NORWICH – The Norwich Purple Tornado put on a show for their fans when they easily handled the Lions of Dryden, sweeping them 3-0.

This quarterfinal match on Nov. 1, featured third seeded Norwich as the host of sixth seeded Dryden.

“(The) girls were very excited to play tonight, their adrenaline was flowing sky high,” said Norwich head coach Shelly Alger. “They had a great time playing and all girls did get a chance to play.”

The easy 3-0 sweep, featured a Norwich team that allowed double digits only once in the three sets – last set. The Tornado girls dominated the game from start to finish claiming wins of 25-9 in the first set, 25-8 in the second set, and 25-12 in the third and final set.

Leading Norwich's charge was senior Meghan Komendarek who had six aces, one block and four push point. Remarkably, Komendarek also added 21 kills on the Lions. Following Komendarek, Riley Strong had one ace and seven assists; Kara Evans had one ace, four kills, and four push points; Kalie Binelli had four aces, four kills and one push point; Leahanne Humphrey had five aces and 10 assists; Kalie Fleming had one dig; and Alexis Taylor added one ace and one kill.