Congratulations to Brooke Stepter for being named as a "Special Mention" to the 2018 Champaigne News Gazette All State volleyball team.

Congratulations to Brooke Stepter for being named to the 2018 Illinois Prep Volleyball 2nd Team All State volleyball team!

Congratulations to Brooke Stepter, Jessie Lewis, and Bailey Duckworth for being named to the 2018 SICA Class 3A All South volleyball team!

Congratulations to Brooke Stepter, Jessie Lewis, and Bailey Duckworth for being named to the 2018 River-to-River All Conference volleyball team!

Varsity Record

LOSS- Carbondale (Class 3A Regional Championship at Harrisburg)

• In a back and forth match, Massac found themselves on the wrong side of the momentum swing in the final set with the Terriers going on to win 25-22, 15-25, 25-11.
• Kill leaders for the Patriots include Cali McCraw (9), Jessie Lewis (9), Becca Jackson (4), Madison Hammonds (4), Jenna Bunting (4), and Bailey Duckworth (4).
• Defensively, Brooke Stepter (27), Madison Hammonds (12), Bailey Duckworth (10), and Jessie Lewis (7) led in digs.
• Bailey Duckworth tossed out 22 assists.
• Scoring leaders from the service line include Brooke Stepter (7), Jenna Bunting (6), Bailey Duckworth (6), and Kara Womack (5).
• Cali McCraw and Jessie Lewis combined for 8 blocks on the night.

WIN- Olney (Class 3A Regional Semi-Final at Harrisburg)

• Despite the slow start, our Lady Pats heated up as the night progressed responding to a 1st set loss with a commanding 18-25, 25-10, 25-10 semi-final win.
• Cali McCraw had the hot-hand accumulating 12 kills with 8 coming in the 3rd set.
• Macy Pierce was also too much to handle behind the service line scoring 18 points from a perfect 22 / 22 serving effort.
• Blocking at the net were Becca Jackson, Jessie Lewis, and McCraw who combined for an impressive 14 total blocks.
• Defensively, Brooke Stepter (21), Bailey Duckworth (13), Sydney Wilke (6), Jenna Bunting (6), and Madison Hammonds (6) led the way.
• Duckworth also accumulated 25 assists in the win.

Fairfield Invitational TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

• WIN- Casey-Westfield (25-15, 25-19)
• WIN- Salem (25-21, 25-16)
• WIN- Grayville (25-14, 25-19)
• WIN- Pinckneyville (25-22, 25-22)
• WIN- Fairfield (25-21, 25-11)

Congratulations to Jessie Lewis, Brooke Stepter, and Bailey Duckworth for being named to the All Tournament team!

Congratulations to Jessie Lewis for being named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player!

Statistical contributions for the Lady Patriots include:

• Brooke Stepter- 46 digs
• Becca Jackson- 16 blocks
• Bailey Duckworth- 78 assists
• Madison Miller- 19 digs
• Brittany Deming- 30 / 32 serving
• Jessie Lewis- 44 kills
• Kara Womack- 34 / 35 serving
• Cali McCraw- 14 blocks
• Jenna Bunting- 40 digs
• Madison Hammonds- 20 kills
• Sydney Wilke- 7 digs
• Macy Pierce- 34 / 37 serving
• Maci Miller- 3 / 3 serve receive

WIN- Anna-Jonesboro

• Down starting middle hitter, Cali McCraw... no problem. In steps freshman middle hitter Kelis Adams to fill in for the night and help the Lady Patriots to a 25-21, 25-11 road victory.
• The varsity regulars definitely picked up their game with Jessie Lewis, Becca Jackson, and Madison Hammonds each recording at least 5 kills.
• Defensively, Brooke Stepter and Jenna Bunting each picked up 9 digs. Madison Miller added 6 as well.
• Bailey Duckworth had a game-high 17 assists and an assist percentage of 43%.
• Serving tough was Stepter, Duckworth, Bunting, and Brittany Deming who each recorded at least 6 service points.

WIN- West Frankfort

• Leaving little doubt, Massac County put an exclamation point on their 2018 regular season conference title cruising to a 25-14, 25-7 win against the Redbirds of West Frankfort.
• Sophomore Macy Pierce was dominant from the service line, zone-serving her way to 18 service points and 4 aces!
• Bailey Duckworth was equally impressive recording 25 assists and an assist percentage of 47%!
• Kill leaders on the night were Jessie Lewis (10), Cali McCraw (8), and Becca Jackson (6).
• Brooke Stepter and Duckworth also combined for 6 aces as well.
• Jackson and McCraw combined for 5 blocks on the night.

WIN- Benton

• Inching one step closer to a conference title, the Lady Pats performed well under pressure against the Benton Rangerettes on senior night winning 25-14, 25-19.
• Bailey Duckworth had a spot-on night tossing out a game-high 26 assists and an assist percentage of 40%.
• Recipients of the good setting was Jessie Lewis, Cali McCraw, Becca Jackson, and Madison Hammonds who each recorded at least 5 kills.
• Defensively, Jackson and McCraw protected the net combining for 11 blocks.
• Brooke Stepter and Madison Hammonds combined for 26 digs.
• Macy Pierce led all Massac servers with 9 service points in the win.

