AMORELLI SERVES HART'S PURPOSE : HART 3, SAUGUS 2.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer Megan Amorelli looked into her Hart High teammates' eyes and saw fatigue. They were tired from having played volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. for two hours. Amorelli decided to top things off - with her serve. Changing her approach from a regular floating serve to one with topspin, Amorelli caught Saugus by surprise and served nine straight points in the fifth game, helping the Indians take a 15-12, 12-15, 15-13, 10-15, 15-7 Foothill League victory over the Centurions on Tuesday. The win put Hart (14-4, 5-2) into a three-way first-place tie with the Centurions (6-5, 5-2) and Canyon (7-4, 5-2), which beat Burbank 16-14, 15-7, 15-7 on Tuesday. The teams had played for two hours when Amorelli's turn to serve came early in the fifth game. A couple of minutes later, it was 9-0 Hart. ``I do it sometimes. It usually pulls us out of a hole and it brings momentum up,'' Amorelli said. ``We needed to score more points and that's the way to do it: Serve them tough. Plus, the team was real tired and it's the easiest way to end the game.'' Actually, it didn't end immediately. The Centurions, led by senior middle blocker Heather Cessna getting seven of her game-high 23 kills in the fifth game, cut the lead to 11-7. But the hole was too big. ``Our defense was shaken
Shaken (車剣, also known as kurumaken) are a type of Shuriken up a little bit by the serve,'' Cessna said. Hart coach Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. Coe wasn't surprised at Amorelli's decision. Each day in practice, the players receive opportunities to work on various serves. When they feel confident to use them in a match, they have permission to. Amorelli, a senior outside hitter, served two aces during the run, finishing the match with six. The team served 20 aces. ``They know they've got to make the ball in,'' Coe said. ``They're not gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. make a bad decision.'' Two other Hart players made good decisions, too. They decided to get healthy in time to play Saugus. Seniors Lindsey McPhail (setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. ) and middle blocker Christine Luce watched helplessly earlier in the season as Saugus won in three games, McPhail out with a hip flexor flexor /flex·or/ (flek´ser) 1. causing flexion. 2. a muscle that flexes a joint. flexor retina´culum see entries under retinaculum. injury and Luce sidelined with a pinched pinch v. pinched, pinch·ing, pinch·es v.tr. 1. To squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges. 2. nerve in her back. Getting involved was easy because the Indians run an offense geared toward the middle, so Luce easily was in the center of things, getting 22 kills while playing only in the front row. When she rotated rotated turned around; pivoted. rotated tibia see rotated tibia. out, McPhail set her replacement, Gina Casillas, with equal ability. Casillas finished with 13 kills. |
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