2012

Congratulations to McKenzie Dorris for being named the Southern Illinois Player of the Year!

Check out this link recognizing McKenzie's achievement:

The Southern Illinoisan

Congratulations to McKenzie for also being named to the All State Volleyball team for the 2012 season.

All State Volleyball Team

Check out this high light video of Massac's road conference win over the Benton Rangerettes.

Lady Patriots take down Benton

Check out this picture slideshow displaying the many great memories of the 2012 season.

End of the season slide show

Varsity Record (conference) JV Record Freshman Record

31-6 (10- 0) 17-3 (9- 1) 12-6 (5- 5)

Season Results

LOSS- Marion

• Our Lady Patriots lost their season opener to Marion, a three-set thriller Marion won 25-15, 16-25, 25-23.
• In the match, Rachael Leek set a school record with 28 assists.
• Emily Hoard also recorded a career high 16 kills.

Conference Tournament 5th Place

WIN- DuQuoin

• (Massac came back in both sets to defeat the Lady Indians 25-19, 25-23)

WIN- West Frankfort

• (Massac cruised past the Lady Redbirds, easily winning 25-12, 25-12)

LOSS-Nashville

• (Falling behind in both sets, Massac dropped this match 17-25, 10-25)

LOSS-Carterville

• (Another closely contested match in which the Lady Pats came up short 20-25, 25-23, 10-15)

WIN- Sparta

• (Yet another 3-set battle but this time Massac held on to win 25-20, 17-25, 15-11)

• Congratulations to McKenzie Dorris for being named to the River-to-River Conference All Tournament team.
  • This is the 2nd year in a row McKenzie has received this honor.

WIN- Paducah Tilghman

• Massac left little doubt in this contest as they jumped all over the Tornados winning 25-6, 25-5.
• In the match, Rachael Leek recorded a career high 15 service points on a perfect 17/17 serving.
• Rachel Chapman also recorded a career high 11 service points on a perfect 13/13 serving.

Southern Illinois Preview 3rd Place

WIN- Herrin

• (In a well-played match between both teams, Massac flexed some muscle winning 25-22, 25-16)

WIN- Salem

• (The Lady Pats' serve receive played great leading them to a 25-14, 25-15 win)

WIN- Waterloo

• (In the pool play championship, Massac held off Waterloo in straight sets winning 25-20, 25-19)

LOSS- Oakville, MO

• (Boasting incredible defense and a fast-paced offense, Oakville cruised to a 16-25, 12-25 win)

WIN- Carbondale

• (In Massac's final match of the day, they easily held off the host team winning 25-19, 25-17)

• Congratulations to McKenzie Dorris for being named to the Southern Illinois Preview All Tournament team.
  • This is the 2nd year in a row McKenzie has received this honor.

WIN- Gallatin County

• A long bus ride for only a short time on the court as the Lady Pats swept Gallatin 25-3, 25-10.
• Senior serving was the story as Lauren Bunting and McKenzie Dorris served up a combined 20 points with 8 aces.

WIN- Harrisburg

• With a visit from the SIU head volleyball coach, Massac exhibits strong play winning in straight sets 25-8, 25-20.
• Rachael Leek recorded a game high 19 assists connecting with her seniors for a combined 17 kills.

WIN- Crab Orchard

• The Trojan's scrappy defense kept the match close, but in the end our Pats were too tough winning 25-23, 25-22.
• McKenzie Dorris and Lauren Bunting combined to score 11 kills and 7 blocks. Also, Rachael Leek tossed out a game high 16 assists.

WIN- West Frankfort

• Our Lady Patriots have won 10 of their last 11 matches as they defeated the Redbirds 25-18, 25-22.
• In the match, McKenzie Dorris and Lauren Bunting combined to score 17 kills and 7 blocks. Rachael Leek also recorded 17 assists in the match.
• Rachel Chapman and Jordan Willmes were a combined 21/24 at serve receive.

Superman Slam Volleyball Invite CHAMPIONS

WIN- Vienna

• (Using Willmes' 9/9 serve receive performance, Massac cruised to a 25-10, 25-17 win)

WIN- New Athens

• (With McKenzie's 10 kills on 13 attacks, the Lady Pats won easily 25-18, 25-17)

WIN- Cobden

• (Emily recorded 9 kills to go along with Chapman's 10 service points to lead the 25-11, 25-21 win)

WIN- Centralia

• (The semi-final was all Massac. Lauren and Emily combined for 11 kills in the 25-12, 25-14 win)

WIN- New Athens

• (18 assists from Leek along with 9 service points from Emily helped the Pats in a 25-20, 25-21 win)

• Make it 4-years in a row! The Lady Patriots swept the competition without dropping a set.
• Congratulations to McKenzie Dorris for being named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player (2nd year in a row)
• Congratulations also goes to Emily Hoard, Rachael Leek, and Jordan Willmes who were named to the All Tournament team.

