saturday, nov. 8: regional semi-final (4:00pm) regional final (7:00pm)
bradenton christian (ranked #8 in class 1a):17, 12, 19
bayshore christian (ranked #1 in class 1a):25, 25, 25
the bradenton christian volleyball team lost to #1 Bayshore christian in straight sets on saturday night to end the lady panthers season. the lady panthers end their season with a record of 24-5, making it to the regional semi-finals in class 1a. the faith warriors, who are now 28-2, later qualified for the final four by defeating the cambridge school.
the lady panthers began the first game on fire, jumping out to a 5-1 and later 8-3 lead. however, the power and awesome execution of the faith warriors began to take over, putting the lady panthers always on the defensive. bayshore christian would take the first game 25-17. the next two games was more of the same: the focused and intense attack of the faith warriors constantly putting the lady panthers on the defense. in the end, the offense was just too much for the lady panthers on this day as the faith warriors end the lady panther season. lady panther hitters jocelyn geraldson, jessica bratton, sara vanderbent and stephanie benardo together had 11 kills for the match. congratulations to seniors: jessica bratton, christina benardo and sara vanderbent on great careers at bradenton christian; and to the entire team on a great season!
tuesday, nov. 4: regional quarter final vs canterbury at the panther den (7:00pm)
bradenton christian: 26, 25, 25
canterbury: 24, 18, 16
the bradenton christian lady panther volleyball team defeated the visiting canterbury crusaders in straight sets to advance to the regional semi-finals on saturday. the lady panthers are now 24-4 on the season, while canterbury ends their season at 22-4. the lady panthers will play @ bayshore christian on Saturday @ 4:00pm. the winner of that game will play again in a regional final that night @ 7:00pm (@ bayshore Christian).
for the match, senior jessica bratton led the lady panther offensive attack with 7 kills, 3 blocks and 2 service points. juniors jocelyn geraldson and rachel kindred added 5 kills, geraldson also with 2 blocks and kindred with 3. stephanie benardo added 11 assists for the lady panthers. Go lady panthers!
stats: bratton: 7 kills, 3 blocks, 2 service points; geraldson: 5 kills, 2 blocks, 9 service points; kindred: 5 kills, 3 blocks, 3 aces, 5 service points; s.benardo: 11 assists, 5 aces, 10 service points; fisher: 5 service points; vander bent: 7 service points.
friday, oct. 31: district championship @ oda @ 7:00pm
bradenton christian:25, 25, 25
sarasota christian:16, 23, 11
**the lady panthers claim the district title!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the bradenton christian volleyball team claimed their first district title since 1999, defeating sarasota christian in 3 games at out of door academy. the #8 ranked lady panthers are now 23-4 on the season and will play host to canterbury of st.pete in a regional quarterfinal match on tuesday, nov. 4 @ 7:00pm.
in the first two games, the lady panthers struggled at the beginning, losing in both games by 4-5 points. however, in each game the lady panthers rallied behind strong serving and relentless offensive attacks that kept the lady blazers on their heels. the lady panthers showed their muscle in the 3rd game by winning in convincing fashion. for the match, stephanie benardo led the lady panthers with 6 kills and 8 assists. jocelyn geraldson added 6 kills, 3 blocks and an assist, while jessica bratton added 6 kills and 4 blocks in the winning effort. 8th grader tara stutts added some great digs in the back row to spark the lady panthers in the 2nd and 3rd games.
congrats to the girls and to coaches geraldson, vis and cespedes on what continues to be a great season!!!!!
stats: s.benardo: 6 kills, 8 assists; geraldson: 6 kills, 3 blocks, 1 assist; vanderbent: 2 kills, 8 assists; bratton: 6 kills, 4 blocks; kindrerd: 1 kill, 2 blocks; c.benardo: 2 assists; civil: 2 blocks; fisher: 11 service points
tuesday, oct. 28: semi-finals of districts @ out of door academy (7:00pm)
bradenton christian:25, 25, 25
bradenton academy: 9, 6, 13
the bradenton christian lady panthers assured themselves of qualifying for the regional volleyball tournament with a convincing 3-0 win over bradenton academy. with the win, the lady panthers move on to the district final vs 3rd seeded sarasota christian on friday night @ 7:00pm. the district champion and district runner-up move on to regional play next tuesday, nov. 4.
