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The Southern Belles opened regional play against the Hamilton Lady Cardinals on October 28th. The 3 game match was a hard played game with the Belles coming out on top 2 games to 1.
Hamilton came out ready to play and quickly jumped to an early lead. There were some long volleys with Nichol Johnson, Darci Renken, Kelsey Cargill and Laura Symmonds all having kills.
Hamilton continued to dominate the serving line as they took game one 15-7.
The Belles looked like they were finally ready to play in game 2. The Belles behind the serving of Crystal Corzatt and some strong net play were able to take game two 15-1.
In the 3rd and final game, both teams played hard. Crystal Corzatt had a nice save early on. Kelsey Cargill put down an off balance kill.
The spiking ability of the Belles continued to dominate as the Belles attacked the Lady Cardinals from all points in front. Hamilton went on a late game serving run before the Belles stopped them at 8-10. Southern took the 3rd and final game 15-8.
Crystal Corzatt had a fine night with 16 points and 25 assists. Nichol Johnson turned in a fine defensive game with 15 digs and 10 digs for the Belles. Paige Taylor had 4 ace serves. Darci Renken finished the night with 6 blocks.
Southern 7 15 15
Hamilton 15 1 8
Crystal Corzatt 16, Kelsey Cargill 7, Paige Taylor 5, Nichol Johnson 4, Vicky Tapscott 2, Brandy Blender 1, Mindy Morrison 1, Laura Symmonds 1
In the 2nd round of the 2002 regionals, the Southern Belles faced the tough Colchester Lady Indians.
Colchester, always a strong team, came out ready to play. Darci Renken was able to get a block in on the Indians, while Laura Symmonds had a tip and a kill. The Indians took game one 15-3.
In game 2, Colchester had 1st serve and went up 6-0. The Belles took a time out and came out strong. A lot of the girls put down kills for the Belles as we slowly started coming back. Colchester looked a little flustered as the Belles got to 7-9 before the Indians called time. The Belles could only get as close as 13-10 before the Indians took the 2nd and final game 15-10. The Belles played very strong and looked really good.
Vicky Tapscott finished the night with 6 points and 2 ace serves. Crystal Corzatt had 10 assists for the Belles. Laura Symmonds put down 4 kills and 7 digs while Darci Renken had 4 kills and 2 blocks.
Scoring:
Southern 3 10
Colchester 15 15
Vicky Tapscott 6, Nichol Johnson 2, Paige Taylor 2, Kelsey Cargill 1, Crystal Corzatt 1, Laura Symmonds 1