Girls Volleyball: Garnet Valley gets some consolation with victory

The game only counted for seeding, but that didn’t dampen Garnet Valley’s drive to head into the state tournament with a win.

The Jaguars stormed back from two sets down to book a 3-2 win over No. 1 seed Pennridge in the third-place game of the District One Class AAA Tournament Saturday.

It appeared to be a short day for the Jaguars as they fell behind by two sets, 25-18 and 25-16. But Garnet Valley stormed back, winning 25-12, 28-26 and a 15-6 laugher in the fifth and final set.

Elise Cummings led the way with 38 assists. Brianna Plush was the star in attack and defensively, pairing 13 kills with 17 digs, while libero Jenna Hostetler came up with 14 digs for the Jags. Both Maria Nicolaides (nine kills, three blocks) and Kiley Price (eight kills, three blocks) were forces to be reckoned with at the net.

The win earns the Jaguars the No. 3 seed out of District One in the PIAA Tournament. They’ll open up the PIAA Tournament Tuesday evening by traveling to Nazareth High School to take on District 11 champions Parkland.