It took a late comeback and the entire five sets, but the Toledo volleyball team was able to secure the C2BL’s No. 4 seed in the upcoming district tournament with a 16-25, 25-19, 15-25, 25-17, 15-8 victory over Morton-White Pass on Wednesday.
Ellie Fallon led the way for the Riverhawks with 28 kills, 16 digs, 10 three-point passes, and five aces, while Lexi Young added 17 digs, 12 kills, four three-point passes, and three aces.
Taysia Miller chipped in 13 digs, seven kills, and five three-point passes, while Sidney dished out 48 assists to go along with 10 digs. Abby Umbriaco added four aces and four kills.
Morton-White Pass was led by Ryelin Wiedenmann’s 17 kills, 16 digs, and four blocks, while Chevy Fuller added eight kills and four blocks. Malia Armstrong collected 27 digs, Layna Sams dished out 26 assists, Brooklyn Montoure pitched in seven kills, and Ryleigh Johnson had six blocks.
“We knew that Toledo was a very consistent team,” MWP coach Jamie Brazil said. “We went five hard sets, and I’m proud of how our girls fought. We left it all on the court tonight. Even though the outcome wasn't what we wanted, our grit and heart showed in every rally.”
MWP (9-8, 2-6 C2BL) is now in a three-way tie with Adna and Napavine for the league’s final two district tournament spots. The T-Wolves will head to Toledo along with the Pirates and Tigers on Friday for a tiebreaker to determine who gets those postseason berths.
Toledo (14-3, 5-3 C2BL) will play a loser-out first round matchup on Saturday at the P2BL’s No. 1 seed against the winner of the C2BL’s No. 7 seed (determined by the tiebreaker Friday) and the P2BL’s No. 4, which will either be Chief Leschi or Ilwaco.