WIN- Harrisburg

• In front of a packed house on Senior night, our Lady Pats shined bright defeating the Bulldogs 25-16, 25-23.
• Offensively, Jessie Lewis was just too much to handle dropping 14 kills.
• Bailey Duckworth doled out a season-high 29 assists.
• Defensively, Brooke Stepter notched 21 digs.
• On serve receive, Madison Miller was a perfect 6 / 6.
• Becca Jackson dominated net-play recording 7 kills and 4 blocks in the match.

LOSS- Murphysboro

• The Lady Pats come-back came up a few points short on the road falling to the host Red Devils in 3-sets 20-25, 25-14, 22-25.
• Too many blocking errors proved fatal as the Murphy attack tooled the Massac block 14 times.
• The Lady Patriots were able to employ a balanced attack with Jessie Lewis, Cali McCraw, Madison Hammonds, and Becca Jackson each recording at least 5 kills.
• Brooke Stepter anchored the defense picking up 23 digs. Madison Hammonds picked up 19 digs as well.

Shout-out to Brooke Stepter for picking up her 1500th career dig last night!

• Serving tough on the night was Stepter who went 18/19 with 12 points. Kara Womack added 3 service aces in the 2nd set.
• Bailey Duckworth recorded a team-high 25 assists and a 34% assist ratio.

WIN- Caldwell County, KY

• Playing in a cross-river rivalry, our Lady Pats made a statement for Illinois high school volleyball defeating the visiting Tigers 25-16, 25-17.
• Offensively, Cali McCraw and Jessie Lewis combined for 14 kills.
• Defensively, Brooke Stepter recorded 19 digs. Madison Hammonds added 6 as well.
• Bailey Duckworth led all Patriots with 13 assists.
• Sydney Wilke tallied 7 service points on her 9 serving attempts.

WIN- Benton

• The Lady Patriots continue their winning ways defeating the Rangerettes 25-20, 25-14 at home.
• Madison Hammonds tallied 8 kills and 6 digs in the win.
• Bailey Duckworth recorded 20 assists on the night with an assist percentage of 30%.
• Sydney Wilke went 16/17 from the service line racking up 14 points.
• Becca Jackson and Cali McCraw combined for 7 blocks and 6 kills.
• Madison Miller and Brooke Stepter combined for 22 digs.

WIN- Herrin

• Using a balanced attack, Massac got an important road victory over Herrin winning 25-16, 25-11.
• Offensive balance was the name of the game with Becca Jackson, Jessie Lewis, Madison Hammonds, and Jenna Bunting each recording at least 3 kills.
• As usual, Bailey Duckworth dished out the assists recording 18 on the night.
• Brooke Stepter and Hammonds combined to tally 19 digs.
• Jackson and Cali McCraw combined with 6 blocks.
• Brittany Deming served up 3 aces in the win.

Superman Slam Invitational TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

• WIN- Anna-Jonesboro (25-12, 25-21)
• LOSS- Centralia (24-26, 19-25)
• WIN- Christopher (25-14, 25-10)
• WIN- DuQuoin (25-11, 25-21)
• WIN- Centralia (Championship Match) (25-21, 26-28, 15-9)

Congratulations to Jessie Lewis, Bailey Duckworth, and Becca Jackson for being named to the All Tournament team!

Congratulations to Brooke Stepter for being named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player!

Statistical contributions for the Lady Patriots include:

• Brooke Stepter- 74 digs
• Becca Jackson- 15 blocks
• Bailey Duckworth- 92 assists
• Madison Miller- 18 / 19 serve receive
• Brittany Deming- 25 / 25 serving
• Jessie Lewis- 42 kills
• Kara Womack- 5 / 5 serving
• Cali McCraw- 19 kills
• Jenna Bunting- 31 digs
• Madison Hammonds- 24 kills
• Sydney Wilke- 14 / 15 serving
• Macy Pierce- 40 / 41 serving
• Maci Miller- 2 / 2 serve receive

WIN- Harrisburg

• With the varsity match tied at 12-12 in the first set, Bailey Duckworth led an 11 point run behind the service line to propel her team to a 25-14, 25-20 road win.
• Statistically, Duckworth was a force for the Lady Pats tallying 12 digs, 22 assists, and 2 kills to go with her 13 total service points on the night.
• Jessie Lewis had the heavy hand in the match slamming down 14 kills.
• Becca Jackson tallied 7 kills and 3 blocks.
• Madison Hammonds and Jenna Bunting combined to pick up 17 digs.