WIN- Murphysboro

• Big blocks and tenacious D fueled the Lady Pats 11th straight win as they defeated Murphy 25-19, 14-25, 25-15.
• In the match, Jordan Willmes was an astounding 30/32 on serve receive also recording a game high 13 digs.
• Blocking was also key as Lauren, McKenzie, and Emily combined for 18 total blocks shutting down the opposing hitters.
• Serving played a role in the win as well as Rachel Chapman and Josie Garduno combined for 13 service points.

WIN- Benton

• An amazingly loud and intimidating Massac fan base drowns out the Benton faithful en route to a 19-25, 25-15, 25-22 Lady Pats' win.
• Statistically, Rachael Leek broke her newly acquired school record by recording 38 assists in the match.
• McKenzie Dorris and Emily Hoard were the beneficiaries of Leek's setting notching a combined 34 kills.
• But nothing happens without the first pass and Jordan Willmes was nearly perfect going 35/36 on serve receive.

Quad State Classic 5th Place

WIN- Caldwell County, KY

• (Rachael Leek recorded a game-high 25 assists in Massac's 25-19, 25-21 win)

WIN- Apollo, KY

• (Jordan Willmes scored on 10 of her 13 serves as the Pats won 25-16, 25-20)

Loss- St. Agnes Academy, TN

• (In the quarterfinal match, Massac lost a close 3-setter falling 18-25, 25-19, 12-15)

WIN- Poplar Bluff, MO

• (Massac's team serving was near perfect (48/49) as they won 25-21, 25-23)

WIN- Henderson County, KY

• (The Lady Patriots clinched 5th place (out of 30) defeating Henderson 25-19, 25-15)

• This is the 3rd year in a row Massac has finished with a record of 4-1 at the Quad State Classic.
• This is the 1st year Massac advanced to the Gold division of this tournament.

WIN- West Frankfort

• Massac used a total team effort to cruise to an easy 25-12, 25-17 home court win.
• Jordan Willmes was a perfect 14/14 on serve receive and Rachel Chapman chipped in 5 digs.
• Christina Whitthorne also recorded 5 kills on the night on only 10 attacks.

WIN- Herrin

• The Lady Patriots remain perfect in conference play as they came back in both sets to defeat Herrin 26-24, 25-23.
• In the match, McKenzie Dorris and Emily Hoard combined for 20 kills and six blocks for point.
• Jordan Willmes and Rachel Chapman also combined to be 31/33 on serve receive.
• Lauren Bunting filled the stat sheet as well recording 5 kills, 7 blocks, and 2 assists.

WIN- Harrisburg

• The Lady Pats continued their winning ways in the conference defeating the Bulldogs in straight sets 25-9, 25-10.
• In the match, Jordan Willmes and Rachael Leek combined for 19 service points.
• Also, Lauren Bunting and Emily Hoard combined for 11 kills and 7 blocks for point.

WIN- Murphysboro

• Despite dropping the first set 21-25, Massac stormed back to take the final 2 sets decisively winning 25-14, 25-13.
• Offensively, the Lady Pats were led by Dorris' 17 kills and Leek's 22 assists. Christina Whitthorne also recorded 6 kills and 10 service points.
• As always, Lauren Bunting filled the stat sheet with 7 assists, 5 kills, 3 digs, and 3 blocks. Emily Hoard did likewise notching 8 service points, 6 kills, 8 digs, and 2 blocks.
• Defensively, Rachel Chapman led all players with 9 digs and was a perfect 13/13 on serve receive. Jordan Willmes rounded out the serve receive dominance going 21/22.

WIN- Benton

• In a match for conference supremacy, Massac showed their dominance cruising to a 25-17, 25-20 straight sets win.
• Offensively, Christina Whitthorne recorded a career high 10 kills on just 19 attacks while also picking up 7 service points.
• Setting up the attack, Rachael Leek tallied 26 assists. Rachael also recorded a game-high 9 service points and 3 aces.
• Defensively, Rachel Chapman led all players with 12 digs on a 14/16 passing performance.

