Tournament time near for Florence’s LadyCats

Seeding will be determined Wednesday as Florence prepares for the WIAA volleyball tournament that will get underway Oct. 21.
The LadyCats on Thursday wrapped up a busy week, hosting Elcho for Senior Night and “pinking out the gym” for cancer awareness. Florence swept Elcho 25-20, 25-3, 25-11.
“It really was electric in the gym, from the band to the pink fans,” said Florence coach Teresa Chrisman. “It was such a balanced attack all around and total team effort all week.”
On Tuesday, the LadyCats swept Phelps 25-11, 25-4, 25-10 during Homecoming week, featuring an Adam Sandler theme for fans.
In a weekend tournament at La Crosse Aquinas, Florence went 2-3.
“We have pushed our schedule with tournaments that have highly respected high school volleyball programs from across the state — and larger divisions,” Chrisman said.
The LadyCats swept Nekoosa and Ellsworth and dropped 2-1 decisions to Mineral Point, Sparta and Mondovi.
“It’s just fun and nice to see other teams and competition,” Chrisman said. “It was a super long day but they didn’t lose steam at end of day like they had in the Northern Lakes Conference tournament in early September. I really thought it was a great day of volleyball.”
Florence returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran.
Florence’s combined stats for the week:
Sam Demuri, 13 aces, 29 kills, 5 blocks, 34 digs, 48 assists
Kelsi Chrisman, 21 aces, 38 kills, 1 block, 46 digs, 70 assists
Miley VanDenHeuvel, 9 aces, 47 kills, 11 blocks, 30 digs, 3 assists
Ashlyn VanDenHeuvel, 7 aces, 31 kills, 5 blocks, 41 digs, 4 assists
Naomi Millan, 6 aces, 7 kills, 6 blocks, 15 digs, 9 assists
Ashley Peterson, 3 aces, 1 kill, 21 digs
Quinn Cassidy, 3 aces, 1 assist
Lyla Nolan, 6 digs.