Senior Hailey DeGrave concluded the match with an eight-point run and sophomore Gracie DuPont hit the last six points in the second set. Junior Samantha Kedsch added six-point runs in each of the first two sets.

“Serving is one of the things we’ve done well in practice,” said C-N coach Steve Kedsch. “We just wanted to play controlled volleyball, and I thought the girls did a good job of that.’

Sam Kedsch hit three straight aces in her first run, helping the Wolves surge to a 13-2 advantage in the opener.

The Jets didn’t just roll over, however, as they climbed within 16-12 on a Wolves’ hitting error.

North Central coach Rick Mick huddles with his players during a timeout in the first game of the varsity volleyball match with visiting Carney-Nadeau on Tuesday on the Jets’ home court. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photos)

“We showed flashes of how we can play and flashes of our history,” said Jets’ coach Rick Mick. “We need to get past our old habits and be more consistent. Even though the set scores may not show it, I think this is the most competitive we’ve been Carney in my four years of coaching.”

Sam Kedsch’s second run helped the Wolves gain a 9-2 cushion in the second set.

The Jets were within 9-4 following a service ace by junior Mady Bemis. The Wolves, however, didn’t allow them to get any closer.

North Central stayed close in the finale, trailing just 11-10 after a kill by junior Gracie Kleikamp.

A defensive and hitting error then hurt the Jets and an ace by DuPont gave C-N a 15-10 cushion that held to the finish.

“The third set was close at times,” said Mick. “I think there’s a number of positives we can take away from this match. We were able to dig into our bench and the girls off the bench did well. Also, our serving was better than in the past. We’re young yet. We started only one senior. Emma Sampson, Haylee Gatien and Sam Burton were our most aggressive hitters tonight.”

The Wolves, who won the JV match in two sets, host Forest Park tonight The Jets host Stephenson tonight.