Girls' Volleyball News

By Randy Gore

It was Middle School Night at UPMC Court on Thursday night, and North Allegheny’s future watched the program’s present earn a 3-1 victory over the North Hills Indians. The evening doubled as Pink Out Night, and the host Tigers rolled to their ninth consecutive victory by set scores of 25-13, 22-25, 25-14 and 25-15. For the Indians, it was their 20th consecutive loss in section play.

The eight-time reigning PIAA champions flexed their muscle in the opening set and dominated to the tune of a 25-13 win. Juniors Luana Tripon and Molly Robertson led the way with four kills each, and senior Reagan Riordan added a pair of aces in game one.

The underdog Indians turned the tables on the Tigers in set two, paced by senior Kate Batykefer’s two kills, one block and one ace, for a 25-22 victory to even the match score at 1-1.

The second set was just an aberration, however, as North Allegheny got back to business in games three and four with a pair of blowout wins, 25-14 and 25-25, to secure an eighth straight triumph. Robertson overwhelmed the Indians down the stretch with a game-high 22 kills, adding 17 digs on her way to Wright Automotive Player of the Game honors.

Equally impressive junior Alicia Mokube peppered North Hills with her big swings from the middle and tallied 17 kills and a team-high three blocks.. Tripon chipped in with eight kills.

On defense, Riordan paced the Tigers with 29 digs and four aces. Senior Keely McMahon-Regan facilitated the offense with 43 assists. Junior Keira Duffy tallied three aces and sophomore Oliva Swoger added a pair of aces.

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 9-2 overall and 8-0 in Section 2-4A, while North Hills slips to 6-10 overall and 0-8 in the section. The Tigers will travel to the Buckeye state over the weekend for the Bishop Gilmour Academy (OH) Invitational.

Girls Volleyball Summary at North Hills, 10-9-25

SCORE BY SETS	1	2	3	4	FINAL
North Hills	13	25	14	15	1
North Allegheny	25	22	25	25	3