By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots picked up their second Red Rock Conference win of the 2002 season by toppling Southwest Christian 3-1 in Edgerton Tuesday.
After splitting the first two games of the match, H-BC posted victories in Games 3 and 4 to up its season record to 5-6-3 overall.
According to Patriot coach Curt Doorneweerd, winning the match was a satisfying experience.
"The girls really played well," he said. "We beat a very good team. I was really happy with the way we played."
H-BC got off to a good start by recording a dramatic, come-from-behind victory in Game 1.
The E-Gals led 13-6 before the Patriots went on a 9-0 run to steal a 15-13 win.
SWC turned the table on H-BC in Game 2, rallying from a 12-9 deficit to outscore the Patriots 8-3 and win 17-15.
The Patriots cruised to a 15-5 win in the third game before winning another barn burner in the finale.
H-BC led most of the fourth game before SWC gained a late 14-13 edge. The Patriots then put together a 3-0 run that gave them a 16-14 win and a match victory.
Doorneweerd said H-BCÕs serving set the stage for victory.
"Our serving was the key. We had by far and away our best serving night of the year," he said.
Erin Boeve, who had 10 kills and 12 blocks, was 17 of 17 serving with three aces. Melissa Fagerness was 20 of 20 with two aces, while Jody Rentschler was 18 of 18 with four aces.
Sarah Rozeboom contributed five kills to the winning cause. Kelly Mulder and Amanda Olson recorded four and three blocks respectively. Cassi Tilstra had three kills and two blocks.
H-BC hosts Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster and Lake Benton tonight and Monday respectively.