Greensburg’s volleyball season came to an end Saturday evening after being defeated by a very tough Providence team 16-25, 17-25, 13-25. We knew going into this match there wasn’t much room for error and our prediction was correct. They play with speed, agility, power, and smarts and their execution was spot on. In order for us to be successful against them, we had to execute on our side in-system to force them to scramble and be out of system, but we just didn’t have enough. The good news of the day was defeating a solid Evansville Memorial in the morning match which enabled us to play the best in the state. We won 25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 25-23. Evansville’s team was like looking in a mirror. Their players, and line-up was very similar to us. We fought hard that entire match, overcame some adversities, had to rely on substitutions and were able t o advance to the elite 8 for the second year in a row. Our leaders at the net were Josie Nobbe with 17 kills, Ella Chapman, 15, and Carlee Adams, 9. Our aggressive serving was instrumental in this victory. All of our servers, Josie Nobbe, Janae Comer, Christina Fogg, Abigail Hoeing, Jenna Foster, and Mya Comer were all very effective serving; forcing some serve receive errors which in turn generated some offense for us. Our blocking became an asset as this match progressed and Carlee Adams, Leah West, Ella Chapman, Josie Nobbe, Janae Comer, Karigan Acton, and Claire Nobbe worked very hard to get a touch on balls which enabled our defense to do their job in the back court. Defensively, Josie Nobbe had 18 digs, Christina Fogg, 13, both Janae and Mya Comer with 12 digs, and Jenna Foster with 6. Setting for us as always, Mya Comer had 25 assists and Jenna Foster had 14. Both of them were great; chasing balls, making adjustments and playing defense before putting up their assists. Yes, it’s sad our season has ended, but we met a team that was better than us tonight. All season long I have told the girls they were talented, athletic, smart, and skilled, but along with all those tangibles, success comes when you play for each other and play with heart. They displayed their passion for the sport all season long and they have so much to be proud of. We finished the season 34-1JuneAnn Rigney