SPASH takes regional volleyball title

The third-seeded SPASH Panthers defeated the visiting Marshfield Tigers on Oct. 23.

SPASH was dominant in the first set against Marshfield as they outscored the Tigers 25-11, to go up 1-0.

The second set became a back-and-forth contest as Marshfield went up 13-11. The Tigers closed out the set 25-21 to tie the match 1-1.

The Panthers began to pull away in the third set as they went up 22-17, and an ace by SPASH’s Katie Kornowski ended the set 25-19 to give the Panthers the 2-1 set lead.

Marshfield once again put the pressure on SPASH, as they took a lead in the fourth set and forced a fifth set, beating the Panthers 25-21.

In the final set, SPASH went up 10-7 and pulled away, winning the set 15-10 when Marshfield could not return the serve as the Panthers took home the regional championship.