Lady Bearcats fall in Regionals; NH does too

After winning a GTE league and a Class C District championship last week, Ubly was looking to add more hardware to their crowded trophy case in the form of a Regional Championship. However, that dream was shattered by Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central last Saturday, when they knocked off the Bearcats 25-18, 27-25, 20-25, 26-24 in the semi-finals.
After falling behind by a game to the Panthers, Ubly rallied in game two. Trailing 22-23, the Bearcats made a comeback by scoring four of the next five points to take a slight 25-24 edge. However, Nouvel tied the game with a side out and scored two straight points to escape the second contest with a 27-25 and a 2-0 advantage in the match.
In game three, the Bearcats trailed 18-17 but scored eight of the next 10 points (including five points on Jade Kaufman’s serve) to secure the 25-20 win and force a fourth game.
In that fourth contest, Ubly appeared to about of it as they got behind 20-11 only to rally to within a point at 20-21. Nouvel scored the next three to take a 24-21 edge but the Bearcats battled back to tie it at 24, before the Panthers scored the final two to end Ubly’s season.
Despite the season-ending setback, Bearcat’s coach Andy Gusa was proud of how his team fought back in game four. “The girls just said to each other, ‘Don’t give up; let’s keep playing hard.’ They did and good things happened,” Gusa explained.
He added, “We got a couple of breaks and got right back into it. It is just the character of that team not to give up.”
The team will lose seven seniors from this year's roster including Kaufman, LaBuhn, Geiger, Kara Lackowski, Gentner, Kubacki, and Lindey Baslock.
I've just got to see that win or lose that was the BEST volleyball I've seen in my entire life. A phenomenal basketball game last night, best volleyball game I've ever seen today... what did i do to be so blessed?
Could tonight's Reese/USA District final be three-in-a-row as far as outstanding events? I sure hope so.
I'll be back with some thoughts after basketball tonight. By the way, the North Huron girls lost in Regionals today to BCAS although I don't have the scores yet.