HAMILTON —Mariah Cooney smacked 19 kills and Danika Neumann collected 22 digs Saturday as Butte Central’s volleyball team downed Hamilton 24-26, 25-21, 25-22, 25-18.
The Southwestern A win lifted BC to 2-1 on the season.
Shannon McLaughlin served six aces and dished out 24 assists in the win. Danee Leary tallied three blocks.
Penny Gwynn’s 21 kills paced the Broncs.
Butte Central def. Hamilton 24-26, 25-21, 25-22, 25-18
KILLS – Butte Central 46 (Mariah Cooney, 19, Danee Leary, 15, Sadie Harrington, 6, Danika Neumann, 4, Teresa Piazzola, 1, Sierra Pica, 1), Hamilton 39 (Penny Gwynn 21); ACES – Butte Central 14 (Shannon McLaughlin, 6, Cassidy McGree, 3, Taylor Marthaller, 3, Mariah Cooney, 2), Hamilton 4 (four with 4); ASSISTS – Butte Central 42 (McLaughlin, 24, Marthaller, 15, Lacey McGree, 2, C. McGree, 1), Hamilton 28 (Val Tayler 20); BLOCKS- Butte Central 9 (Leary, 3, Cooney, 2, Pika, 1.5, Piazzola 1, L. McGree, 1, Harrington, .5), Hamilton 3 (Cara Schulz 2), DIGS: Butte Central – 68 (Neumann, 22, McLaughlin, 12, Leary, 10, C. McGree, 8, L. McGree, 4, Cooney, 4, Marthaller, 3, Harrington, 2, Piazolla, 2, Pica, 1), Hamilton 61 (Kennedy Chadwick 25).
