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VOLLEYBALL: River Ridge Season Ends

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Eddie Daniels, The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 6, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY The bus ride took longer than expected and the first game went as expected for Brandon, but the result wasn't quite what host River Ridge anticipated.

The Eagles collected a 13-25, 25-20, 25-16, 26-24 victory and will host Winter Park Lake Howell on Saturday t 2 p.m.

The dominance River Ridge (23-6) displayed was exactly what Brandon coach Amy Watson figured following the 1 1/2 hour drive from Brandon.

"It was awful, traffic was crazy. We got off the bus, [River Ridge was] already warming up," Watson said. "We basically had a microwave warm up and I knew that first game we were going to come out really cold because we weren't ready."

The Royal Knights built an 11-5 advantage forcing the Eagles to call a timeout, which did nothing to stop River Ridge's momentum. Lauren Sansonetti colleted three aces, increasing the Royal Knights' advantage, 18-7.

Brandon (21-3) caught its wind after tying the game at 11. Once it took the lead, 13-12, Brandon never looked back and River Ridge didn't help its cause as they tallied eight hitting errors in the game.
Hitting and blocking from middle hitters Megan Fenzau, Audra Geniesse and unforced River Ridge errors, gave the Eagles a 21-8 advantage and an eventual 25-16 Game 3 win.

With Brandon ahead 24-18 in Game 4, River Ridge fought off its demise as long as it could. Brittney Frey collected five service points and a shared block by Leah Mitchell and Alex Laton tied the game at 24. Geniesse's fifth kill of the night was the most important, as it ended the match and River Ridge's season.

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