Farmington Girls Volleyball Team Wins 32-Team Tournament

The Farmington Girls Volleyball team won a 32-team tournament held at Springfield College last weekend.

The team beat Barnstable from Massachusetts in the quarterfinals, Notre Dame of Hingham, Mass. in the semi-finals and Merrimack of NEw Hampshire in the final round to win it all.

Head Coach Laura Arena credited the whole team’s hard work for the win. Defensive specialist Devon Michaelis was the foundation of the play and Sophie Borg ran offense with help from Rachel Gombatz and Linna Jalinskas.

“Abby Arena, Sarah Lipinski and Laura Roman were stellar on the service line earning great momentum for the team,” she said. “Cheray Saunders and Mary Schoenherr were offensive powerhouses for us.”

Other playsers like Caroline Cullen and her versatility helped in many areas and Annika Anderson stepped up and contributed heavily in the front and back row.

“Tremendous support also came from Abby Wollenberg, Angie Bazzano, Ali Troup, Danielle Gan and Erica Raus. It was a great experience and awesome victory,” Arena said.

The team will be hosting South Windsor Oct. 17 at the Dig Pink event. Varsity and freshmen start at 3:45 p.m. and junior varsity starts after that.

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