Prior to their matchup on Thursday, the Adna and Onalaska volleyball teams joined as one to honor breast cancer survivors and those who are still battling the disease.
Over the course of the season, Onalaska has been collecting money at all of their home matches this month, and all of the donations will be sent to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
“It was quite an amazing night for the girls to meet and thank the women in attendance,” Onalaska coach Susan Gordon said.
Adna coach Wendie Dotson said it was nice that the Pirates were invited to join the important event.
On the court, the Pirates (13-0, 7-0 C2BL) took care of business, sweeping the Loggers 25-11, 25-12, 25-18.
Danika Hallom led the offensive attack with 11 kills while adding eight assists and six digs, while Gaby Guard led the team in assists, dishing out 18 while also adding five digs, three kills and two aces.
Charissa Schierman added 14 assists of her own while adding two kills, two aces and a block. Karsyn Freeman tallied nine kills, six digs, two blocks and two aces, while Kendall Humphrey had eight kills and five digs of her own.
Onalaska freshman Emalie Jacoby had another stellar night for the Loggers (8-7, 3-4 C2BL), notching a triple-double with 17 digs, 10 kills and 10 assists, and she also added two aces.
Sommer Zurinskas had six kills and two blocks, while Capri McGraw led the defensive effort with five digs. Karsyn Koenig and Rebecca Thayer also had two blocks each.
“When the #1 ranked team comes to play, you know you are going to have a battle on your hands,” Gordon said. “I am very proud of my young team, they played hard every ball and pushed themselves tonight. They kept pushing despite the score and never gave in.”
Both teams wrap up with two league games next week, starting on Monday, when Onalaska hosts Rainier and Adna welcomes Winlock.
