The West Branch volleyball team improved to 7-5 and 4-1 in the EBC with a hard fought five set victory at Salem on Tuesday.  The Warriors took set one 25-22 before falling in set two 21-25.  In set three it was all Warriors with a 25-14 win, but Salem responded with a victory in set four.  In the fifth and final set was all Warriors as West Branch prevailed 15-8.

Senior Neely Gruver led the charge on the last set with a great service run for the Warriors. Gruver had 3 aces, 7 points, and 4 digs. Setters Aislyn Ring and Ellyana Biskup were strong at setting our hitters up. Ring had 25 assists and 9 digs, while Biskup had 2 aces, 14 points, 19 assists, and 3 digs. Abigail Janosik led hitters with 18 kills, 3 points, an ace, and 11 digs. Audrey Ring had 14 points, 4 aces, 9 kills, 3 assists, 7 digs, and 3 blocks. Madilyn Hoopes had 11 kills, 2 assists, 8 blocks, and 3 digs.
Kendelle Hoopes had 10 points, an ace, 9 kills, an assist, 3 blocks, and 2 digs. Kendyll Kaley had 6 kills, 4 blocks, and 7 digs. Cailyn Fritz had 4 kills, 6 blocks, and a dig. Chloey Sanor had 9 points, 4 aces, 2 assists, and 19 digs. Sydney Lane had a kill, an assist, and 4 digs.

Next up:  The Warriors will return home to begin its second round of EBC play against Minerva.  JV's are set to start at 5 PM with the varsity to follow.