The Rye Volleyball team advanced to the regional championship game with a four-set victory on Wednesday, November 11, as they ousted Section 9’s Wallkill 25-19, 25-16, 14-25, 28-26. With the victory, the Garnets have officially tied last year’s team for longest postseason run in program history.
“After going up 2-0 in the match, we dropped the third set and fought hard through the 4th,” head coach Geri Jones told MyRye.com after the win. “Wallkill put up a fight and we went point for point in the end. Katie Hillis tooled the block and came up with the winning kill.”
Hillis, who has impressed all season but even more so in the playoffs, ended her night with 8 kills, 2 aces, and 5 digs. Freshman Charlie Wing and sophomore Audre Campbell both reached double-figures in kills with 11 and 10 respectively, while veteran Giorgia Brizio matched Hillis with eight.
Amelie Modesto conducted the offense with 39 assists, and Margo Ehrenberg continued her late-season surge with 14 digs and two service aces.
Rye (19-2, 4-0 postseason) will look to clinch their first ever regional championship and berth to the New York State final four on Saturday, November 14. The Garnets face either Plainedge or Sayville at 11:00am in search of their 20th win of the season and 18th in a row since falling to 2-2 in early September.
