East Brunswick High School – Girl’s Volleyball 2005
Coaches: Melissa Strauss, Tiffany Aciz
Anna Chesnakova and Marissa Nadeau Dominate
| 9/9 |
at Bishop Ahr |
4PM |
| 9/10 |
Eastern Tournament |
8:30 |
| 9/12 |
Old Bridge |
4PM |
| 9/14 |
Westfield |
4:30PM |
| 9/15 |
South Plainfield |
4PM |
| 9/19 |
Long Branch |
4PM |
| 9/21 |
J.P. Stevens |
4PM |
| 9/23 |
at Edison |
4PM |
| 9/27 |
South Brunswick |
4PM |
| 9/28 |
North Brunswick (JV) |
4PM |
| 9/29 |
at Piscataway |
4PM |
| 10/1 |
Hackensack/Eastern |
10AM |
| 10/6 |
at Mother Seton |
4PM |
| 10/10 |
Bishop Ahr |
4PM |
| 10/11 |
at Old Bridge |
4PM |
| 10/17 |
at Peddie |
4PM |
| 10/19 |
at J.P. Stevens |
4PM |
| 10/20 |
at North Brunswick (JV) |
4PM |
| 10/21 |
Edison |
4PM |
| 10/24 |
at South Brunswick |
4PM |
| 10/26 |
Piscataway |
4PM |
| 10/28 |
Mother Seton |
4PM |
East Brunswick came so close to making the state finals in girls volleyball. At the end of the second game, the Bears had a 24-23 lead but could not finish off Hunterdon Central. In the first game, East Brunswick gave up the first two points, but after that, they fought tooth and nail the whole way. At first they were mostly a point or two behind, but after point 12, they were usually a point or two up. Finally, Marissa Nadeau started serving and slammed the door on the first game. In the second game, the Bears started well, but were soon behind 8-3. Marissa then made one of her trademark kills and Melissa Favis served 4 points in a row. Both teams made many spectacular plays. Andrea Temkin did a great job at setting the ball, even when the initial dig left the ball far from the net. East Brunswick could taste victory when they pulled ahead 24-23, but Hunterdon Central surged forward and captured the game. In the final game, it was very close the whole game with both sides at times ahead by a few points. The game was tied 18-18 when Hunterdon Central surged up to 23. East Brunswick tried to come back and made it 23-21, but with no room for error, they couldn’t quite pull it off and Hunterdon Central won 25-21. East Brunswick is an amazing 25-2 for the season and they are still the Greater Middlesex Conference Champions! This really was a great year.
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Anna Chesnakova demonstrates East Brunswick Power!
East Brunswick got off to a very shaky start, quickly falling behind 11-1 in the first game. After that, East Brunswick managed to play nearly even with Southern Regional for the remainder of the game and that seemed to calm their nerves. Huddled up before the start of the second game, Anna Chesnakova seemed to be taking charge. Seconds later Anna smashed the ball past the blockers for the first point of the second game. Andrea Temkin served up two more winners before Southern Regional scored. With the score 5-3, Marissa Nadeau made a wicked kill which sent Kristen Semeniak up to serve. After Kristen fired off three quick winners. Southern Regional called time which set off quite a celebration on East Brunswick’s bench. The Bears stretched the lead to 14-6 with some tremendous rallies during which both teams made saves that seemed impossible. Jen Strapko not only was making wonderful passes, but she even had to fire a few over the net from the back of the court. When Southern closed the gap to 17-15, it was East Brunswick’s turn to call time. The next few points were a struggle, but the Bears increased their lead with some great team play and some dominating play at the net by Anna Chesnakova. Both teams came out ready to play in the third game. Southern Regional scored the first two, but the Bears quickly caught up. They went back and forth for awhile, but with Southern was up 9-6, Marissa Nadeau made a kill and then served an Ace to bring the Bears within 1. Michelle Sempkowski made several nice shots to save points and keep the Bears close. The game was tied at 14 when East Brunswick won the point and send Kristen Semeniak up to serve. Kristen served the next 10 winners, most of which were the result of blocks or kills applied by Marissa Nadeau who took her game to the point of amazing. East Brunswick will move on to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Semifinals on Thursday at South Brunswick. Come out to cheer on our Lady Bears. East Brunswick is now an amazing 25-1 for the season.
