Geneva coach Lauren Kosecki had one goal for her team after calling her second timeout of the second set.

Don’t let the ball drop.

With the Vikings already up a set but trailing Wheaton Warrenville South 21-17 in the second, the fifth year coach told her team that the team needed to make sure that they went for every ball still in the air if they wanted to avoid a third set, something they’ve dealt with 12 times already on the season.

“If you play like that and have that good energy, good things will happen,” Kosecki said. “They’re a good team, they’ll battle back, so we had to make sure we took care of business.”

Turns out, she was right.

Using some strong defensive efforts across the board, the Vikings went on an 8-3 run to end the game to secure a straight-set (25-15, 26-24) vic

See Full Page