Congratulations to Hailey Edwards for being named to the 2021 Champaign News-Gazette-All State volleyball team as a "Special Mention"! Check out the article below:

Congratulations to Hailey Edwards and Monique Hart for being named to the 2021 Southern Illinois Coaches Association-All South volleyball team!

Congratulations to Hailey Edwards, Monique Hart, Abigail Martin, and Sophie Bormann for being named to the 2021 River-to-River All Conference volleyball team!

Regional Tournament at Harrisburg

Regional Championship (Hamilton County on Thursday)

LOSS- Hamilton County (19-25, 21-25)

• Despite a gutsy defensive performance, our Lady Pats simply weren't able to match the firepower from the Foxes of Hamilton County.

• Defensively, dig leaders Bormann (33), Conkle (30), and Gower (27) put up a great performance.

• Offensively, Edwards, Hart, Adams, and Gower each recorded at least 4 kills.

• Kelis Adams led all Patriots in blocking tallying 6 total blocks.

• Abigail Martin dished out a team-high 21 assists.

WIN- Vienna (25-15, 25-11)

• "Win and advance" is the name of the game in the post-season. Our Lady Pats got things rolling en route to a 2-set regional semi-final win.

• Monique Hart and Hailey Edwards were too much to handle combining for 19 kills and 7 blocks.

• Abigail Martin (24) led all Pats in assists.

• Defensively, Adalyn Gower (22), Libby Conkle (17), Sophie Bormann (17), and Edwards (10) were tops in digs.

• Bormann (4), Gower (2), Hart (1), and Edwards (1) were the ace leaders.

Fairfield Invitational (8th Place)

• WIN- Casey-Westfield (25-19, 25-18)

• WIN- Salem (25-17, 25-23)

• LOSS- Fairfield (27-25, 23-25, 11-15)

• LOSS- Grayville (22-25, 21-25)

• LOSS- Hamilton County (25-23, 22-25, 10-15)

  • Congratulations to Hailey Edwards for being named to the All Tournament team!

  • Statistical leader for the Lady Patriots include:

    • Hailey Edwards: 40 kills, 38 digs

    • Kelis Adams: 17 blocks, 18 kills

    • Monique Hart: 25 kills, 14 blocks

    • Sophie Bormann: 35 digs, 8 kills

    • Adalyn Gower: 7 aces, 57 digs

    • Abigail Martin: 99 assists, 11 digs

    • Libby Conkle: 46 digs, 22 service points

    • Allie Batha: 13/13 Serving, 5 assists

    • Celeigh Culver: 3 kills, 5/6 hitting

    • Brooke Cissell: 12 digs, 8/9 serve receive

WIN- Anna-Jonesboro (25-8, 25-13)

• Senior Night for the Lady Patriots found each member of the varsity team contributing to a 2-set, dominating win!

• Hailey Edwards finished with 8 kills and 2 aces. Kelis Adams led all Pats with 5 blocks.

• Juniors Sophie Bormann (21 digs), Monique Hart (4 kills), Olivia Farmer (7 assists), Allie Batha (9 service points), and Celeigh Culver (1 kill) filled up the stat sheet.

• Sophomores Libby Conkle (16 digs), Abigail Martin (13 assists), Adalyn Gower (4 kills), Brooke Cissell (3 / 3 serve receive), and Katie Frazine (1 kill) also contributed to the win.

WIN- West Frankfort (25-17, 25-11)

• Massac County finished up the 2021 conference slate with a 2-set win over the Redbirds finishing out a 9-1 conference championship season!

• Seniors Hailey Edwards and Kelis Adams combined for 17 kills and 6 blocks.

• Sophie Bormann and Adalyn Gower each picked up 14 digs with Libby Conkle adding 12 digs of her own.

• Monique Hart tallied 5 blocks and 2 kills.

• Abigail Martin finished with 19 assists and 1 block for point.

WIN- Benton (25-13, 25-23)

• In front of our amazing home crowd, our Lady Pats clinched the outright conference championship defeating the Rangerettes. This is only the 5th time Massac County has won the River-to-River Conference Title.

• Seniors Kelis Adams and Hailey Edwards were not going to be denied this title as they combined for 14 kills and 3 blocks for point.

• Monique Hart was also key in the win contributing 4 kills and 5 blocks of her own.

