Cumberland Takes Second at Fairfield Tourney

FAIRFIELD -- Cumberland High School claimed second place in the Inaugural Harvest Havoc Tournament Saturday.

"The girls played well throughout the day," said Coach Talia Moore. "We're looking forward to the post-season and seeing how far we can push ourselves.This is the time of the season you need to be playing your best volleyball and the girls are definitely up to the challenge."

The Pirates defeated Flora 14-25, 25-23, 15-10 then lost to Mattoon 25-14, 25-9. Cumberland then downed Cobden 25-10, 25-10. The Pirates advanced to the Gold Division and beat Mattoon 25-23, 21-25, 16-14. In the championship match, Cumberland fell to Carlinville 25-17, 25-20.

Kassidy Hunt was named the tournament Most Valuable Player and made First Team.

Fairfield Tournament

Cumberland Statistics

Vs. Flora -- Hunt, 16 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks, 2 assists; Myers, 3 kills, 1 dig; Holsapple, 2 kills, 4 digs, 3 aces, 20 assists; Titus, 4 kills, 8 digs; Carlen, 1 kill;' Plummer, 16 digs, 1 ace; Seibert, 8 digs, 2 aces; Nickels, 7 digs, 1 ace

Vs. Mattoon -- Hunt, 4 kills, 5 digs, 1 block; Holsapple, 1 kill, 6 digs, 1 ace, 5 assists; Titus, 1 kill, 7 digs; Carlen,1 kill, 4 digs; Plummer, 1 kill, 9 digs; Seibert, 1 dig; Shaina Oakley, 1 dig; Allison Rhoden, 1 dig; Leah Paul, 1 dig; Jenna McMechan, 2 digs

Vs. Cobden -- Hunt, 10 kills, 3 aces, 2 digs, 2 blocks; Myers, 3 kills, 1 assist; Holsapple, 1 kill, 4 aces, 12 assists, 6 digs; Titus, 5 kills, 9 aces, 5 digs; McMechan, 1 kill, 1 assist; Plummer, 2 digs, 1 ace; Seibert, 2 digs; Carlen, 2 assists; Paul,1  ace, 1 dig; Oakley, 1 ace, 1 dig; Drake, 1 assist, 1 dig; Nickels, 2 assists

Vs. Mattoon -- Hunt, 16 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 4 digs; Myers, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs; Holsapple, 1 kill, 2 blocks, 23 assists, 4 digs; Titus, 2 kills, 3 aces, 8 digs; McMechan, 1 kill, 3 digs; Nickels, 1 kill, 1 dig; Carne, 1 kill, 3 digs; Seibert, 3 aces, 4 digs; Plummer, 3 aces, 5 digs

Vs. Carterville -- Hunt, 10 kills, 6 digs, 4 blocks; Myers, 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 block: Titus, 1 kill, 1 ace, 4 digs; Seibert, 2 kills; Holsaple, 6 digs, 13 assists, 1 block; Carlen, 2 kills, 3 digs; Plummer, 6 digs; McMechan, 1dig; Nickels, 2 digs