Gowanda sweeps Salamanca to stay unbeaten in CCAA 2

Overview

• Gowanda defeated Salamanca 25-18, 25-14, 25-16 to improve to 11-1 overall and 8-0 in CCAA 2.
• Envy Cross and Lilliana Pierce combined for 29 kills, while Bella Maines finished with 29 assists.
• Pierce added five blocks, Zoey Bartlett served four aces and Aubrey Smuda recorded eight digs.
• Gowanda stood atop the division standings; Salamanca stood sixth at 4-5 overall and 2-5 in division play.

Gowanda swept visiting Salamanca 3-0 in girls volleyball Tuesday, Oct. 6, winning 25-18, 25-14, 25-16 at Gowanda Central High School.

The victory brought Gowanda to 11-1 overall and 8-0 in CCAA 2, keeping the division leader unbeaten in division play. Salamanca fell to 4-5 overall and 2-5 in the division, placing sixth in the standings through the contest date.

Gowanda took the opening set by seven points, won the second by 11 and closed the match with a nine-point margin in the third.

Envy Cross led Gowanda with 16 kills. Lilliana Pierce contributed 13 kills, five blocks, two digs and an ace, while Bella Maines supplied 29 assists, two digs and a kill. Gowanda coach Brenda Gernatt identified Cross, Pierce and Maines as standouts.

Zoey Bartlett added four aces, six digs and three kills. Aubrey Smuda finished with eight digs and an ace, and Maleina Moses recorded seven digs, two aces and a kill. Evalene John had three digs and an assist, while Sophia Bobseine added a kill and an assist.

With the match included, Maines had 351 assists for the season. Pierce's season totals stood at 145 kills and 57 blocks, while Cross had 132 kills.

CCAA 2 standings

Through Oct. 6, including this contest: