<p>HOPE</p><p>When the Edinburgh volleyball sectional concludes the night of Oct. 17, odds are that Hauser and Greenwood Christian will be playing for the title.</p><p>Monday night, those two teams got together for a late regular-season battle, and if that match was any indication, a rematch might be one for the ages. The Cougars pulled out a 30-32, 25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 15-11 victory.</p><p>“We know that Hauser is the toughest team out here right now,” GCA coach Tasha Vessely said. “Jeff (Case) is a great coach, always has been, and we knew we were coming in for a battle.”</p><p>The Cougars (15-8) used some powerful hitting from Izzy Reed, who went over the 1,000-kill mark for her career, and Mayah Schundelmier. Reed finished with 32 kills, while Riley Ratliff recorded 57 assists and Naomi Hillenburg had 11 digs.</p><p>The first set featured 11 lead changes. Seven of those came after the Jets led 24-22 and were serving for set point. Hauser (17-10) had five set points, and Greenwood Christian had three before the Jets finally took the set on a Cougar hitting error.</p><p>The Jets jumped out to leads of 4-1 and 11-10 in the second set. Tied at 12, Greenwood Christian got a sideout and five consecutive points with Ratliff at the service line to take an 18-12 lead. Hauser got back within 23-22, but the Cougars got a sideout and claimed the set on a Schundelmier kill.</p><p>In the third set, the Jets led 7-5, but Greenwood Christian rebounded to go ahead 21-11. Hauser rallied to within 22-19 and 23-20 before the Cougars closed out the set.</p><p>The Jets jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the fourth set after four straight points with Sophia Musillami serving. Greenwood Christian came back to tie it at 12-12 and 13-13 before Hauser got a sideout and five points in a row from Adriana Musillami to take a 19-13 lead. The Jets closed the set on a kill from Charlie Clark.</p><p>The Cougars sprinted to a 6-1 lead in the fifth set. Hauser got back to within 9-7 and 10-8, but Greenwood Christian closed it out on a kill by Reed.</p>