The North Star Wolves senior girls volleyball team closed out the regular season with a loss, but they are still happy with the effort.
The Wolves finished the WECSSAA Tier 1 regular season with a 6-4 record, something that is viewed positively by the coaching staff considering the team’s youth and inexperience. They hosted the St. Anne Saints last Tuesday in what was also the final match before the exam break, with the Saints improving to 9-1.
North Star came out strong and won the first set 25-22. The Wolves played well in the set, but the strong Saints team would win the next two sets 25-15 and 25-17 to win the match.
“I just liked the effort today. Their effort was a lot better,” said assistant coach Mary Ewer. “The first game was one of the best games we’ve had all year.”
The previous Thursday’s win at St. Joseph saw the Wolves win the first two sets 25-17 and 25-17 but they lost the third set 25-22. Ewer said the Wolves “weren’t themselves” in that third set but recovered against St. Anne.
“In the third game (against the Saints), we didn’t give up,” she said.
Among the standouts against St. Anne were Julia Mailloux and Lydia Mereszak, both of whom had strong games, Ewer noted.
Wolves head coach Jeff Miller was happy with their effort against St. Anne.
“It was a good game. The kids played well,” said Miller. “You are never happy to lose but that was a good game. We played hard. They did everything we asked them to do.”
Miller credited the Saints for a good game.
“St. Anne outplayed us in the second and third sets. They are one of the best teams in the area for a reason.”
St. Anne will go into the WECSSAA “AAA” level playoffs while North Star will go into the “AA” playoffs. Miller said after last Thursday’s game they will be seeded third or fourth and will host the quarterfinals Feb. 6. He believes if they complete in the playoffs as they did against St. Anne, “we can cause some problems.”
The junior girls finished the regular season with a 2-8 record. They had also entered last week’s action after defeating St. Joseph two sets to one the previous week but fell short to St. Anne last Tuesday evening, losing 25-14, 25-17 and 25-19.
Wolves close regular season with match vs. St. Anne
By Ron Giofu
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