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2-21-2007 By ERIC AHLQVIST Editor Senior captain Kyle Mackie missed the semifinal and final game as she was away on vacation, and CCS's top two players, Kim Armstrong and Katie Horrigan, were sick with colds, according to head coach Rich Jantzi. "Neither one of them could talk and it was tough for them to play up to their abilities," Jantzi said. "Tully had a gym full of fans there and we had about 25 people. We were pretty shell-shocked with the whole experience." Cooperstown fell behind 15-2 in the first game and never really recovered, losing 8-25, 20-25 and 21-25. "The positive thing is we're a young team and this experience will only help us next year," Jantzi said. "This team really exceeded my expectations. It's the first group to make a section final in program history, and I think we'll be even a touch better next season." Cooperstown, which finished the season with a 15-7 record, will return 11 players next season, including Armstrong, who is already the program's all-time leader in career assists, and Horrigan. Cooperstown's depth was evident in Thursday's fourgame win over Port Byron in the C-1 semifinal at Bursey Gymnasium. Mackie and Horrigan (sickness) missed the contest, but some younger players, most notably sophomore Eryn Bass, filled in admirably. Bass had nine aces in the 25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 25-12 victory. Armstrong also had nine aces to go along with 13 assists and three kills, while Laura Resnick, Laura Derouin and Kiersten Pikarsky had four kills each. "That was really an awesome win for us considering the circumstances," Jantzi said. Tully, 20-2, met undefeated Dolgeville for the overall C championship Wednesday |
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