WIN- Murphysboro

• In a battle of defense vs offense, Massac's defensive and blocking effort proved sufficient defeating the visiting Red Devils in a 3-set thriller 17-25, 25-23, 25-20.
• Cali McCraw was a huge factor in the victory recording 8 kills and 9 blocks.
• Brooke Stepter was also a key defensive player picking up 28 digs.
• Jessie Lewis led all Massac players with 10 kills. Madison Hammonds contributed 6 as well.
• Bailey Duckworth tossed out a team-high 26 assists.

Crossroads Classic @ Effingham

• LOSS- St. Louis Visitation (22-25, 15-25)
• LOSS- Wheaton St. Francis (23-25, 17-25)
• LOSS- Effingham (25-20, 24-26, 14-16)
• LOSS- Moline (17-25, 16-25)
• WIN- Dieterich (25-14, 25-10)

Statistical contributions for the tournament include:

• Brooke Stepter- 86 digs
• Becca Jackson- 16 blocks
• Bailey Duckworth- 69 assists
• Madison Miller- 30 digs
• Brittany Deming- 24 / 26 serving
• Jessie Lewis- 31 kills
• Kara Womack- 2 assists
• Cali McCraw- 17 blocks
• Jenna Bunting- 39 digs
• Madison Hammonds- 27 digs
• Sydney Wilke- 20 / 23 serving
• Macy Pierce- 28 / 30 serving

WIN- Carterville

• An impressive win by our Lady Pats who defeated the visiting Lady Lions soundly 25-8, 25-14.
• Offensive balance was the name of the game as Becca Jackson, Madison Hammonds, Cali McCraw, and Jessie Lewis each put down at least 4 kills.
• Jenna Bunting and Brooke Stepter combined for 22 digs and only 2 errors.
• Bunting also contributed a team-high 9 service points and 4 aces.
• Cali McCraw was dominating at the net with 6 blocks.

WIN- West Frankfort

• After a long weekend, the Lady Pats made quick work of the visiting Redbirds winning 25-15, 25-11.
• Bailey Duckworth led all players totaling 27 assists.
• Jessie Lewis (8), Becca Jackson (6), Cali McCraw (6), and Madison Hammonds (6) were strong offensively leading the team in kills.
• Brooke Stepter and Madison Hammonds combined for 14 digs on the night.
• Jenna Bunting led the Lady Pats in service points tallying 10.

WIN- Herrin

• Down 14-20 in the 2nd set, the Lady Pats were able to finish on an 11-3 run to pick up their first win in the River-to-River Ohio division defeating the Tigers 25-19, 25-23.
• Brooke Stepter was strong defensively tallying 22 digs.
• Bailey Duckworth led all Massac players with totaling 13 assists and 8 service points.
• Becca Jackson (8) and Jessie Lewis (6) were the Massac kill leaders on the night.
• Macy Pierce was also tough for the Lady Patriots going 8 / 8 serving with 2 aces.

WIN- Edwards County

• The long trip to Albion proved a success as all 3 levels made a clean sweep on the night with the varsity prevailing in front of an awesome crowd 25-22, 25-18.
• Jessie Lewis and Madison Hammonds combined for 12 kills.
• Bailey Duckworth dished out 21 assists and served up 7 service points.
• Brooke Stepter led all Massac players with 17 digs.
• Becca Jackson finished with 4 kills and 5 timely blocks.

RIVER-to-RIVER CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Silver Division Champions

WIN- Carterville (25-16, 25-20)

WIN- West Frankfort (25-11, 25-18)

LOSS- Pinckneyville (14-25, 22-25)

LOSS- Murphysboro (22-25, 25-22, 13-15)

WIN- Harrisburg (25-12, 25-13)

• Congratulations to Brooke Stepter for being named to the 2018 River-to-River Conference All Tournament team.
• Below is a link to the Southern Illinoisan newspaper article.
• Statistical contributions on the day include:
  • Brooke Stepter- 74 digs
  • Becca Jackson- 17 blocks
  • Bailey Duckworth- 72 assists
  • Madison Miller- 19 / 22 serve receive
  • Brittany Deming- 23 / 26 serving
  • Jessie Lewis- 32 kills
  • Kara Womack- 13 / 15 serving
  • Cali McCraw- 13 blocks
  • Madison Hammonds- 12 kills
  • Jenna Bunting- 31 digs
  • Sydney Wilke- 29 / 33 serving
  • Maci Miller- 13 / 17 serve receive
  • Macy Pierce- 9 / 9 setting

WIN- Marion

• Our Lady Patriots rebounded from a sloppy set 1 to take their season opener against the Marion Lady Wildcats 26-24, 25-16.
• Senior Middle Hitter Becca Jackson came up big to close out set one with a kill and block point en route to a 6 kill / 5 block night.
• Bailey Duckworth led all players tossing out 21 assists.
• Libero Brooke Stepter tallied 24 digs and 3 aces.
• Madison Hammonds and Jessie Lewis combined for 13 kills.

Article from the Southern Illinoisan below. Video Highlights from WSIL-TV 3

Article from the Marion Daily Republican below.