for the match, the lady panthers dominated from start to finish, as the blazers of bradenton academy just didn't have the weapons to compete with the lady panthers. jocelyn geraldson led a balanced offensive attack with 6 kills and 2 assists. sara vanderbent, stephanie benardo and jessica bratton added 5, 4, and 4 kills respectively in the win. benardo added 5 assists.
the lady panthers remain undefeated in district play at 13-0 and are now 22-4 overall.
stats: s.benardo: 4 kills, 5 assists; geraldson: 6 kills, 2 assists; vanderbent: 5 kills, 3 assists; bratton: 4 kills and 1 block; c.benardo: 2 assists; kindred: 2 kills; stutts: 1 assists; wubben: 1 assist
thursday, oct. 23: congrats to sara vander bent, jocelyn geraldson, and stephanie benardo as they are named to the 2003 all-conference team in the bay conference!
tuesday, oct. 21:***senior night for: jessica bratton, sara vander bent and christina benardo!!!!!
bradenton christian:23, 25, 21, 25, 13
st.stephens:25, 23, 25, 17, 15
the bradenton christian volleyball team lost to cross-town rival st.stephens in a classic 5 game thriller on the lady panthers senior night. the visiting falcons avenged last week's loss to the lady panthers on their senior night. in a match that lasted ust shy of 2 hours, the two teams battled it out, with many long points and both teams fighting for momentum. in the end, the short-handed panthers, who were playing their second straight 5 set thriller and without senior mH jessica bratton, could not make one last rally as the falcons outscored the panthers 8-4 to close out the match. all-conference player jocelyn geraldson led the lady panthers with 12 kills, 9 blocks and 1 ace, while teammate and fellow all-conference performer stephanie benardo added 9 kills and 19 assists. teammate rachel kindred added 6 kills, 2 blocks and 5 aces. the lady panthers finish the regular season at a remarkable 21-4, 12-0 in districts, and enter next week's district tournament as the #1 seed. the lady panthers will play tuesday, oct. 28 @ 7:00pm at out of door academy vs everglades city/bradenton academy.
bradenton christian jv:25, 25
st.stephens jv:
the bradenton christian jv defeated visiting st.stephens in 2 games to finish the season at 17-6.
monday, oct. 20:
bradenton christian:25, 13, 24, 25, 10
bayshore christian: 21, 25, 25, 21, 15
the bradenton christian lady panther volleyball team lost to host bayshore christian in a classic 5 game match. the lady faith warriors defeated the lady panthers for the second time this season. the lady panthers are now 21-3 on the season with one match to play tonight at home vs st.stephens. the match was as close and as highly contested as the score indicates, with the momentum switching back and forth between the teams. in the deciding 5th game, the score @ 7-7 with the lady panthers serving, sr. hitter jessica bratton went down with a slight ankle sprain. although bratton returned the next point, the momentum had now swung in bayshore christian's favor, outscoring the lady panthers 8-3 to finish the game. for the match, bratton's play was outstanding. bratton had 7 kills and 16 blocks. stephanie benardo added 6 kills and 9 assists for the lady panthers. tonight's match vs st.stephens is the last home regular season match for the 3 seniors on the team: sara vanderbent, jessica bratton and christina benardo.
stats: bratton: 7 kills, 16 blocks; s.benardo: 6 kills, 9 assists.
bradenton christian jv:26, 25, 15
bayshore christian jv: 28, 8, 12
the bradenton christian jv team defeated host bayshore christian in 3 games to improve to 16-6 on the season with one match remaining. tara stutts led the lady panthers with 6 kills and 4 assists, while courtney jones added 5 kills and 4 assists. tonight the lady panthers return home to play their last match of the season vs st.stephens @ 5:30.
