H-S Athlete of the Week: Addison Schultz, Frazier
Name: Addison Schultz
School: Frazier
Class: Junior
Sport: Volleyball
Schultz无毛视频檚 week: Schultz recorded 14 kills and five blocks in Frazier无毛视频檚 epic five-set battle with Greensburg Central Catholic in the PIAA Class A semifinals at Norwin High School last Tuesday, which the Lady Centurions won by scores of 25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 8-25, 15-8. Despite falling short of the PIAA championship match, it was the Lady Commodores无毛视频� deepest run in the state tournament. Schultz, a 5-foot-9陆 junior middle hitter, was stellar throughout the PIAA playoffs, recording 16 kills and eight blocks in a five-set road upset of District 10 champion Saegertown (25-21, 13-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-10) and seven kills and five blocks in a three-set sweep of District 9 champion Clarion (25-13, 25-20, 25-15) at North Allegheny. The state tournament run offset what was a disappointing three-set loss to GCC in the WPIAL final after Frazier had won its 17th section title under coach Mandy Hartman.
Schultz, the 16-year-old daughter of Joe and Denielle Colapietro, isn无毛视频檛 bitter about the loss to GCC in her team无毛视频檚 finale. 无毛视频淚 know we lost the last one but it was definitely a fun game and I know not only me but the whole team put everything we had into it,无毛视频� Schultz said. 无毛视频淭he two sets we won, that was us, that无毛视频檚 how we play. I think they just kind of took control a little bit in the middle of the fifth set and we started to get a little nervous. GCC just was better than us at the end.无毛视频�
Turning the page: The key to Frazier无毛视频檚 state run was putting the GCC loss in the WPIAL final behind them, according to Schultz. 无毛视频淲e just had to have a short-term memory with that match, just move on and realize we didn无毛视频檛 play how we know we can,无毛视频� she said. 无毛视频淎t Saegertown we said let无毛视频檚 just give it everything we have and see what happens. We went into that game excited and we really did just turn ourselves around. We went into the Clarion match the exact same way, wanting to have fun and be loose but also giving it everything we have. Whenever we have fun we play a lot better.无毛视频�
Best memories: Schultz couldn无毛视频檛 pick one match that stood out from all the rest this season. 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 been great all along, during games and practices, outside of volleyball, too,无毛视频� Schultz said. 无毛视频淲e all get along with each other and we无毛视频檙e all so close. If I had to pick a single game I most remember it would probably be the WPIAL final from my freshman year.无毛视频� Frazier won its second WPIAL championship that season with a 3-0 sweep of Serra Catholic with Schultz contributing to the victory. 无毛视频淲e just all had fun that game.无毛视频�
Getting better: Schultz, one of the Lady Commodores无毛视频� biggest weapons up front and also an excellent jump server, is never complacent. 无毛视频淎ny chance I get I无毛视频檓 trying to improve my serving, blocking, hitting, everything,无毛视频� Schultz said. 无毛视频淚 focus on getting my blocking better because I think I can improve there some, and, even though it无毛视频檚 not my position, I try to work on my back row a little bit to make sure I无毛视频檓 good there, too.无毛视频�
Hartman commended Schultz, who led the team with an average of five blocks per match, for her dedication. 无毛视频淎ddison is a strong middle blocker and was one of our go-to hitters this season,无毛视频� Hartman said. 无毛视频淪he has tremendous work ethic and strivves to get better every day. She leads by example and was a key to our success that we had this season.无毛视频�
Heart for Hartman: Schultz has nothing but praise for Hartman. 无毛视频淪he无毛视频檚 great. She无毛视频檚 there for us, if you need anything on or off the court,无毛视频� Schultz said. 无毛视频淪he makes volleyball fun and enjoyable for us. If we have a great day or a bad day, she always supports us. She无毛视频檚 never down on us. She无毛视频檚 always encouraging us to do the best we can.无毛视频�
Tidbits: Schultz likes to analyze her past performances to see how she can improve. 无毛视频淚 still go back and watch over some of our games, good ones and bad ones, just to see if I could improve on something or do something different or if something worked to know to continue doing that.无毛视频� 无毛视频� Schultz plays volleyball all year around. 无毛视频淣ow I have club volleyball so I just move on to that,无毛视频� Schultz said. 无毛视频淚 play for P3R. They无毛视频檙e based in South Park.无毛视频� 无毛视频� Schultz has high hopes for her senior season. 无毛视频淲e are losing some big-time players but with some adjustments I think we can be really good and go far again.无毛视频� 无毛视频� Schultz showed her honestly and quelled any controversy in the GCC state match about the final point of the first set. The Lady Centurions were ahead 24-23 and hit the ball out but officials correctly ruled, according to Schultz, that a Frazier player had tipped the ball and awarded GCC the point. 无毛视频淲e did touch it,无毛视频� she said. 无毛视频淚t was the right call.无毛视频�
Compiled by Rob Burchianti