Baldwinsville girls volleyball found themselves down 2-1 heading into the fourth set of their matchup against Cicero-North Syracuse on Tuesday.
The Bees stormed back in the fourth and came out on top in the decisive fifth set to secure a 3-2 victory over the Northstars.
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"There were lots of ups and downs," Baldwinsville coach Danielle Sayler said. "Overall, I'm glad we came out with the win."
Baldwinsville looked dominant to start the game. The Bees won the opening set 25-16 thanks to stellar play from outside hitters Amelia Hahn and Avery Davenport.
C-NS bounced back in the second set. The Northstars secured a tight 25-20 victory largely as a result of Kendall Rumble making an impact in multiple aspects of the game.
The Northstars rode that momentum to a fast start in the third set. C-NS extended their lead to 20-10 and appeared bound to take home an easy win in the third set.
However, the Bees put together a streak of seven straight points and then another five-point rally to take a 22-21 lead. The score eventually evened up at 24-24. C-NS took the lead thanks to a 30-second volley and secured the win off of a great hit from Rumble.
C-NS stayed hot in the fourth set, taking an early 8-2 lead. Baldwinsville surged back to tie the set at 13-13. The Bees capitalized on three consecutive aces from Addy Garcia to take a commanding lead, eventually winning 25-19.
"At some points, we did feel pretty down," Davenport said. "But we did come back up really strong because we started to find that energy again."
In the fifth set, the two teams were tied at four points apiece before Baldwinsville broke the set open with five straight points. The Bees leveraged their momentum en route to a 15-7 victory.
"We were up and down as a team," Hahn said. "In the end, we got the job done. We definitely did a really good job of communicating, and I couldn't have done it without my team behind me."
Baldwinsville's outside hitters in Hahn, Davenport and Mallory Offredi were racking up kills throughout the contest. Hahn finished with a team-high 17 kills, while Offredi amassed 15 kills and Davenport recorded six kills. Garcia made several impressive plays defensively as the Bees' libero and ended the night with 22 digs. Madison MacKaig also excelled with 32 assists and 19 digs.