friday, oct. 17: final district game vs bradenton academy
bradenton christian:25, 25, 25
bradenton academy: 7, 9, 11
the bradenton christian volleyball team concluded their district schedule and remained undefeated friday as they beat the blazers of bradenton academy in straight sets. the lady panthers are now a perfect 12-0 in the district, 21-2 overall. the #6 ranked lady panthers are also on a remarkable 18 match winning streak, and have 2 games remaining before post season play. for the match, stephanie benardo had 3 kills and 15 assists, jocelyn geraldson had 8 kills and 3 assists, sara vanderbent had 4 kills and 5 assists, and christina benardo had 4 kills and an assist. the lady panthers next play at bayshore christian @ 6:30 in a match that features 2 top teams in class 1a. the lady panthers return home on tuesday to play their final regular season match against st.stephens. this night will also be senior night for the 3 seniors: jessica bratton, christina benardo, and sara vanderbent.
stats: s.benardo: 3 kills, 15 assists; geraldson: 8 kills, 3 assists; vanderbent: 4 kills, 5 assists; c.benardo: 4 kills, 1 assist.
bradenton christian jv:25, 25
bradenton academy JV: 12, 17
the bradenton christian jv team defeated the visiting blazers of bradenton academy in 2 sets on friday night. the lady panthers Jv is now 15-6 on the season with 2 games remaining. for the match, allison wubben led the way with 2 kills, 6 assists, and 2 aces. teammates brittany hughes and katelyn revels added 4 and 3 kills respectively. the lady panthers next play @ bayshore christian on monday (5:00pm) before ending their season at home vs st.stephens.
thursday, oct. 16:
bradenton christian: 29, 25, 26
st.stephens:27, 21, 24
the bradenton christian lady panthers defeated the host falcons of st.stephens in 3 straight games to spoil the falcons senior night. the scores for all the games were close, with 2 going beyond the standard 25 point game total. the lady panthers are now 20-2 on the season, 11-0 in district play. the lady panthers finish their district play friday night at home vs bradenton academy @ 7:00pm, before they take on #6 in class 1a bayshore christian in tampa on monday. the lady panthers are #5 in class 1a, however, one of the 2 losses has come to bayshore christian way back in september. for the match, the lady panthers had 15 blocks, which is a season high.stephanie benardo had 8 kills, 4 blocks, and 16 assists to lead the lady panthers. jocelyn geraldson had 8 kills, 4 assists and 2 blocks-one of those being the match winner vs christy eastman, the lady falcons best hitter. jessica bratton added 5 kills and 6 blocks in the winning effort.
stats: s.benardo: 8 kills, 4 blocks, 16 assists; geraldson: 8 kills, 4 assists, 2 blocks; vanderbent: 2 kills, 7 assists; bratton: 5 kills, 6 blocks; kindred: 7 kills, 3 blocks; c.benardo: 2 kills
bradenton christian jv:15, 25, 10
st.stephens: 25, 22, 15
the bradenton christian jv lost to the host falcons of st.stephens by the match score of 2-1, and game score of 15-25, 25-22, 10-15. the lady panther jv is now 14-6 on the season, and next play at home friday night vs bradenton academy @ 5:30pm. courtney jones led the lady panthers with 5 kills, 2 assists and 2 blocks; tara stutts added 4 kills and 5 assists, while allison wubben and sarah cooper added 3 assists and 1 kill respectively.
tuesday, oct. 14: key district game:
bradenton christian:25, 25, 25
out of door academy:17, 15, 10
the bradenton christian lady panther volleyball team clinched the #1 seed in the upcoming district tournament by defeating the host thunder in 3 straight sets. the thunder, who will be seeded 2nd, have only two losses in the district, both to bradenton christian. the lady panthers have now won 15 matches in a row, are undefeated (11-0) in district play, and 19-2 overall. the lady panthers are currently ranked #5 in class 1a. for the match, jessica bratton and stephanie benardo led the offensive attack with 7 kills apiece. bratton added 8 aces, while benardo added 9 assists. lady panther setter sara vander bent added 4 kills and 12 assists in the win. the lady panthers next play on thursday night @ cross-town rival st.stephens (game time 6:00). the lady panthers return home on friday night to finish their district schedule vs bradenton academy @ 7:00pm.
