Varsity Volleyball Team Takes 2nd in Gold Division at Porter-Gaud

The SJCS Varsity volleyball team finished as runner-up in the Gold Division at the Porter-Gaud Tournament in Charleston this past weekend.

The Knights went 5-2-1 in the tournament, with their only losses coming against Class 5A powerhouse Wando.

St. Joe's began by playing Hilton Head Island to a tie and then lost to Wando. After that, the Knights won five consecutive matches and battled Wando in the championship before losing 25-18, 27-25.

The Knights also celebrated Coach Jan Carino's birthday!
 

PORTER-GAUD TOURNAMENT

SJCS ties Hilton Head Island 1-1 (23-25, 25-20)
Lillie Hecker: 6 kills; Grace Dumont: 3 kills, 10 assists; Mendolia Anderson: 3 kills; Tiffany Helmer: 3 digs; Lily Velky: 2 digs.

Wando d. SJCS 2-0 (25-16, 25-18)
Anderson: 5 kills; Hecker: 4 kills, 3 digs; Dumont: 3 digs, 11 assists.

SJCS d. Porter-Gaud 2-0 (25-16, 28-26)
Hecker: 10 kills, 6 digs; Dumont: 7 kills, 6 digs, 20 assists; Anderson: 6 kills, 2 blocks; Ava Catherine Elder: 4 kills; Emily Clark: 3 kills; Helmer: 3 aces, 8 digs; Sophia Duque: 2 aces.

SJCS d. Ashley Hall 2-0 (25-17, 25-21)
Hecker: 9 kills; Anderson: 7 kills; Elder: 6 kills; Dumont: 4 kills, 3 aces, 8 digs, 25 assists; Clark: 3 kills; Helmer: 12 digs.

SJCS d. Porter-Gaud 2-0 (25-18, 25-21)
Hecker: 10 kills; Dumont: 7 kills, 8 digs, 23 assists; Anderson: 4 aces; Helmer: 9 digs.

SJCS d. Cardinal Newman 2-1 (25-15, 20-25, 18-16)
Hecker: 13 kills, 6 digs; Dumont: 12 kills, 5 digs, 18 assists; Elder: 2 blocks; Helmer: 8 digs, 4 assists.

SJCS d. Bishop England 2-1 (25-22, 22-25, 15-8)
Elder: 8 kills, 3 blocks; Anderson: 5 kills; Dumont: 2 aces, 19 assists; Helmer: 15 digs.

Wando d. SJCS 2-0 (25-18, 27-25)
Hecker: 7 kills, 3 blocks; Anderson: 6 kills; Elder: 3 blocks; Dumont: 6 digs, 20 assists; Helmer: 6 digs; Clark: 5 digs.