Aurora VB Fights Past St. Paul in C1-8 Final

Aurora overgame a first set loss to down St. Paul 3-1 in the C1-8 Sub District final at the Aurora Middle School Complex.  The first set featured four lead changes before St. Paul prevailed. The Huskies scored six in a row midway through the second to take command. Aurora dominated the third with Hailey Hoff serving 11 straight points. The Huskies jumped to a 6-1 lead in the fourth and never trailed.

Kaitlin Staehr led the Huskies with 20 kills. Elizabeth Luebbe had 15. Grace Wieseler contributed 12.  Hoff had four aces and served 20 points.  Paisley Bartek had 10 blocks. Ava Myers had 20 digs, Baya Chamness 15. Staehr 14 and Luebbe 10. Hoff contributed 47 set assists. Chamness led the team with 28 serve receptions. Staehr had 11 and Myers 10.  

Coach Michaela Perry spoke after the match on 97.3 the Wolf.

For St. Paul, Aubree Fitzgerald had 11 kills and 33 serve receptions. Piepyr Klinginsmith contributed 10 kills. Delaney Jennings had 17 digs and 17 serve receptions.  Zaya Lewis had 14 digs and 33 set assists. Ariel wells had 20 serve receptions. 

Coach Matt Koehn Fairbanks gave his perspective on Country 96.

St. Paul (20-13) 25  20   8  16  
Aurora (25-10) 23  25  25  25

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Aurora hosts Douglas County West in the C1-7 District Final Saturday at noon. Pre-match at 11:45am on 97.3 the Wolf.