stats: s.benardo: 7 kills, 9 assists; bratton: 7 kills, 8 aces; vanderbent: 4 kills, 12 assists, geraldson: 5 kills, 2 assists; c.benardo: 3 kills, 2 blocks; kindred: 4 kills
bradenton christian JV: 23, 25, 15
out of door academy jv:25, 16, 11
the bradenton christian lady panther jv team defeated host out of door academy in 3 sets to improve to 14-5 on the season. the team was led by courtney jones who had 6 kills, 2 assists and 6 aces. sarah cooper added 3 kills, allison wubben added 1 kill and 5 assists, while tara stutts added 2 kills and 3 assists. the lady panthers next play @ st.stephens on thursday night @ 4:30pm, before returning home on friday night @ 5:30 vs bradenton academy.
monday, oct. 13: district game vs community christian (Port charlotte)
bradenton christian:25,25,25
community christian:4, 17, 6
the bradenton Christian volleyball team defeated the visiting mustangs from community christian in straight sets by the scores of 25-4, 25-17, and 25-6. the lady panthers, ranked #5 in class 1a, are now 10-0 in district play, 18-2 overall. jocelyn geraldson led the lady panther offense with 6 kills, 2 assists, and 2 aces. sara vander bent added a kill, 10 assists and 3 aces and danielle fisher added a kill and 9 service aces. the lady panthers took control of the match in the first game, scoring teh first 9 points behind the serving of stephanie benardo. danielle fisher also scored 10 straight service points to increase the lead to 21-3 and eventually win 25-4. christina benardo and geraldson had 3 kills in the first game. the lady panthers opened the 2nd game with 3 missed serves, leading to a 11-3 mustang advantage. however, the lady panthers rallied behind the strong serving of vander bent, jessica bratton and benardo to eventually overtake the mustangs. the lady panthers also used a balance offensive attack, with 6 different players recording a kill in the 2nd game. the lady panthers showed their excellance once again in the 3rd game, jumping out to a 9-3 advantage. it was the serving of fisher once again, as well as the hitting of bratton that sparked the lady panthers. vander bent played an excellant all-around match for the lady panthers. the lady panthers next play at out of door academy @ 6:30pm tomarrow night in one of two district games left before the end of the season. the lady panthers return home to play their final district game on friday, oct. 17 vs bradenton academy @ 7:00pm.
stats: fisher: 1 kill, 9 aces; vanderbent: 1 kill, 1o assists, 3 aces; civil: 2 kills; c.benardo: 4kills; geraldson: 6 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces; s.benardo: 3 kills, 7 assists, 5 aces; kindred: 1 kill, bratton: 4 kills, 3 aces.
friday and saturday, oct. 10-11: Jv @ keswick tournament
the bradenton christian jv volleyball team finished with a record of 2-2 and placed 6th in the keswick tournament this past friday and saturday. the team defeated calvary christian by the score of 25-21 and 25-20. the girls next played berkeley prep and lost 16-25 and 15-25. berkeley prep would later go on and win the entire tournament. On saturday, the girls defeated northside christian in 3 games: 22-25, 25-21, 15-13. in the final game to determine 5th place, the girls lost to tampa catholic in 3 games: 18-25, 25-18, and 8-15. for the tournament, courtney jones had 13 kills, 12 assists, 12 aces and 1 block; tara stutts had 15 kills, 13 assists, and 4 aces; allison wubben had 10 kills and 14 assists; sarah cooper had 3 kills, 1 assist and 5 aces; brittany hughes had 5 kills and 3 aces; and katelyn revels had 5 kills and 6 assists. the JV girls are now 13-5 on the season and next play @ out of door academy on tuesday @ 5:15.
thursday, oct. 9 @ everglades city
bradenton christian:25, 25, 25
everglades city:15, 21, 16
the #5 ranked bradenton christain lady panther volleyball team defeated host everglades city in straight sets on thursday night. the lady panthers are now 17-2 overall, 9-0 in district play. for the match, stephanie benardo had 4 kills and 9 assists, while jessica bratton added 6 kills and 4 blocks. sara vander bent added 3 kills and 6 assists in the winning effort. the lady panthers begin a busy week on monday, oct. 13 when they host community christian @ 7:00pm. the lady panthers also have a key district showdown @ out of door academy on tuesday @ 6:30pm.