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Marissa Nadeau crushes one of many!!
East Brunswick got sweet revenge against South Brunswick, the team that eliminated them from the GMCT Semifinal round last year. The Bears regained the conference title that they have held 3 out of the last 4 years. The first game was tied at 9-9 when East Brunswick scored 16 of the last 17 points for the victory. The last 10 with Marissa Nadeau serving. In the second game, the Bears got off to a 14-7 lead, but Janelle Payne of South Brunswick scored six straight service points to pull the Vikings to within 1. Marissa was on serve next for East Brunswick and scored six points to put East Brunswick ahead 20-14. Anna Chesnakova gave South Brunswick fits all game. South Brunswick tried changing their defense to stop her, but it was not enough. Sophomore Michelle Sempkowski had 12 digs, four kills and two aces for East Brunswick, and libero Jennifer Strapko had 12 digs for the Bears. East Brunswick will play at Southern Regional at 5PM Tuesday November 8th in the NJSIAA Tournament Quarter Finals. East Brunswick is now 24-1 for the season.
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Greater Middlesex Conference Champions!!
East Brunswick roared out to a fast 5-0 start with Andrea Temkin serving up ‘Aces’ and Anna Chesnakova dominating the net. J.P. Stevens fought back up to even, but when Michelle Sempkowski came up to serve, no one was surprised that the score was shortly 10-5. J.P. Stevens kept it pretty close, but with Melissa Favis serving ‘Aces’ and Michelle Sempkowski and Allanah Miller firing power shots, the Bears soon had the first game in the bag. In the second game, the Bears once again got off to a quick start. Andrea Temkin’s sets helped Marissa Nadeau and Kristen Semeniak register numerous kills. Jen Strapko was getting to everything and making perfect passes to her teammates. The Bears will play the GMC Finals Monday at J.P. Stevens. East Brunswick is now 23-1 for the season.
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Celebration for another Michelle Sempkowski ‘Ace’
East Brunswick faced a very tough opponent in Washington, TWP in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey girls volleyball tournament. The Bears were suffering from jitters early in the game and quickly fell behind 20-10. Thanks to a 12 point run on the serve of Michelle Sempkowski during which she registered three of her total 10 ‘Aces’, the Bears surged forward with great kills by Anna Chesnakova. East Brunswick went ahead 23-21, but Washington Township came back which resulted in a disappointing 24-26 loss for the Bears. East Brunswick was fired up for the second game and the entire team was playing great volleyball. Kristen Semeniak provided some extra height and power on the front line in addition to her great serving. Marissa Nadeau made many kills and blocks that helped power the Bears to a 25-15 victory in game 2. The third game was a real test for the Bears. East Brunswick quickly was down 2-8, but clawed back into the game until they pulled even at 13 all. Once again it was behind Michelle Sempkowski’s Aces that East Brunswick roared to a 21-15 lead. Melissa Favis made several amazing saves as well as some powerful hits to help finish off Washington, Township. Marissa added the final exclamation point with a memorable kill at the end. The Bears will take a break from the state tournament tomorrow to continue on with the Greater Middlesex Tournament. East Brunswick is now 22-1 for the season.
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Anna Chesnakova smashes it!
November 2, 2005 – GMC Tournament Quarter Finals: East Brunswick defeated Piscataway 25-5, 25-8
East Brunswick was at a different level than Piscataway in the quarter final match of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. Marissa Nadeau had 4 aces and 3 kills, while Allanah Miller got 7 aces and 5 digs. Melissa Favis had 4 kills and 4 service points for East Brunswick. East Brunswick is now 21-1 for the season.
