Warsaw Sweeps 'Dig Pink' Match At WawaseeSYRACUSE — Along with playing for a Northern Lakes Conference victory, the Warsaw and Wawasee volleyball teams were also raising breast cancer awareness Thursday night in Syracuse. In the ‘Dig Pink’ match, in which Wawasee donned pink uniforms, proceeds were given to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund. On the floor, the Warsaw Lady Tigers got the sweep (25-16, 25-18, 25-20), improving to 17-4 overall and 5-0 in the NLC. For Wawasee, the Lady Warriors are now 12-10 overall and are still searching for an NLC win, sitting at 0-4. In the road victory, Warsaw was led by Cassie Hoag’s 35 assists and four aces, as well as Katie Voelz’s 19 kills, Peyton Adamiec’s 23 digs and Jordyn Lindeman’s five blocks. Also for Warsaw, Celia Heckert recorded seven kills and Caroline Mayer and Lindeman each had five. In defeat, Wawasee’s Aly Anderson led the team with 27 digs. “Aly Anderson was all over the place,” Wawasee coach Jeff Phillips said in a release. “Our defense and serve-receive allowed us to play with the best in the NLC.” Also for the Wawasee defense, Madi Wilson had 10 digs, Addison Ayres finished with nine and Liz Hardy had two blocks. Offensively, Alli Ousley had 16 assists, as Seaquinn Bright had six kills, followed by Paige Hlutke’s five, Meghan Fretz’s three and Ayres’ three. Both teams are in tournaments Saturday, as Warsaw hosts its own and Wawasee travels to Crown Point. WARSAW DEF. WAWASEE 25-16, 25-18, 25-20 Aces – Cassie Hoag (War) 4, Jordyn Lindeman (War) 2, Katie Voelz (War) 2; Assists – Hoag (War) 35, Alli Ousley (Waw) 16, Peyton Adamiec (War) 5; Blocks – Lindeman (War) 5, Courtney Steffensmeier (War) 3, Liz Hardy (Waw) 2, Addison Ayres (Waw) 1.5, Paige Hlutke (Waw) 1.5; Digs – Aly Anderson (Waw) 27, Adamiec (War) 23, Hoag (War) 15, Madi Wilson (Waw) 10, Ayres (Waw) 9; Kills – Voelz (War) 19, Celia Heckert (War) 7, Seaquinn Bright (Waw) 6, Caroline Mayer (War) 5, Lindeman (War) 5, Hlutke (Waw) 5, Meghan Fretz (Waw) 3, Ayres (Waw) 3. Records: Warsaw 17-4 (5-0 NLC), Wawasee 12-10 (0-4 NLC). JV – Warsaw def. Wawasee 25-12, 25-13. Wawasee JV Stats: Aces – Kabrea Rostochak 2; Assists – Taylor Mock 4, Amy Beer 2; Digs – Tiffany Koble 6, Mock 2, Skylar Janda 2; Kills – Janda 2, Rostochak 2, Hannah Marie Lamle 2. Wawasee JV Record: 7-7 (0-4 NLC).