• Sophie Bormann (27), Libby Conkle (27), and Adalyn Gower (23) were dig leaders for the Pats.

• Allie Batha served a perfect 6 / 6 finishing out the match on a game clinching 5 point scoring run!

• Brooke Cissell (8 digs) and Abigail Martin (21 assists) were also key in the win.

WIN- Caldwell County, KY (25-20, 25-19, 25-5)

• In a match-up of cross-state rivals, our Lady Patriots slowly built up steam before exploding in the 3rd set to close out the match.

• Kill leaders: Edwards (17), Bormann (9), Hart (6), Celeigh Culver (3), and Adams (2)

• Dig leaders: Edwards (27), Bormann (23), Conkle (15), Brooke Cissell (15), Martin (8), and Olivia Farmer (3)

• Block leaders: Adams (5), Edwards (2), Culver (1), and Martin (1)

• Assist leaders: Martin (33), Conkle (2), Hart (1), and Farmer (1)

• Ace leaders: Bormann (5), Edwards (3), Hart (3), and Conkle (1)

WIN- Harrisburg (25-9, 25-9)

• Strong serving and offensive execution were key in a much needed conference road win against the Bulldogs.

• Hailey Edwards and Monique Hart combined for 15 kills on the night. Kelis Adams and Sophie Bormann each added 4 kills of their own. Newcomer Katie Frazine chipped in with 2 kills as well.

• Dig leaders: Libby Conkle (20), Bormann (17), Allie Batha (8), Abigail Martin (7), Olivia Farmer (3), and Brooke Cissell (2).

• Hart (3) and Batha (2) led all Patriots in aces.

• Martin had a team-high 21 assists.

WIN- Murphysboro (25-18, 25-21)

• In a crucial conference match-up between title contenders, our Lady Patriots were sharp from start to finish cruising to a straight sets victory.

• Offensive balance was evident with Edwards, Hart, Gower, Bormann, and Adams each recording at least 2 kills.

• Leading the Patriots in blocking was Monique Hart with 3 block points.

• Assist leader, Abigail Martin, finished with 25 assists.

• Defensively, Gower, Bormann, Conkle, and Edwards picked up at least 8 digs each.

WIN- Paducah Tilghman (25-16, 25-8)

• Homecoming week in Massac County and our Lady Patriots put on a show cruising to a 2-set win over the visiting Tornadoes.

• Offensively, Sophie Bormann and Hailey Edwards combined for 16 kills.

• Abigail Martin (16) and Allie Batha (3) led all Massac players in assists.

• Dig leaders include Adalyn Gower (10), Bormann (9), and Libby Conkle (6).

• Protecting the net were Kelis Adams and Edwards who each recorded at least 4 blocks.

LOSS- Benton (25-21, 21-25, 25-27)

• Scrappy defense and an effective blocking scheme lifted the Benton Rangers to a home win over the visiting Lady Patriots.

• Defensively, Libby Conkle and Sophie Bormann each totaled 31 digs with Adalyn Gower adding 28 digs as well.

• Massac County blocking was also tough at the net with Kelis Adams (6) and Monique Hart (5) leading the way.

• Offensively, Monique Hart (8), Hailey Edwards (8), Gower (6), Adams (5), and Bormann (5) led in kills.

WIN- Herrin (25-21, 14-25, 25-18)

• It took 3-sets and an improved offensive attack to turn back the visiting Herrin Tigers.

• Kill leaders for the Patriots include Hart (11), Edwards (10), Gower (8), and Bormann (6).

• Block leaders include Adams (4) and Hart (3).

• Martin accumulated a team-high 36 assists.

• Dig leaders include Bormann (34), Gower (29), Conkle (22), and Edwards (17).

• Kelis Adams also recorded 2 aces on the night.

Superman Slam Volleyball Invitational (Metropolis, IL)

3rd place overall

• WIN- Game 1: Anna-Jonesboro (25-12, 25-9)

• WIN- Game 2: Edwards County (25-16, 25-21)

• WIN- Game 3: Marion (25-14, 25-18)

• LOSS- Game 4: DuQuoin (25-20, 25-27, 12-15)

• WIN- Game 5: Marion (25-23, 25-20)

  • Congratulations to Hailey Edwards and Monique Hart for being named to the All Tournament team!

