At one of the best high school girls volleyball tournaments (ASICS Challenge) in the country, JCA advanced to the Bronze Division championship match with a 25-19, 25-16 win over Henry Clay, KY., and a 25-23, 15-25, 25-17 win over Huntley.

For the second time in three days, the Angels (13-7) lost to Nazareth, but this time outscored the Roadrunners in a 25-21, 18-25, 25-23 setback. JCA rallied from deficits of 15-10 and 23-20 in the decisive third set.

Julia Shemaitis led the Angels on Satu and 23-20 in the decisive third set. Julie Shemaitis led the Angels on Saturday with 32 kills. Madeline Grimm added 20 and Megan Rogers had 17. Mary Murphy totaled 70 assists, Mallory Krzysciak picked up 40 digs and 27 points and Maddie Naal notched 22 points and 6 block kills. Nicole Witmer stepped up with 5 block kills and sophomore Meghan Harrison stepped into the lineup and contributed 15 digs. “Though the outcome of this tournament was not what we anticipated, I think we learned some things about ourselves as a team and we can use this as a building block for the next few weeks leading up to the playoffs,” JCA coach Christine Scheibe said. “I’m very proud of Julia Shemaitis, who hit extremely well the past two days and is playing very smart offensively.”and 23-20 in the decisive third set. Julie Shemaitis led the Angels on Saturday with 32 kills. Madeline Grimm added 20 and Megan Rogers had 17. Mary Murphy totaled 70 assists, Mallory Krzysciak picked up 40 digs and 27 points and Maddie Naal notched 22 points and 6 block kills. Nicole Witmer stepped up with 5 block kills and sophomore Meghan Harrison stepped into the lineup and contributed 15 digs. “Though the outcome of this tournament was not what we anticipated, I think we learned some things about ourselves as a team and we can use this as a building block for the next few weeks leading up to the playoffs,” JCA coach Christine Scheibe said. “I’m very proud of Julia Shemaitis, who hit extremely well the past two days and is playing very smart offensively.”rday with 32 kills. Madeline Grimm added 20 and Megan Rogers had 17. Mary Murphy totaled 70 assists, Mallory Krzysciak picked up 40 digs and 27 points, and Maddie Naal notched 22 points and 6 block kills.

Nicole Witmer stepped up with 5 block kills and sophomore Meghan Harrison stepped into the lineup and contributed 15 digs. “

“Though the outcome4 of this tournament was not what we anticipated, I think we learned some things about ourselves as a team and we can use this as a building block for the new few weeks leading up to the playoffs,” JCA coach Christine Scheibe said. “I’m very proud of Julia Shemaitis, who hit extremely well the past two days and is playing very smart offensively.”