bradenton christian:25, 25
everglades city:18, 19
the lady panthers defeated host everglades city in straight sets by the scores of 25-18 and 25-19. the lady panthers are now 11-3 on the season. tara stutts led the lady panther attack with 4 kills, 7 assists, and 6 aces. allison wubben added 3 kills and 4 assists, while katelyn revels and courtney jones added 3 kills apiece. liz henry added 2 kills in the victory. the lady panthers will next play in the keswick tournament on friday and saturday. game start today at 3:00pm, and will continue through saturday afternoon.
monday, oct. 6: jv game only
bradenton christian: 8, 25, 8
cardinal mooney: 25, 18, 15
the bradenton christian jv volleyball team lost their 3rd match of the season to cardinal mooney by the scores of 8-25, 25-18, 8-15. the lAdy panthers are now 10-3 on the season and will next play @ everglades city on thursday @ 5:00pm. courtney jones, tara stutts and allison wubben led the lady panther attack, each getting 2 kills. tara and allison added 2 assists.
friday, oct. 3: home @ 6:30
bradenton christian:25, 25, 25
sw florida christian:12, 10, 6
the #6 ranked Lady panthers won their 12 consecutive match, defeating district foe sw florida christian by the score of 25-12, 25-10, and 25-6. the lady panthers are now 8-0 in district play, 16-2 overall. christina benardo led the lady panthers with 4 kills and 5 aces, while sara vanderbent added 9 assists. the lady panthers were playing without freshman stephanie benardo who was out sick. the lady panthers next play thursday, oct. 9 @ everglades city in a match rescheduled from sept. 5 because of the tropical storm.
jv action: home @ 5:00
bradenton christian:2
manatee heat: 0
the bradenton christian jv defeated the manatee heat by the score of 25-8, 25-18. the lady panthers are now 10-2 on the season. tara stutts had 3 kills and 7 assists to lead the lady panther attack, while allison wubben had 3 kills and 3 assists. courtney jones had 3 kills and 2 assists, and brittany hughes had 4 kills. the lady panthers travel to cardinal mooney on monday to play their next match.
thursday, oct. 2
bradenton christian: 25, 25, 25
community christian: 7, 7, 5
the #6 ranked bradenton christian volleyball team defeated district foe community christian from port charlotte in straight sets, 25-7, 25-7, 25-5. the lady panthers are now 7-0 in district play, 15-2 overall. christine civil led the lady panther offensive attack with 5 kills, while sara vanderbent had 6 assists. the lady panthers return to action tonight at home (6:30) vs district foe southwest florida christian.
jv action:
bradenton christian:25, 25
community christian: 12, 20
the bradenton christian Jv improve to 9-2 on the season with a 2 set victory over host community christian, 25-12 and 25-20. tara stutts led the lady panthers with 3 kills and 11 assists, while allison wubben added 5 kills and an assist. other lady panthers stars in the match: courtney jones with 4 kills and 7 assists, brittany hughes with 4 kills, stephanie butterworth with 2 kills and kara ellis with 1 kill. the lady panthers return to action at home tonight (5:00) vs the manatee heat.
Tuesday, sept. 30
bcs:25, 25, 20, 25
sarasota christian:11, 20, 25, 18
the lady panther volleyball team remained undefeated in district play with a 3-1 victory over host sarasota christian. the lady panthers are now 6-0 in district play and 14-2 overall. stephanie benardo had 9 kills and 11 assists to lead the lady panthers. Jocelyn Geraldson added 7 kills and 2 assists, while jessica bratton had 6 kills and 6 blocks. the lady panthers will next play @ community christian in port charlotte on thursday, Oct. 2 before returning home on friday night vs sw florida christian. both games are district games.