  • Statistical leaders for the Lady Patriots include:

    • Hailey Edwards: 41 kills, 53 digs

    • Kelis Adams: 13 blocks, 11 kills

    • Monique Hart: 22 kills, 13 blocks

    • Sophie Bormann: 70 digs, 17 kills

    • Adalyn Gower: 9 aces, 86 digs

    • Abigail Martin: 91 assists, 43 digs

    • Libby Conkle: 44 digs, 16 service points

    • Allie Batha: 4/4 Serving, 2 digs

    • Olivia Farmer: 4 digs, 2 assists

    • Celeigh Culver: 3 kills, 4/4 hitting

    • Brooke Cissell: 3 digs, 3/3 passing

WIN- Harrisburg (25-14, 25-11)

• Our Lady Patriots made quick work of the visiting Lady Bulldogs cruising to a 2-set win.

• Monique Hart had the hot hand pummeling 9 kills on only 10 attacks. Hailey Edwards (9), Kelis Adams (5), and Sophie Bormann (5) also contributed to the offensive attack.

• Setting up the offense were assist leaders Abigail Martin (22) and Olivia Farmer (3).

• Adalyn Gower and Libby Conkle led all Pats in digs with 10 and 7 respectively.

• Adams and Conkle each recorded 2 aces.

WIN- Murphysboro (25-18, 25-23)

• Despite giving up an extended scoring run in the 2nd set, our Lady Pats "held serve" in their 2021 home opener defeating the visiting Red Devils.

• Offensive balance was key as Edwards, Hart, Gower, and Adams each tallied 4 or more kills.

• Dig leaders for the Patriots include Gower (16), Conkle (14), and Bormann (13).

• Block leaders include Adams (5), Hart (1), Martin (1), and Edwards (1).

• Abigail Martin dished out a team-high 21 assists.

• Bormann and Gower each recorded 2 aces.

LOSS- Carterville (25-27, 18-25)

• In a battle of "top 10" teams, the host Lions defeated our upset minded Patriots in a narrow 2-set match.

• Kill leaders: Hart (5), Edwards (5), Gower (4), Bormann (2), and Adams (2).

• Dig leaders: Bormann (33), Conkle (18), Gower (16), Edwards (17), and Martin (10).

• Ace leaders: Bormann (2), Hart (2), Gower (1), and Edwards (1).

• Assist leader: Martin (19)

WIN- West Frankfort (25-9, 25-9)

• Total team effort to pick up a conference road victory against the Redbirds.

• Kelis Adams and Monique Hart combined for 10 kills. Hailey Edwards, Sophie Bormann, and Adalyn Gower combined for 15 kills as well.

• Defensively- Bormann (14), Gower (10), and Conkle (5) led in digs.

• Ace leaders for the Pats include Hart (3), Martin (3), Conkle (2), and Gower (2).

• Abigail Martin led in assists with 21. Gower chipped in with 3 assists as well.

WIN- Herrin (23-25, 25-16, 25-21)

• In front of a ROWDY Herrin student section, our Patriots kept their cool cranking up the offense and winning a tight 3-set match-up.

• Kill leaders- Edwards (16), Hart (10), Gower (9), Bormann (7), Adams (4)

• Dig leaders- Bormann (32), Gower (31), Conkle (30), Edwards (17)

• Block leaders- Hart (3), Adams (2), Martin (1)

• Assist leader- Martin (38)

LOSS- DuQuoin (25-22, 11-25, 20-25)

• In a cross-conference rivalry match at DuQuoin, our Lady Pats came up a bit short falling in a tightly contested 3-set thriller.

• Kill leaders: Edwards (10), Hart (6), Adams (6)

• Dig leaders: Bormann (40), Gower (35), Conkle (25)

• Serving leaders: Gower (8 points), Conkle (8 points)

• Abigail Martin lead all Patriots with 21 assists.

• Block leaders: Adams (8), Edwards (4), Hart (3)

WIN- Marion (25-23, 25-23)

• In a match that felt more like a mid-season duel of two highly talented teams, our Lady Pats held on for a tightly contested season opening road win.

• Hailey Edwards led the Patriots with 12 kills. Kelis Adams and Monique Hart combined for 11 kills as well.

• Defensively, Massac was led by Sophie Bormann (27), Libby Conkle (20), and Adalyn Gower (15) in defensive digs.

• Gower was tops from the service line tallying 10 points and 3 aces.

• Abigail Martin dished out a team-high 19 assists in the win.