October 31, 2005 – East Brunswick defeated Mother Seton 25-1, 25-7
East Brunswick played their final regular season game at home against Mother Seton on Halloween. East Brunswick is now 20-1 for the season.
East Brunswick was an unstoppable force against Piscataway. Michelle Sempkowski seemed to be serving the entire game as she racked up 10 service points, 5 aces and 4 digs. Mellissa Favis showed that you don’t have to be 6 feet tall to have a wicked hit. Anna Chesnakova had 6 kills, 5 service points, 3 aces and 3 digs. Brittney Price had 6 digs including one that was featured in the Home News. The Bears looked relaxed and demonstrated that they have great depth that should serve them well in the post season tournaments. East Brunswick is now 19-1 for the season.
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Melissa Favis gets a kill
October 24, 2005 – East Brunswick defeated South Brunswick 25-23, 25-21
East Brunswick had to work for the victory against a good South Brunswick team. Michelle Sempkowski had 9 points, 5 aces and 14 digs for the Bears. Melissa Favis had 10 digs and 8 kills to help propel East Brunswick to victory. East Brunswick is now 18-1 for the season and will be seeded number 1 in the GMC tournament.
October 21, 2005 – East Brunswick defeated Edison 25-10, 25-16
East Brunswick rolled to victory against Edison on Senior Night. Anna Chesnakova had 12 kills and 5 service points. Kristen Semeniak had 6 service points, 4 digs and 2 kills in the victory. East Brunswick is now 17-1 for the season.
October 19, 2005 – East Brunswick defeated J.P. Stevens 25-20, 25-15
Andrea Temkin of the Bears had 12 assists, 10 service points, 10 digs and an ace against J.P. Stevens. Marissa Nadeau had 5 kills, 6 service points and 5 blocks. East Brunswick is now 16-1 for the season.
October 17, 2005 – East Brunswick defeated Peddie 25-20, 25-20
East Brunswick played a solid game against a good Peddie Team. Mellisa Savis had 13 digs, 4 kills and 4 service points. Marissa Nadeau had 15 kills, 4 service points. Andrea Temkin had 7 digs and 19 assists. East Brunswick is now 15-1 for the season.
East Brunswick played a solid game against Old Bridge. Andrea Temkin had 21 assists and 10 digs. Anna Chesnakova had 9 kills. East Brunswick is now 14-1 for the season.
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October 10, 2005 – East Brunswick defeated Bishop Ahr 25-9, 25-8
East Brunswick was too powerful for Bishop Ahr. Andrea Temkin had 17 assists, 12 service points and two aces. Anna Chesnakova had 10 kills and two blocks. Allanah Miller had five digs, three aces and two kills. East Brunswick is now 13-1 for the season.
October 6, 2005 – East Brunswick defeated Mother Seton 25-15, 25-22
East Brunswick had a strong showing against Mother Seton. Andrea Temkin had 20 assists, 12 digs and 2 aces. Marissa Nadeau had 5 kills, one block and 9 service points. East Brunswick is now 12-1 for the season.
East Brunswick looked it wasn’t going to be their day. After losing to Eastern, they got off to a slow start against Hackensack. Despite some crushing kills by Anna Chesnakova, East Brunswick was falling further behind until Kristen Semeniak was substituted in to serve for Marissa Nadeau, one of the best servers on the team. This worked like magic. Kristen served winner after winner until the Bears were in the lead and well on their way to winning the game. The second game was neck and neck the whole game. The Bears however fell behind near the finish trailing 20-23, but they dug deep and scored the final five points to win the game. Great serving by Melissa Favis and some spectacular blocks by Marissa Nadeau helped the Bears gain the victory. East Brunswick is now 11-1 for the season.
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Kristen Semeniak saved the day
October 1, 2005 – Eastern defeated East Brunswick 25-18, 25-23
East Brunswick suffered their first defeat of the season, with a tough loss to a very strong Eastern team. East Brunswick is now 10-1 for the season.
