State-ranked Lakeview volleyball squad beats Girard

After winning the first two games, the undefeated Lakeview High volleyball team hung on against a resurgent Girard squad to emerge with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night.

Lakeview (7-0, 2-0 All-American Conference White Tier), ranked seventh in the state in Division II, won the first four points of the first game of the match on the way to a 25-20 win.

In the second game, the Bulldogs again scored the first points and never gave up the lead, winning 25-22 to take a 2-0 lead.

But after Lakeview tallied the first two points of the third game, Girard (5-2, 2-1) rallied. With Morgan Walters serving, Girard scored nine unanswered points to take a 9-2 lead.

Lakeview closed the gap, pulling within three points at 15-12, but Morgan Walters, Mary Burt, and Bryanna Jay blocked shots down the stretch as Girard won the third game 25-15 to cut Lakeview’s lead in the match to 2-1.

The fourth game was a fierce battle from the start, with neither team leading by more than two points. The game was tied at 25, 26 and 27, but with Kelly Musick serving, Lakeview scored the game’s final two points to win the game 29-27 and the match 3-1.

Read the story in Wednesday’s Vindicator.