bcs JV:25, 12, 15
sarasota christian: 19, 25, 8
the lady panther Jv team improved to 8-2 on the season with a 25-19, 12-25, 15-8 win over the host blazers of sarasota christian. the lady panthers avenged an early season loss to the blazers. courtney jones had 5 kills and 5 aces, tara stutts added 4 kills and 3 aces, allison wubben had a kill and 4 assists, and sarah cooper had a kill, an assist and had 5 aces. the jv will next play @ community christian on thursday @ 5:00 before returning home friday vs the manatee Heat.
friday, sept. 26:
bcs: 25, 25, 25
everglades city:9,14,14
bcs JV: 25, 25
everglades city:
the lady panthers improve to 13-2 on the season, 5-0 in district play with a staight set victory over the gators of everglades city. jocelyn geraldson had 7 kills, christina benardo had 3 kills and stephanie benardo added 12 assists.the lady panthers next play @ sarasota christian on tuesday, sept. 30 @ 7:00 in a key district battle.
the lady panther jv improve to 7-2 on the season with a straight set victory over visiting everglades city. tara stutts led the lady panther offensive attack with 6 kills and 5 assists. the jv returns to action on tuesday, Sept. 30 vs sarasota christian @ 5:45pm
thursday, sept. 25:
bcs: 25, 25, 25
keswick: 20, 15, 11
the lady panthers won their 8th straight match to improve to 12-2 on the season with a straight set victory over the host crusaders from keswick christian. the win guarantees the lady panthers the second place finish in the american division of the bay conference, losing only to first place bayshore christian early in the season. for this match, jocelyn geraldson led the attack with 11 kills, and jessica bratton added 8. stephanie benardo added 16 assists in the match. the lady panthers resume district play tonight at home vs everglades city @ 7:00pm.
bcs JV: 2
keswick: 0
the lady panther JV defeated host keswick christian by the score of 25-21 and 25-18. Tara stutts had 6 kills and 3 assists, while courtney jones added 5 kills and 4 assists.the lady panthers are now 6-2 on the season, and play everglades city tomarrow night at the panther den @ 5:30pm.
tuesday, sept. 23: huge district game!!!!!!!!!!
bcs:3
oda: 1
the lady panthers gained an early advantage for the #1 seed in the district tournament with a 25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 25-16 win over the thunder of Out of door academy. the lady panthers are now 11-2 overall and more importantly, 4-0 in district play. stephanie benardo led the lady panther attack with 13 kills and 15 assists, while jocelyn geraldson added 14 kills and 8 assists. Sara vanderbent added 15 assists. the match was very close in the first 3 games, with long rally's and no team establishing a big lead of any kind. finally, in the 4th set, the lady panthers took control and established a comfortable lead. the lady panthers next play @ keswick on thursday, sept. 25 @ 6:30. the lady panthers next play at home on friday, sept. 26 vs district foe everglades city @ 7:00.
bcs jv: 2
oda jv: 0
the lady panther Jv team defeated out of door academy by the scores of 25-13 and 25-21. the jv is now 5-2 on the year and will next play @ keswick on thursday at 5:30. courtney jones had 3 kills and 1 assist, tara stutts had 2 kills, 6 assists, and 6 aces, allison wubben had 2 kills and 2 assists, and brittany hughes added 3 kills for the lady panthers.
friday, sept. 19:
bcs lady panthers: 25, 25, 25
sw florida christian: 9, 11, 10
the lady panthers improved to 10-2 overall, 3-0 in the all-important district play with a straight set victory over host SW florida christian. stephanie benardo had 8 kills in the match, sara vanderbent had 9 assists and rachel kindred added 10 aces for the lady panthers. the lady panthers next play on tuesday, sept. 23 at home vs district foe out of door academy @ 7:00pm. this match features 2 teams that are undefeated in district play, and the winner of this match has the inside track of getting the #1 seed. come out and cheer the lady panthers on as they play the thunder!!!!!!
bcs junioir varsity: 25, 25, 25
manatee heat: 20, 21, 8
(game played @ gt bray park) the lady panther junior varsity team improved to 4-2 on the season with 3-0 victory over the manatee Heat. courtney jones led the lady panther attack with 11 kills and 4 assists, while tara stutts added 4 kills and 9 assists. lady panther sophomore allison wubben added 1 kill and 8 assists. the lady panthers will next play at home vs out of door academy on tuesday @ 5:45pm.
