MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity volleyball team split two matches with Irvington on consecutive days before losing to West Essex to move to an 8-3 record, 6-2 in the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division.
Loss, Irvington, 25-27, 25-10, 26-28, Sept. 25, away
CHS notable stats: Grace Petroccia, 13 assists, 4 digs. Abby Valente: 16 digs. Shayla Keegan, 9 kills. Paige Carlson: 5 kills. Claire Salinardo, 9 assists, 7 digs.
Won, Irvington, 25-16, 25-13, Sept. 26, home
CHS notable stats: Keegan, 10 kills. Valente, 10 digs. Courteney Provilon-Louis, 6 kills. Petroccia, 12 assists.
Loss, West Essex, 22-25, 25-18, 19-25, Sept. 28, home
CHS notable stats: Carlson, 4 kills, 4 digs.Jane Fleetwood, 6 kills, 3 digs. Keegan, 8 kills. Petroccia, 13 assists, 8 digs. Salinardo, 13 digs, 8 assists. Valente, 22 digs.
Photos by Steve Ellmore
Columbia vs. Irvington, Sept. 26