WIN- Herrin

• Massac (10-0) completed a clean sweep of the Ohio Division as they defeated the Tigers 25-13, 20-25, 25-18.
• On Senior night, McKenzie Dorris and Lauren Bunting played great! McKenzie led all players with 18 kills and 4 blocks for point. Lauren stuffed the stat sheet recording 8 kills, 2 blocks, 3 assists, and 2 digs.
• Defensively, Jordan Willmes and Emily Hoard combined for 27 digs.
• The Lady Patriots' serve receive again played well as Rachel Chapman and Jordan Willmes combined to go 35/35.

WIN- Anna Jonesboro

• The Lady Patriots concluded their 2012 campaign by defeating cross-conference rival A-J 25-20, 25-18.
• Seniors Dorris and Bunting led the way for Massac combining for 19 kills. Emily Hoard also chipped in with 7 kills.
• Setting up the attack, Rachael Leek totaled 23 assists.
• Defensively, Rachel Chapman, Jordan Willmes, and Emily Hoard each tallied 6 digs.

WIN- Murphsyboro

• Despite an up-and-down performance, Massac holds on to sweep Murphy in straight sets winning 25-23, 25-18.
• Statistically strong for the Patriots include McKenzie Dorris who tallied 18 kills and Emily Hoard Hoard who chipped in with 7 kills.
• Setter Rachael Leek tossed out a game-high 23 assists.
• Defensively, Jordan Willmes and Rachel Chapman combined for 18 digs.

Loss- Marion

• In Massac's most closely contested match of the season, Marion was able to score a couple more points winning the regional championship 19-25, 21-25.
• Lauren Bunting and McKenzie Dorris played big at the net combining for 8 blocks.
• Defensively, Rachel Chapman recorded 10 digs.
• Offensively, Dorris and Emily Hoard combined for 15 kills.

Check out the game schedule attached below

TEAM ROSTER

2- Brenna Jackson (freshman- libero)

4- Josie Garduno (sophomore- setter)

6- Emilee Sellers (freshman- defensive specialist)

7- Christina Whitthorne (sophomore- outside hitter)

8- Rachel Chapman (sophomore- defensive specialist)

9- Jordan Willmes (sophomore- libero)

10- Courtney Bremer (freshman- opposite)

11- Emily Reed (freshman- outside hitter)

13- Rachael Leek (junior- setter)

14- McKenzie Dorris (senior- middle hitter)

17- Krista Garduno (sophomore- defensive specialist)

18- Brittany McFall (sophomore- outside hitter)

20- Laken Hoyer (freshman- middle hitter)

21- Madison Werner (freshman- setter)

22- Kristina Miller (sophomore- opposite)

24- Savannah Stafford (freshman- right back)

27- Lauren Bunting (senior- opposite)

29- Taylor Stephens (freshman- outside hitter)

30- Alexxus Thompson (freshman- middle hitter)

32- Lyndsey Watson (freshman- middle hitter)

33- Alyssa Logeman (junior- opposite)

43- Emily Hoard (sophomore- middle hitter)

(From the Metropolis Planet)

The Massac County High School volleyball team has had quite a busy month of June competing in and winning three summer tournaments.

The Lady Patriots spent two days competing at the Crab Orchard Jamboree where they took home the first place trophy finishing with a record of 10-1.

Massac’s McKenzie Dorris and Laken Hoyer were selected as members of the All Tournament team.

Next up for the Lady Pats was the Herrin Summer Smash.

At this event, Massac finished with a 6-1 record knocking off Shelbyville, a perennial powerhouse, as well as Carbondale, Marion and Herrin.

Massac’s third tournament win came at Ballard Memorial High School where they defeated University Heights Academy, Graves County, Trigg County and host Ballard Memorial in the championship match.

Massac is led by their three captains, McKenzie Dorris, Lauren Bunting and Rachael Leek, who have high hopes for this fall’s volleyball season. Also contributing to the Lady Patriot’s 20-2 record this summer include defensive specialist Jessi Stunsun and sophomore stand-outs Emily Hoard, Christina Whitthorne, Jordan Willmes, Rachel Chapman, Josie Garduno, Krista Garduno and Brittany McFall, as well as newcomers Laken Hoyer, Brenna Jackson and Taylor Stephens.

Massac finished the 2011 season with a school record 29 wins while finishing in second place in the River-to-River Conference Ohio division last fall.