thursday, sept. 18:
bcs varsity: 25, 25, 25
tampa baptist: 15, 13, 6
game summary: the class 1a #9 ranked lady panthers improved to 9-2 overall, 2-1 in bay conference play with a straight set victory over the host rams of tampa baptist. Jocelyn geraldson led the lady panthers with 9 kills and 18 service points, while stephanie benardo had 10 assists. the lady panthers next play district foe southwest florida christian in fort myers @ 6:00pm on friday. the lady panthers are 2-0 in district play thus far this season. the lady panthers return home on tuesday, Sept. 23 in a key district battle vs out of door academy @ 7:00pm in the panther den.
bcs junior varsity: 24, 19
cardinal mooney: 26, 25
the lady panther Jv lost for just the second time this season, dropping a 24-26, 19-25 hard-fought match against a tough cardinal mooney squad. the lady panther jv team is now 3-2 on the season, and will play today (friday) vs Manatee heat @ 4:30pm at gt bray park. for the match, courtney jones had 5 kills and 2 aces, tara stutts had 4 kills, 5 assists and 1 ace, and allison wubben had 5 assists and 1 ace.
monday, sept. 15:
bradenton Christian:25, 21, 25, 25
cambridge school: 10, 25, 18, 13
game summary: the lady panthers continued on their winning track with a 3-1 win over bay conference opponent the cambridge school. the lady panthers are now 8-2 overall, 1-1 in conference play, with their next game @ conference foe tampa baptist on thursday @ 7:00pm. the first game was won by the lady panthers, which included a huge run of tough serves by jessica bratton. with the score 14-11, bratton served 11 consecutive points to get the 1st game. the cambridge school rebounded in game 2, taking the game 25-21 behind the strong play of 6'3" hitter betsy brown. the second game featured many side outs, with both teams failing to get a strong edge. the third game featured jessica bratton serving once again, as she closed out the game with 6 more service points to win 25-18. in the 4th and final game, stephanie benardo made 9 service points in the game to help the lady panthers gain the win. for the match, the lady panthers featured a balanced offensive attack, led by bratton with 6 kills, followed by sara vander bent and rachel kindred with 5 kills. vander bent added 11 assists for the match.
jv score:
bradenton christian: 25, 25
cambridge school: 14, 21
the lady panthers defeated the cambridge school to improve to 3-1 on the season. the lady panthers took little time adjusting to playing without starter becky elmore, who is out for the season with a broken arm. freshman courtney jones had 4 kills and 4 assists, along with 12 service points. allison wubben added 2 kills and 4 assists, and tara stutts had 3 kills. the lady panthers next play at home on thursday @ 6:00pm vs cardinal mooney.
saturday, Sept 13: Manatee county volleyball tournament @ bayshore High school
***the bradenton christian lady panthers are manatee county champions for the 4th time in 5 years!!!!!!
tournament summary: the lady panthers are the 2003 manatee county champions for the 4th time in 5 years! the lady panthers defeated manatee high not once, but twice in the championship to regain their title after a one year hiatus. for the day, the lady panthers went 5-1 in matches, losing only to manatee high early in the day, but avenged that loss in the championship matches to capture the title. the lady panthers defeated tournament favorite, palmetto high, 2-0 in the days first match. the lady panthers defeated 2002 champion, lakewood ranch high, in the second round, before losing to manatee high by the score of 2-1. with the lady panthers now in the losers bracket, they had to defeat lakewood ranch again, before defeating manatee high in the championship. (scores and stats coming later) the lady panthers will next play on monday, sept. 15 vs cambridge @ 7:00pm, with the JV @ 5:30.
