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Published: October 26, 2009 04:23 pm    print this story  

Lady Panther volleyball team advances to state tourney

The Stone Memorial High School Lady Panther volleyball team (31-25) with be making another trip to Murfreesboro this week to compete in the TSSAA State Tournament, after defeating Sullivan North Thursday night in the sectional tournament for the second straight year. They will play Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) in the opening round of the Class AA division at MTSU.

The Lady Panthers defeated Sullivan North 25-15, 22-25, 25-18, 25-15.

The other first round Class AA matches are Dyersburg (24-7) vs. Chattanooga Christian (29-13), South Greene (22-1) vs. Red Bank (51-9) and Page (42-8) vs. Crockett County (31-11)in the double elimination tournament.

Thursday's match was full of emotion and momentum swings, and in a complete team effort, the Lady Panthers came out on top.

"I am extremely proud of these girls. They have accomplished something that many people

thought we couldn't do this season. The team chemistry and competitive spirit is what gets them through tough matches like last night," said Coach Meghan Kunzelman.

In the sectional match, the Lady Panthers were led by Brittany Eller with 31 kills and 23 digs. Kelli Keck tallied five kills, 55 assists, and nine digs.

The defense was led by Leslie Brown with 24 digs, while Lori Keck tallied 18 digs and Meagan Zientara tallied 15 digs. Erin Keyes served for 17 points, had five kills and two blocks. Allie Blair tallied eight kills, a block, and 15 digs. Casey Swafford tallied six kills to go with five blocks.

The state tournament will be held at MTSU and Blackman High School, Oct. 28-30.

The Lady Panthers went undefeated during the District 4AA regular season and tournament play and won the Region 2AA title last Tuesday night at Knox Gibbs.

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The Stone Memorial Lady Panther volleyball team will be playing Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) in the Class AA State Tournament in Murfreesboro, Oct. 28-30, after defeating Sullivan North in the sectional tournament last Thursday at SMHS. The Lady Panthers also won the District 4AA regular season and tournament titles and the Region 2AA championship. Ed Greif/Chronicle (Click for larger image)


The Stone Memorial Lady Panthers and Sullivan North Lady Raiders shake hands after the conclusion of the sectional volleyball tournament Thursday night. SMHS defeated Sullivan North 3-1 to earn a berth in the Class AA state tournament for the second straight year. Ed Greif/Chronicle (Click for larger image)


Lady Panther Brittany Eller (7) serves back to Sullivan North in game two of the best three of five match Thursday night. Crossville's Bob Cole served as one of the two sideline judges. Ed Greif/Chronicle (Click for larger image)


Crossville's Whitney Keck served as the other sideline judge. Ed Greif/Chronicle (Click for larger image)


Lady Panthers Erin Keyes (13), Kelli Keck (11), Brittany Eller (7) and Leslie Brown (2) await the volleyball to descend in SMHS' sectional tournament victory over Sullivan North Thursday evening at Stone Memorial High School. The Lady Panthers earned their second straight trip to the Class AA State Tournament, Oct. 28-30, in Murfreesboro. Ed Greif/Chronicle (Click for larger image)


From left are Lori Keck, Kelli Keck, Ashley Sebastian, Brittany Eller, Kristen York, Coach Meghan Kunzelman, Casey Swafford, Brooke Foster, Erin Keyes, Kayla Danniel, Megan Zientara and Allie Blair. Not shown: Leslie Brown, Heather Brady, Lynsi Jarrett, Emily Bryant and Lauren Williams, manager. Ed Greif/Chronicle (Click for larger image)



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