Volleyball squad drops Lady Pirates, Stillwater

The Columbia Falls volleyball team beat Stillwater Christian School in three games last week in an away non-conference match Sept. 18. Then they did the same to conference foe Polson a few days later.

The Wildkats drubbed Stillwater 25-21, 25-18, 25-16 and Polson 25-21, 25-15, 25-23.

Carla Nicosia and Ciera Finberg combined for 17 kills against Stillwater, while Cydney Finberg had 26 assists. Kaity Presnell dished up seven service aces for the Kats.

Against Polson, Kiara Burlage had eight kills and Nicosia had seven. Cydney Finberg had 21 of the Kats’ 23 assists. Shaylene Fishel served six aces.

The Kats have a key conference match against Frenchtown at home on Thursday. The freshmen start at 4:15 p.m. The varsity match usually starts about 7:15 p.m. The Kats face Whitefish on the road Saturday.

Columbia Falls is now 2-0 in conference play.

Columbia Falls def. Stillwater Christian 25-21, 25-18, 25-16

Kills – CF 32 (Carla Nicosia 9, Ciera Finberg 8); Stillwater 28 (Sarah Paolini 15); Blocks – CF 4 (Cydney Finberg 2, Morgan Stenger 2); Stillwater 3 (NA); Assists – CF 26 (Cydney Finberg 26), Stillwater 25 (Dori Smith 23); Digs – CF 47 (Shay Fishel 15, Cydney Finberg 11), Stillwater 56 (Paolini 13, Meghan Tannehill 13); Aces – CF 7 (Kaity Presnell 3), Stillwater 3 (NA).

Columbia Falls def. Polson 25-21, 25-15, 25-23

Kills — CF 34 (Kiara Burlage 8, Carla Nicosia 7), Polson 32 (Haley Fyant 14). Assists — CF 23 (Cydney Finberg 21), Polson 29 (Jaiden Toth 24). Blocks — CF 7 (Ciera Finberg 3, Morgan Stenger 3, Peyton Kehr 3), Polson (Taylor Rost, Jaiden Toth). Digs — CF 42 (Shay Fishel 10, Cydney Finberg 9), Polson 71 (Jaiden Toth 20, Taylor Davis 14). Aces — CF 6 (Shay Fishel 3), Polson 6 (Libby Clay 3).