Upper St. Clair High School Girls Volleyball - 2023

Upper St. Clair began the week playing non-section rival Seneca Valley. USC took set one 25-22 before falling in the next three. Later in the week, USC traveled to Canon McMillan for a section matchup against the Lady Macs. The Lady Panthers won 3-1. It was the first time winning at Canon Mac in several years. Upper St. Clair ranked in the Top 10, coming in at #9.

Aubrey Lang was a vital part of the Canon Mac win. Combined with her performance against Seneca, Aubrey compiled 14 kills and only 4 hitting errors! She hit .370 for the week and added 7 blocks. Aubrey showed the versatility in her game by adding 3 digs too! That performance earned Aubrey the AAAA Middle Hitter Player of the Week. Congratulations Aubrey!

Upper St Clair began section play on Tuesday and beat Peters Twp 3-0. Thursday’s match went down to the wire with Bethel Park prevailing 15-13 in the 5th set. The win against Peters and the tight match against Bethel Park kept USC ranked #8 in AAAA.

Sydney Angel earned Quad A setter of the week! Running a 5-1, Sydney recorded 46 assists, 20 digs and 5 aces during the two section games. She also added 6 kills and a hitting percentage of .500! Congratulations Sydney!

The Varsity tournament that was held this past Saturday was flat out a fantastic tournament. The competition level was second to none as we had 5 of the top 10 WPIAL AAAA teams at our tournament! There were four other teams ranked in the top 10 of their respective divisions. That is nine ranked teams out of the 12 that attended. USC finished pool play at 3-3, good for 2nd place in the pool. Going in to the playoffs, USC was matched against Oakland Catholic, the #1 seed from their pool. USC handed the Eagles only their second loss on the day (25-15) and advanced to the semi finals. Unfortunately, USC could not get past defending State champion North Allegheny despite playing an inspired match. USC fell 29-27.

On a day marking the 20th anniversary of September 11th, our USC unsung heros were the volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the tournament the success that it was. Bonnie Culp, tournament chair, ran a flawless event. Jill Hicks and Jamie Houck kept the entire tournament fed and hydrated. Everyone pitched in to make the event successful. Thanks to all who helped out and donated food/beverages. Thanks to the JV for doing their part too. Thanks to the coaches as always! Looking forward to an equally successful JV tournament in just two weeks!

According to the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association, our Upper St Clair girls volleyball team is #8 in their pre-season rankings! North Allegheny again holds the top spot with Moon (#4) and Bethel Park (#6) ahead of us in our section. Canon McMillan isn’t far behind at #10. It looks like it will be a very competitive season!

As for the announcements: tomorrow’s scrimmage is closed to spectators. Check Dr. D’s website for any live streaming links. The Canon McMillan tournament this weekend will have spectators! Masks will be required.

That’s all for now. Enjoy the rest of your Monday.

65 middle schoolers participated in our camp last week. What a fantastic event. Thanks to our Camp Co-Chairs Jan Bell and Mary Krizan, the camp went off without a hitch! Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the event so successful. Our coaches did a an equally great job working with all of the kids!