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Cape volleyball falls in first round of DIAA tournament

Cape sophomore middle hitter Cameron Wick stuffs St. Mark's Claudia Seemans in the Spartans' 3-0 win over the Vikings. BY DAN COOK
Dan Cook
November 4, 2013
Cape sophomore Izzie Marsico makes a diving dig in the 3-0 loss to the Spartans. BY DAN COOK
Cape junior Michele Bahtiarian serves to the Spartans. BY DAN COOK
Cape senior libero Kristin Perkinson saves a Spartans kill attempt. BY DAN COOK
Seniors Claudia Ratner, left, and Megan Hart block a Spartans kill attempt. BY DAN COOK
The Cape bench comes alive during a time-out in the second set. BY DAN COOK
The sparse crowd cheers along with the team after a Vikings roof. BY DAN COOK
Senior hitter Megan Hart taps back a free ball. BY DAN COOK
St. Mark's senior captain Abbie Mirabella powers a kill in the Spartans' 3-0 win. Mirabella had 25 kills in the contest. BY DAN COOK
Senior Megan Hart, left, blocks a kill attempt by St. Mark's Addison Reich. BY DAN COOK
Senior libero Kristin Perkinson slams a spike from the back line. BY DAN COOK

The Cape Henlopen volleyball team took the trip north to St. Marks High School to face the Spartans in first round of the DIAA tournament, and when the final ball hit the hardwood, the Spartans had taken a 3-0 win to end the Vikings' 11-4 season.

The Spartans delivered their DIAA first-round win with a 25-7, 25-16 and 26-6 three-set victory.

"The first game I think we were a little intimidated," said senior captain Mallory McDonald. "They had beaten some of our conference teams that we had lost to, and I think that affected us. Between sets, we made a strategy to take  Abbie [Mirabella] out of the game, and it worked for a while."

Mirabella had 25 kills in the contest for the Spartans.

"It was our best blocking game of the season," said head coach Carrie Evick. "I thought the girls played really well against a good team."

"I'm proud of what this team did this season," said McDonald. "We accomplished a lot, going 11-4 and making it to the playoffs."

Cape sophomore middle hitter Cameron Wick had six blocks for the Vikings while senior libero Kristin Perkinson delivered with 12 digs. Megan Hart scored three blocks and spiked two kills. Sophomore Alison Palmer led the team with six assists.

"I felt good about this season," said Perkinson. "We weren't expected to do well because we lost six seniors from last year, and it was supposed to be a rebuilding season. I'm proud of us making the states. This team had good chemistry."

"The girls surpassed the expectations of the coaches," said Evick. "They became a unit on and off the court, and we succeeded because of them."

The Cape team was the 13th seed in the DIAA tournament.

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