Sports
Eagles Move into Volleyball Quarterfinals
Barrington girls sweep Central Falls, 3-0, in a Division ll preliminary matchup; next playoff game is Monday at Exeter/West Greenwich.
Barrington's girls' volleyball team swept Central Falls, 3-0, Thursday night at home to win a Rhode Island Interscholastic League DivisionII preliminary game. The win moves the Eagles into the quarterfinal round on Monday.
The Eagles piled up 20 aces from the service line to rush past Central Falls. Junior outside hitter Nadia Rudman led the way with 9 aces and 14 kills. Junior middle hitter Holly Gildea added 6 kills and 3 aces. Junior outside hitter Gabby Arig had 6 kills and 3 aces.
Game one started off like it was going to be a blowout by Barrington with Rudman slamming a bunch of aces. But Central Falls wouldn't go away and made a late run behind their defense. They still came up short, though.
Find out what's happening in Barringtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The match went downhill after the opening game for Central Falls as Barrington simply outplayed them behind Rudman, Gildea and Arig.
Seventh-seeded Barrington, now 12-6, moves on to the quarterfinals to play second-seeded Exeter/West Greenwich, 15-1 and the Division II South regular season champs, on their home court. The game begins at 6 pm.