Kannamacher’s Five Aces Lift Martinsville Past Winless North Central in Straight Sets

MARTINSVILLE, Ill. — Martinsville served North Central off the floor Saturday, sweeping the Thunderbirds 2-0 in tournament play on Sept. 5 behind 11 team aces and a balanced attack that never let the visitors settle in.

Junior Molly Kannamacher set the tone from the service line. She went 12-for-13 serving with five aces — a 38.5 percent ace rate — and added five assists and eight digs in a two-set, all-around shift that touched every phase of the match.

The Bluestreaks got their points at the net from a pair of hitters working opposite ends of the rotation. Junior Addison Mcdearmon led the team with four kills on 11 swings without an attack error, hitting .364 while also running offense with four assists. Sophomore Austyn Davidson matched her with four kills on nine attempts and a team-best 44.4 kill percentage, hitting .222.

Martinsville finished with 13 kills and 10 assists across the two sets, with Myah Arney, Ezzy Herrera and Trinity Simons each adding a kill. Herrera and senior Bella Reed chipped in two aces apiece, while Simons and senior Harper Baird added one each. Six different Bluestreaks recorded a service ace or a kill.

The back row did the quiet work. Baird anchored the defense with 12 digs — six per set — and handled a team-high 14 serve-receive attempts. Kannamacher added eight digs, Simons six and Mcdearmon five as Martinsville dug 40 balls in a match that lasted only two sets.

The win moved Martinsville to 15-10 on the season. North Central fell to 0-25.

Game Summary

Score by Sets

Individual set scores were not included in the match report.

Match Result

Martinsville def. North Central, 2-0 (tournament play, Sept. 5)

Individual Statistics — Martinsville

KILLS: Addison Mcdearmon 4 (11 att, 0 err, .364); Austyn Davidson 4 (9 att, 2 err, .222); Molly Kannamacher 2 (13 att, 4 err); Myah Arney 1 (7 att, 3 err); Ezzy Herrera 1 (16 att, 3 err); Trinity Simons 1 (8 att, 0 err, .125). Team: 13 kills.

ASSISTS: Kannamacher 5; Mcdearmon 4; Harper Baird 1. Team: 10 assists.

ACES: Kannamacher 5 (13 att, 1 err, 92.3 serv%); Bella Reed 2 (4 att, 2 err); Herrera 2 (9 att, 1 err, 88.9); Baird 1 (5 att, 1 err, 80.0); Simons 1 (9 att, 1 err, 88.9); Mcdearmon 0 (8 att). Team: 11 aces.

DIGS: Baird 12 (6.0/set); Kannamacher 8; Simons 6; Mcdearmon 5; Reed 3; Herrera 3; Davidson 3. Team: 40 digs.

SERVE RECEIVE: Baird 14 (3 err); Simons 6 (1 err); Mcdearmon 4; Davidson 4; Reed 3; Kannamacher 3 (1 err).