September 29, 2005 – East Brunswick crushed Piscataway 25-5, 25-5
East Brunswick completely dominated, with Kristen Semeniak having 7 assists; Jessica Gulutz had 3 kills and 3 aces; Anna Chesnakova had six assists. East Brunswick is now 10-0!!! The Junior Varsity girls also won a 2-0 victory.
Anna Chesnakova Dominates
East Brunswick girls volleyball remains unbeaten with a solid victory over South Brunswick. Marissa Nadeau had 3 kills and 4 aces. Jennifer Strapko had 7 digs. Andrea Temkin had 2 aces, 3 digs and 8 assists. The Bears are now 9-0 for the season!!!
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September 23, 2005 – East Brunswick defeated Edison 25-6, 25-5
East Brunswick completely dominated, with Marissa Nadeau getting 5 kills and 3 aces. Michelle Sempkowski had 8 digs and 3 aces. East Brunswick is now 8-0!!! The Junior Varsity girls also won a 2-1 victory.
East Brunswick looked strong playing against J.P. Stevens. Andrea Temkin had a long string of service wins to get the first game off to a good start. Jen Strapko, Allanah Miller and Melissa Favis wouldn’t let the ball drop. Anna Chesnakova, Marissa Nadeau, Michelle Sempkowski and Jessica Gulutz were dominating at the net. In the second game, Anne Ruffner, Ivana Kapetanovic, Kristina Borisova and Kristen Semeniak showed that the Bears have good depth.
The Junior Varsity won the first and third games with a strong showing by Marta Matera, Michelle Demarzo, Joyce Kim, Hanjing Cao, Grace Huang and Haidi Parais.
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Andrea Temkin’s killer serve
Jen Strapko had a great game
East Brunswick started a little slowly against Old Bridge, falling behind 4-2, until Anna Chesnakova served up 6 of her 12 service points. She also had 5 kills and three blocks. Marissa Nadeau was dominating on the net with 13 kills. Andrea Temkin had 20 assists, 6 service points and sang the
Star Spangled Banner before the game. The Bears looked strong and confident and played well together.
The Junior Varsity lost their first game and fell way behind on the second game, but staged an impressive rally to force a game three which Old Bridge won.
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East Brunswick (4-0) rolled to victory against Long Branch. Melissa Favis had 10 service points with 3 aces. Anna Chesnakova had 7 kills and 2 aces.
The Junior Varsity also won their second straight match.
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East Brunswick made quick work of the first game and then started making massive substitutions. The second game was closer, but never really seemed to be in doubt.
The Junior Varsity lost their first game, but came back strong to win the next two.
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East Brunswick had to dig deep to overcome a strong Westfield team. East Brunswick scored first on a wicked kill by Anna Chesnakova, but quickly Westfield pulled ahead. Just when it seemed that the Bears did not have a chance, East Brunswick started creeping back into the game. The end of the game was very exciting with some great volleys and impressive kills by both teams. The Bears sprinted to the finish to win 25-23. The second game was almost the same. East Brunswick would pull up close only to fall behind by several points again. The Bears finally tied it up at 22 and again at 23. The game ended when Anna’s shot was blocked, but fell down on the Westfield side of the net, giving the Bears a hard fought victory.
The Junior Varsity lost both of their games.
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East Brunswick started a little slowly against Old Bridge, falling behind 4-2, until Anna Chesnakova served up 6 of her 12 service points. She also had 5 kills and three blocks. Marissa Nadeau was dominating on the net with 13 kills. Andrea Temkin had 20 assists, 6 service points and sang the
Star Spangled Banner before the game. The Bears looked strong and confident and played well together.
The Junior Varsity lost their first game and fell way behind on the second game, but staged an impressive rally to force a game three which Old Bridge won.
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September 9, 2005 – East Brunswick 2, Bishop Ahr 0
East Brunswick dominated the first game 25-13 and won the second game 25-19. Marissa Nadeau had a great game, dominating at the net. The Junior Varsity girls also won a 2-0 victory.
