On a night that the Sutton Fillies honored senior setter Kate Griess for a milestone in setting, the Sutton girls wasted very little time in setting the tone of their match with Fillmore Central, downing the Panthers in straight sets, 25-16, 25-14, 25-9.
Griess, who has been the Fillies program leader in setting for the four years in the program was honored for surpassing the 1,000 assist mark, which was achieved at the Friend Invitational Sept. 11. Griess gained 31 assists in the Sept. 28 win over the Panthers, setting her personal record at 1,212 over the course of the past four years.
She set up the Fillies’ hitting attack that amassed 33 kills against the Panthers.
Leading the attack was junior Alivia Huxoll with 10, while senior Reagan Vavricek and sophomore Lily McCroden both added seven kills each. Senior Gracie Nuss gained five kills.
As a team at the net, Sutton was 77-90 (85.6%).