Stagg and Hillcrest both came into their first-ever meeting in the SICA West sporting unblemished conference records, but only Stagg had Becky Hart.
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Sparked by Hart’s heroics, Stagg came from behind Monday to take out Lincoln-Way 15-5, 6-15, 15-13.
With Lincoln-Way up 13-11 in the third game, Hart smashed three of her match-high 17 kills to put the Chargers (14-4, 3-0) up for good.
“We’ve expected to be a top performer,” said Stagg coach Mary Weitz, who also got 39 assists from Abby Willms. “She’s doing a very good job as offensive leader.”
Providence d. Reavis: Carissa Tonelli had seven service points, including three aces, and added six kills as the third-ranked Celtics improved to 16-2 with the 15-8, 15-9 non-conference win.
Waubonsie Valley d. West Aurora: Katie Gobbons’ 11 kills and Donya Hill’s 10 led No. 6 Waubonsie Valley (8-1, 12-2) to the 15-4, 15-8 Upstate Eight win.
St. Francis d. Montini: Montini was no match for No. 10 St. Francis, which used a 15-2, 15-6 win to improve to 3-0 in the Suburban Catholic (14-4 overall). Shannon Melka led the way with four aces and eight assists and Natalie Noonan added three kills and nine assists.
Maria d. St. Francis de Sales: Maria (11-7, 3-0) remained perfect in the GCAC East with the 15-5, 15-5 win.
Sandburg d. Joliet: Deanne Hantio (nine kills) and Jill Keresztes (five) led Sandburg (9-7, 2-1) to the 15-1, 15-4 SICA West win.
Waukegan d. Carmel: Sarah Dutcher paced Waukegan (11-4) to the 15-11, 15-9 win with 12 kills.
Thornwood d. Homewood-Flossmoor: Kristen Holverson’s 20 assists and Micci Brandy’s 11 kills led Thornwood (8-4, 3-0) to the 15-6, 16-14 SICA East win.
Chicago Christian d. Lemont: Carrie Decker had three aces and five kills and Carrie Saidat added six kills and five blocks as Chicago Christian (7-3-1) came back for the 7-15, 15-9, 15-11 non-conference win.
SOCCER
Rich East 11, Kankakee 0: Rico Quintanilla had four goals and two assists, Chris Bartley added three goals and two assists and Frank Burnett recorded his 10th shutout as Rich East (12-1, 7-0) romped in the SICA South.
Batavia 3, Fenton 1: Steve Bernal had two goals as Batavia (12-2-1, 7-0) rolled in the Suburban Prairie.
Bolingbrook 3, Romeoville 0: Marty Uscila scored twice and Jason Wood earned his sixth shutout as Bolingbrook improved to 7-0 in the SICA North, 10-2-1 overall.
Fenwick 3, Carmel 1: Fenwick (7-6, 5-0) retained first place in the Catholic League with the help of Nic Araujo (two goals) and Mike Sarkady (one goal, one assist).
St. Benedict 4, Weber 1: St. Ben’s (4-3-2) spread out the scoring as Jose Zamora, Matt Meyers, Corey Feiner and Michael Sanchez each notched a goal in the victory.
Rich South 2, Rich Central 0: Dustin Paulsen scored both goals, assisted each time by Chris Reed, as Rich South improved to 9-3, 5-2 in the SICA South.
Bradley-Bourbonnais 5, Crete-Monee 1: Peter Szoke scored three times for Bradley (11-6, 6-1 in the SICA South).
Geneva 2, Minooka 0: Andy Houston and Ryan Lamirand each scored goals for Geneva (8-2, 7-1 in the Suburban Prairie).
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Plainfield 5, Joliet Catholic 1: Justin Arabadjief (three goals) and Jeremy Gladkowski (two goals) provided the offense for Plainfield (8-4) in the non-conference win.
Argo 8, Oak Lawn 0: Erick Gaytan had three goals, Aaron Munoz had two and Mike Melendez notched his third shutout as Argo (6-3-1, 5-1-1) prevailed in the SICA North.