Published: October 26, 2009 05:51 am      

Fulton takes 8th in volleyball tournament

Herald Staff Report

STILLMAN VALLEY, Ill. — The Fulton volleyball team went 1-4 to finish eighth at last weekend's Stillman Valley Invitational.

The Steamers (23-12) beat Freeport Aquin 25-14, 25-12 and lost to Winnebago 12-25, 25-22, 11-15 for second place in their pool and the championship bracket's No. 8 seed.

But Fulton lost to defending Illinois Class 1A champ Lanark Eastland, Lena-Winslow and Stillman Valley to finish eighth out of 15 teams.

Allison DeWeerdt had 39 assists, 22 digs, 15 kills, five service aces and two blocks for Fulton. Lindsey Renkes had team highs with 24 kills and four blocks, Lydia Schaver totaled 42 assists, Kari Kuehl had eight aces and 23 digs, while Kim Rogis recorded 43 digs and seven aces.

West Carroll also participated in the tournament. The Thunder reached the consolation bracket final, but they fell to Oregon in two games.

STILLMAN VALLEY INVITATIONAL

Pool play — Fulton d. Freeport Aquin 25-14, 25-12; Winnebago d. Fulton 25-12, 22-25, 15-11.

Championship play — Lanark Eastland d. Fulton 25-20, 25-21; Lena-Winslow d. Fulton 25-21, 25-23.

Consolation final — Oregon d. West Carroll 25-23, 25-14.

Seventh-place match — Stillman Valley d. Fulton 16-25, 25-16, 15-11.

Fifth-place match — Lena-Winslow d. Winnebago 25-23, 25-18.

Third-place match — Harvard d. AFC 25-16, 25-18.

Championship match — Lanark Eastland d. Rockford Boylan 25-17, 25-21.

Fulton individual statistics

Kills — Lindsey Renkes 24, Liz Sanquist 20, Amber Grant 18, Allison DeWeerdt 15, Paige Sanquist 12, Kelsey Munck 7. Assists — Lydia Schaver 42, Allison DeWeerdt 39. Digs — Kim Rogis 42, Munck 28, Kari Kuehl 23, DeWeerdt 22, Renkes 17, Schaver 14. Aces — Kuehl 8, Rogis 7, DeWeerdt 5, Munck 5, Schaver 5. Blocks — Renkes 4, Paige Sanquist 3, Grant 3, DeWeerdt 2.