In a battle between two defending California state champions, 2010 CIF Division II champ St. Francis handed Division I champ and host Palo Alto a 3-2 nonleague girls' volleyball loss on Monday night in the Vikings' gym, 25-20, 28-26, 19-25, 22-25, 15-8. Maddie Kuppe had 10 kills and teammate Kimmy Whitson provided 42 assists for Palo Alto, which fell to 15-3 after going 41-1 last season. Next up for the Vikings will be a home match on Thursday (6:45 p.m.) against Los Gatos, the only team to beat Paly last season.
posted by Palo Alto Online on Sep 26, 2011 at 9:55 pm
posted by Palo Alto Online on Sep 26, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Palo Alto senior Maddie Kuppe puts away a point during a five-set nonleague loss to visiting St. Francis on Monday night in a battle between two 2010 state championship teams. Photo by Kyle Terada.