Eskymos Roll Past Redettes For Volleyball Win, 3-1
ESCANABA---The Escanaba High School volleyball team dominated the first set of their match against the Marquette Redettes Thursday night, and then after Marquette tied the match, the Eskymos won the next two sets to post a 3-1 Great Northern Conference victory. Escanaba, behind the strong hitting of Jeny Nrandt and Maddy Willis, rolled to a 25-13 win in the first set. The Eskymos took a 14-6 lead in the second set, but Marquette went on a run if its own, with libero Hannah Bulinski getting ten straight points on her serve. The Redettes won the second set, 25-21, to tie the match at 1-1. But Escanaba won the next two sets, 25-21 and 25-23, to clinch the match. Thursday's Other U.P. Matches Rapid River 3, North Central 0 Carney-Nadeau 3, Big Bay deNoc 0 Iron Mountain 3, Manistique 0 Forest Park 3, Bark River-Harris 0 Gwinn 3, Negaunee 1 Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos and video highlights from Thursday night's Escanaba-Marquette match. |