The Niles freshmen volleyball team beat Brandywine in two sets, 25-17 and 25-23 Monday.

“It was a battle of the mental game tonight,” Niles coach Samantha Zimmerman said. “After winning the tournament on Saturday by beating Brandywine the semifinals, the girls were faced with some good challenges as a team. They played well in the first set and really seemed to be starting right where they left off Saturday.

“In the second set though, we made many errors. It was those silly fundamental errors that made the second set close, but I was pleased that the girls battled back and won.”

 

Niles d. Brandywine 2-0

Set scores

25-17, 25-23

 

Niles statistics

Leading scorers 

Tristyn Brooks 10 points, 4 aces

Addison Davies 7 points, 2 aces

McKenzie Pulliam 6 points, 2 aces

 

Kills 

Jora Barnes 6

Brooks 5

 

Assists

Pulliam 7

Bereniz Sotelo 4

 

Digs

Brooks 8

Sadie Fountain 6

 

At Portage Central

Niles fell to host Portage Central in two sets Wednesday night, losing 25-16 and 25-14.

 

Portage Central d. Niles 2-0

Set scores

25-16, 25-14

 

Niles statistics

Leading scorers

Pulliam 6 points, 2 aces

Davies 4 points

 

Kills

Barnes 4

Davies 3

 

Blocks

Davies 2

Sotelo 1

Pulliam 1

 

Assists

Pulliam 4

Sotelo 4

 

Digs 

Fountain 3

Brooks 3