KALAMAZOO — Buchanan, Niles and Brandywine finished first, third and fourth at the Loy Norrix Invitational Saturday.

The Bucks defeated the host Knights 25-13 and 25-11 in the championship match, while Niles defeated Brandywine 25-15, 25-15 in the third place match.

In pool play, Buchanan went 3-0-1, while the Vikings were 4-0 and the Bobcats 1-1-2.

 

LOY NORRIX INVITATIONAL

At Kalamazoo

Standings

1. Buchanan; 2. Loy Norrix; 3. Niles; 4. Brandywine; 5. Mason; 6. Allegan; 7. Onsted; 8. Comstock; 9. Kalamazoo Hackett; 10. Lake Michigan Catholic; 11. Jackson; 12. Bloomingdale; 13. Galesburg-Augusta

 

Match Scores

Buchanan split with Mason, 25-18, 25-27; d. Jackson, 25-12, 25-13; d. Onsted, 25-22, 25-18; d. Niles, 25-21, 26-24

 

Niles d. Hackett, 25-212, 25-21; d. Onsted, 25-15, 25-18; d. Galesburg-Augusta, 25-12, 25-15; d. Mason, 26-24, 25-14; l. Buchanan, 25-21, 26-24

 

Brandywine split with Galesburg-Augusta, 23-25, 25-19; split with Comstock, 24-26, 25-22; d. Allegan, 225-21, 16-25, 15-9; l. Loy Norrix, 25-20, 25-22

 

Championship Match

Buchanan d. Loy Norrix 25-13, 25-11

 

Third Place Match

Niles d. Brandywine 25-15, 25-15

 

Individual Statistics

Brandywine

Kills: Sydney Carlson 29, Makena Bowen 20

Assists: Emily Erwin 56, Morgan Crocker 10

Digs: Mia Stella 45, Carlson 27

Blocks: Olivia Thomas 9, Olivia DePriest 8

Aces: Stella 8, Erwin 8

 

Niles

Kills: Rasler 43, Lexi Smith 34

Blocks: Nola Wallace 12, Jazmin Brann 10

Digs: Bre Love 65, Rasler 44

Assists: Kelsey Barton 66, Carly Barton 56

Aces: Bella Rasler 9, Kelsey Barton 8

 

Buchanan

Kills: Franki Strefling 70, Alex Tobler 55, Jade Mosier 28

Blocks: Mosier 19

Assists: Britta Mollberg 108

Digs: Taylor Strauss 58, Mosier 28, Tobler 33