The Chesterton volleyball improved to 4-3 on the year and 2-2 in Duneland Athletic Conference play with a 25-14, 25-16, 25-18 win over Portage on Tuesday night.

Offensively, Katie Urycki and Shelby Ruffner led the way with nine kills each. Ali Ostrom tallied six kills and Jennifer Williams contributed five kills. Emily Nix added three kills.

Ariane Mahaffey dished out a team-best 19 assists with Williams collecting 13 assists.

Defensively, Mahaffey had 10 digs to lead the team with Williams, Sara Tarnowski and Emily Marcus adding nine digs each.

At the net, Ostrom led the way with five block kills and Williams added three. Urycki and Ruffner each had two service aces.

Chesterton -- Jennifer Williams 5 kills, 13 assists, 9 digs, 3 block kills; Katie Urycki 9 kills, 2 aces, 3 digs; Sara Tarnowski 9 digs; Emily Marcus 9 digs; Emily Nix 3 kills; Shelby Ruffner 9 kills, 2 aces, 3 digs; Ariane Mahaffey 19 assists, 9 digs; Ali Ostrom 6 kills, 5 block kills.

Portage -- Manah Wright 6 kills; Alyssa Ronk 8 digs; Abby Alexander 10 digs.

Records: Chesterton 4-3 (2-2 DAC), Portage 5-8 (0-4 DAC).

The Chesterton junior varsity dropped a 25-19, 19-25, 15-11 decision to Portage on Tuesday.

Offensively, Shelby Snyder and Aubrey Nagdeman each had three kills. Whitney Schreiber, Kaitlin Kuypers and Lia Lombardini all had two kills.

Snyder dished out a team-best six assists and Nagdeman recorded five assists.

Defensively, Allie Sink had 15 digs, with Emily Parkerson and Ashley Hecimovich getting six digs each. Nagdeman and Samantha Stueber each had five digs.

Abby Moon and Stueber each recorded a block kill.

The Chesterton freshman team lost 25-14, 25-17 to Portage on Tuesday.

Offensively, Olivia Sech and Taylor Rodriguez each had a kill. Katelyn Woods dished out two assists.

Defensively, Taylor Eaton had a team-best 14 digs with Caitlyn Toth and Alaina Kogler tallying nine digs each. Elena Azcona and Sech recorded eight digs.

Posted 9/5/2012