W. C. East comes back to beat Whippets in wild 5- set match

Lizzie Carr and Evie Vigilio helped the West Chester East girls volleyball team pick up a wild, come- from- behind, five- set win Wednesday night over Downingtown West.

Carr had 23 kills and four blocks and Vigilio had five kills and 15 digs for the Vikings, who dropped the first two sets, 25- 21 and 25- 19 before storming back to win the final sets, 25- 16, 2522, 15- 11.

MG Kerns had 10 kills, 20 digs and two aces. Elliet Manning had 31 assists, 12 digs, and five kills, and Alexa Mork had seven kills, five aces and 19 digs for East.

On the other side of the net, Downingtown West’s Maddie Weller had 15 kills, 15 digs and two blocks, Jenna Schuda had nine kills, 23 assists and 15 digs, and Camryn Tuffner had seven kills and three blocks. Grace Poluch had six blocks and three aces and Lilly Kendal had 18 assists, four aces and a dozen digs. UNIONVILLE 3, WEST CHESTER RUSTIN0 » AshlynWiswall had 32 assists and Sophie Brenner added 16 kills in Unionville’s 25- 12, 25- 17 and 25- 21 win over Rustin. Jillian Murphy had five kills and Maddy Lowe had six aces to help Unionville move to 6- 0 on the season.

SUNVALLEY3, OXFORD0 » Emily Griffin had four kills, Emma Neskie had two blocks, Maura Hill had five assists and Penelope Williams added five digs in a Ches- Mont loss, 25- 18, 25- 12, 25- 15.

Girls Soccer UNIONVILLE 3, WEST CHESTER RUSTIN2 »

Sara Darlington scored twice and Hayden Wilson added the third for Unionville in the tight Ches- Mont win.

OXFORD2, SUNVALLEY0 » Olivia Voss broke a scoreless logjam late in the second half, and Alyssa Welhoff scored for theHornets with 36 left to ice the game. Taylor Alleman assisted on Welhoff’s insurance goal. WEST CHESTERHENDERSON2, BISHOP SHANAHAN 0 » Becca Miller and Sophia Griffin scored for the Warriors ( 2- 3) in the Ches- Mont win, while goalkeeper Kennedy Stark had four saves.

Field Hockey

CONESTOGA9, RIDLEY0 » Carly Hynd scored four times and Caroline Wisch added two more goals as Conestoga ( 3- 0) rolled to the Central League win. Seniors Amanda Foster and Ava Matzinger tallied a goal each while sophomore Kate Galica chipped in a goal and two assists for the visiting Pioneers. Ashlyn Carey recorded her first career point with an assist. Alex Lepore andMinna Gersbach split the shutout for Conestoga. Conestoga will face undefeated Garnet Valley on Monday night at home. KENNETT 2, GREAT VALLEY 0 » Devon Johnson and Whitney Walker scored for the Blue Demons in the Blue Demons’ second Ches- Mont win of the season over the Patriots. Emma Schwarz and Jordyn MacMillan picked up assists for Kennett, while senior Mia Gruce anchored the backline and helped secure the shutout for goalie Maddie Sears, who had 15 saves. Great Valley goalkeeper Katie Hanlon had six saves.

PETE BANNAN — MNG FILE Unionville’s Sara Darlington had two goals in a winWednesday overWest Chester Rustin.