tuesday, sept. 9:
bcs varsity girls: 25 25 25
sarasota chr: 16, 12, 23
game summary: the lady panthers cruised to their second win of the season by defeating district foe sarasota christian in 3 straight sets. the first game saw the lady panthers jump out to a 9-6 lead behind the serving of sara vander bent, who served 4 straight to build up the lead. the teams exchanged points to a score of 15-12, until stephanie benardo served 5 straight to go up 20-13. the lady panthers received the serve back, and rachel kindred made sarasota christian pay by serving another 3 straight, before the lady panthers closed the game with a side out. for the first game, jocelyn geraldson led the lady panthers with 6 kills, and stephanie benardo added 9 assists.
the second game featured more of the same, with the lady panthers serving tough to jump out to a 4-1 and 13-3 advantage. geraldson and kindred led the way with tough serves, while the combination of vander bent setting and geraldson, kindred and jessica bratton hitting provided plenty of attack. after sarasota christian scored 3 straight, vanderbent and bratton answered with 2 and 3 service points to go up 21-11. the lady panthers closed out the game with 3 points, 2 by stephanie benardo's jump serve and kindred's closing serve in game 2. bratton led the lady panther attack with 5 kills, while vander bent added 7 assists.
the lady blazers came out tough in the 3rd game, taking a 9-7 lead behind the serving of heather coblentz, who scored 4 straight points with serve. lacie king provided 2 key blocks against the mighty hitters of bCS. after a lady panther time out, bcs regained the serve to score 2 points. the teams exchanged side outs, before stephanie hit 2 consecutive ace serves for the lady panthers to go up 16-15. the lady panther comeback was capped by a monster smash by geraldson. once again, the teams exchanged side outs for a bcs 21-19 lead. during the exchange, stephanie benardo added another monster kill. the teams exchanged side outs, leading to match point in which stephanie got match point for the lady panthers.
for the match, geraldson led a balanced offensive attack with 10 kills, followed by christina benardo, bratton and stephanie benardo with 7 and 6 respectively. stephanie benardo and vander bent added 15 and 13 assists respectively. the lady panthers as a team passed extremely well, which set up a very potent offensive attack. the lady panthers next play saturday in the county tournament @ bayshore high school.
Jv girls: 25, 27, 12
sarasota chr: 18, 29, 15
the lady panther jv lost their first match of the season 1-2 to sarasota christian. the JV is now 2-1 on the season. for the match, tara stutts had 8 kills, 6 assists and 12 aces. courtney jones added 3 kills, 4 assists and 3 ace serves. the lady panthers next play monday night vs cambridge school (home) @ 5:30pm.
friday, sept. 5: jv/varsity volleyball match is postponed due to tropical storm. rescheduled for thursday, oct. 9 @ 5:00/6:30
thursday, sept. 4
bradenton christian 1
bayshore christian 3
game summary: the bayshore christian lady faith warriors defeated the lady panthers in 4 games by the scores of 22-25, 10-25, 25-21, 16-25. the lady panthers drop to 1-1 on the season, and o-1 in bay conference play. rachel kindred had 22 service points for the match, while jocelyn geraldson led the lady panthers in kills with 12. the first game featured both teams sharing leads with neither team leading by more than 4. the second game featured some strong serving by bayshore christian freshman adria Mullaney who served the final 9 points of the second game. the lady panthers took game 3 behind the serving of kindred and the blocking of bratton. bayshore christian rebounded in the 4th game for the win behind the strong serving of sr. Katie mitchum. the lady panthers next play friday, sept. 5 @ everglades city in their first district match of the season.
September 2 vs Bradenton academy
BCS Lady panthers defeat Bradenton Academy by the score of 25-9, 25-7, 25-13. The lady panthers are now 1-0 on the season. the lady panthers have their home opener on thursday night vs bayshore christian @ 6:30PM.
August 26: Pre-season Classic @ bayshore High School
BCS defeated North port by the scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-19
BCs defeated bayshore High by the scores of 25-3, 25-11
on the evening, junior hitter jocelyn geraldson led the lady panthers with 13 kills. Senior setter sara vanderbent added 10 kills, while freshman setter/hitter stephanie benardo added 6 kills and 5 aces. the lady panthers begin their regular season on Tuesday, september 2 vs bradenton academy. game time is jv @ 4:30 and varsity @ 6:00.