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Quick thinking triggers win
Football Conference Standings 
DECATUR - Volleyball, like basketball, is geared toward taller people.
St. Teresa setter Jessica Laughery is listed at 5-foot-1, so her presence on the front row isn't exactly intimidating. But she had the biggest point of the game, anyway.
Laughery's well timed 'dump' - a quick set over the net - caught Effingham St. Anthony napping and tied the third and decisive game at 23.
St. Teresa (3-0) rode that momentum to a come-from-behind 22-25, 25-21, 26-24 victory in its home opener on Wednesday.
"They were covering the dumps in the middle all night, and I noticed in zone four - right over the net - there was nobody there," St. Teresa coach Jay McAtee said. "I told her to bring Katie Samuelson in the middle, to draw the defense in the middle, and just kick it over to the sideline.
"It came at the right time, because that tied it up. We've never dumped in that zone, and Jessica said 'I can do it.' And it came out perfect."
It was just as big a nightmare for St. Anthony. The Bulldogs tied the game after Laughery's quick thinking, but never managed to regain the lead.
"That's going to be a nightmare for one of my players. She knew as soon as it happened, 'I should have been there,'" St. Anthony coach Marianne Larimer said. "It was a smart move on St. Teresa's account. They caught us cheating. That's the way it goes. That's smart volleyball right there."
The dump was one of a few decisive moments for St. Teresa. St. Anthony (3-1) nearly erased a seven-point deficit in the second game before Emily Fitzgerald ended the rally with a kill - one of a team-high 11 - and an ace.
St. Teresa also trailed the last game 11-5 at one point before rallying.
"We knew we had to give it all we had and bring it all to them, said junior Mandi Nicholls, who finished with 10 kills and six blocks. "We did and it was pretty good."
St. Teresa had a balanced offense. Nicholls, Fitzgerald and Nicole Kupish all had 31 kills between them.
But McAtee was more impressed with how the Bulldogs kept St. Anthony off the board.
"I think our defense won that match. Last year, it seemed like we had five players on the court," McAtee said. "This year it seems like we have seven. We know we're a very good offensive team. A lot of people can hit the ball. But this team plays very good defense, and that was the difference."
Todd Engle can be reached at tengle@;herald-review.com or 421-7970.
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