The GACC Volleyball Team beat Walthill 3-0 before losing 3-0 to Clarkson/Leigh in the D1-4 Sub-District Tournament at Oakland-Craig Monday night.
The Bluejays downed the Blujays 25-7 in set one, 25-15 in set two, and 25-14 in set three.
Riley Throener totaled 12 kills while Bobbie Ortmeier registered 9.
The Patriots beat Clarkson/Leigh 25-16 in the 1st set, 29-27 in the 2nd set, and 25-15 in the 3rd set.
Throener led the way with 13 kills while Ortmeier and Ally Plagge registered 7 apiece. Kali Stratman dished out 27 set assists.
Tough way to go out for the Bluejays. It just wasn't GACC's season.
The Bluejays end the year at 10-17.
GACC went 6-3 in their first five and last four matches of the season combined, compared to just 4-14 in all other matches this season.
So it could be said the Bluejays started and finished the season strong, but the overall play for GACC cost them any chance of doing anything in the postseason this year I would say.
Throener led the team in kills with 211 while Ortmeier finished with 70 blocks. Plagge notched 280 digs while Plagge had 214. Stratman dished out 486 set assists.
The Bluejays say goodbye to Throener, Allie Knobbe, Ortmeier, and Stratman.
These girls are big, huge, key losses, and GACC will miss them without a doubt.
Key returners for the Bluejays next year include Angela Jansen, Plagge, Brooklyn Bailey, and Meghan Brunsing.
I look for these 4 to continue to step up and help lead GACC to success next season.
The Bluejays have a lot of hard work to put in in the offseason, and have a lot of Volleyball that needs to be played.
GACC has to get after things this offseason, and participate in as many weightlifting and agility and conditioning sessions, open gyms, team camps, summer camps, and summer leagues as possible.
The Bluejays also have to play Club Volleyball if they don't already.
I know GACC has Basketball, Track, and other sports to worry about, but if the Bluejays put the proper time and dedication into the game of Volleyball, they can be successful at the sport next year.
There's a lot of pride and tradition in this Central Catholic Program, and there's no doubt the Bluejays can do better next year than they did this year.
GACC isn't used to having seasons like this one, and so you can bet the Bluejays will be back and ready to have a bounce back season in 2018.
I look for GACC to be gym rats and play a lot of Volleyball from now until the start of practice in August.
Whenever these girls aren't playing basketball or running track or participating in whatever other sports they take part in, they should play Volleyball.
I look for the Bluejays to be back in 2018.
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