McElrath leads La Salle past No. 4 Crusaders

Jenessa McElrath turned in a strong all-around performance, including a series of accurate serves during a fourth-set La Salle comeback, as the Lightning upset fourth-ranked Riverside Christian 3-1 in a Greater Columbia 2B volleyball match Thursday night in Queen's Gym.

La Salle won 25-17, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, improving to 2-0 in league play while the Crusaders slipped to 1-1.

McElrath totaled 12 kills, eight digs, nine perfect passes, one block and was
13 for 15 serving with four aces.

"It was just a matter of our players keeping their composure," La Salle coach Collette Heffner said. "It was really just a total effort with great coverage and getting after it on each play."

Heffner said La Salle faced a substantial early deficit in the fourth set, but rallied behind McElrath's serving to tie the score.

Riverside Christian highlights: Madi Hahn 32 perfect passes; Amanda Cunnington 6 perfect passes; Kendra Staymates 3 kills, 1 block; Emily Shepard 14 kills, 3 perfect passes, 4 blocks; Amy VanBeek 5 kills, 1 block, 28 assists; Megan Hopp 6 kills; Onyx Gibbs 6 kills, 3 aces; Molly Calhoun 5 kills, 2 aces, 1 block.

La Salle highlights: Whitney Anderson 14-15 serving, 2 aces, 2 perfect passes, 2 kills, 10 digs; Hanna Fischer 6-6 serving, 2 perfect passes; Rachel Gasseling 8-9 serving, 13 assists, 9 digs; Tori Gonzalez 1 ace, 5 perfect passes, 11 digs; Danielle Juarez 1 block, 4 kills; Melissa McCanna 1 block, 4 kills, 2 digs; Jenessa McElrath 13-15 serving, 4 aces, 1 block, 9 perfect passes, 12 kills, 8 digs; Darcy Morford 12-14 serving, 2 aces, 11 perfect passes, 9 kills, 3 digs; Olivia Rodriguez 10-10 serving, 1 ace, 20 assists, 14 digs; Regine Standley 7 kills.

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