven-point advantage.
But Northstar again rallied with a15-5 run to take a 22-19 lead.
This time Kendall came back late to tie the game on consecutive aces by Coble and finished off a match-winning 8-1 run on a kill from Jenna Regan.
Coble added ten digs and five aces to her serving excellence while Woodward led the Eagles with 17 digs with five kills and two aces. Libero Faro added 14 digs while junior Brittney Marks handed out ten assists along with her 11 digs, four aces and three kills.
