URBANA — Bellefontaine showed resilience by battling back to even the match after two sets, but Urbana used a strong finish to hand the Lady Chieftains a 3-1 loss in Central Buckeye Conference girls volleyball action Tuesday night.

The Hillclimbers claimed the match by scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-19 and 25-10.

After dropping the opening set, Bellefontaine responded with one of its strongest stretches of the night in the second. The Lady Chieftains capitalized on improved serving and defense to earn a 25-21 victory and even the match at one set apiece. Urbana regained control in the third set and carried that momentum into a dominant fourth-set performance to secure the win.

Ava Layman and Lexey Brown led the Bellefontaine attack. Layman recorded a team-high 10 kills while adding two assists and five digs. Brown contributed eight kills, one block and two digs.

Setter Presley Vigansky orchestrated the offense with 27 assists while also finishing with three kills, four digs and an ace. Alayna Boyd added five kills, five digs and two blocks. Boyd was also effective from the service line, going 11-for-13 with three aces, while posting a strong 23-for-26 mark on serve receive.

The Lady Chieftains received a standout defensive performance from Jillian Ullom, who compiled 14 digs, went 32-for-35 on serve receive and finished 18-for-20 serving with three aces.

Celine Blinn added four digs and was successful on six of seven serve-receive attempts while serving 9-for-11. Arianna Rangel chipped in four kills and two digs, while Jazmin Nelson contributed a kill, a dig and a block. Rosie Lightle went 4-for-6 from the service line.

As a team, Bellefontaine totaled 31 kills, 29 assists, 21 digs and six aces.

The Lady Chieftains return to action Thursday when they host Jonathan Alder.

JV Chiefs Rally for Three-Set Victory

The Bellefontaine junior varsity team earned a comeback victory Tuesday, defeating Urbana 11-25, 25-15, 25-17.

Rosie Lightle paced the JV Lady Chieftains with 11 assists, three kills and 16 digs while going a perfect 13-for-13 from the service line with an ace.

Brookelyn Oaks added six digs and three aces while serving 11-for-11. Rylyn Hoskins-Rose contributed four kills, two digs and two aces. Ellie Bosiljevac finished with six kills and seven digs, while Gianna Davis recorded four kills, nine digs, an assist and three aces.

Alexis Hogan posted eight assists, three digs, a kill and an ace. Lexi McKirahan added a kill and three digs, while Diana Martinez and Ellie Irick each recorded a kill, with Irick also adding a dig.

The JV Lady Chieftains will host Jonathan Alder on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. before the varsity match.