Geneva volleyball makes history, downs Lake Forest to earn first trip to state

Geneva has often looked to its star outside hitter, Emma Peterson, to shoulder the load. But on Monday night, it didn’t need to.The 6-foot junior drilled a match-high nine kills, and Zoriana “Zori” Malone followed with eight kills and two aces to lead the Vikings to a 25-17, 25-13 sweep of No. 5 seed Lake Forest in the Class 3A Timothy Christian Supersectional in Elmhurst.It wasn’t just them, either.Teagan Lee added four kills and a block, while sophomore Charlotte Otto had three kills. Evelyn Ross chipped in two service aces.“It definitely makes it a lot easier,” Peterson said. “Knowing that we have all that is truly awesome, because we really don’t rely on anyone in specific, because everyone can do everything.”But it was Peterson who delivered the final blow to the Scouts (17-18). The Dayton commit stepped to the service line on match point, and her serve bounced off a Lake Forest player and out of bounds.“Emma does a great job for us,” Vikings coach Lauren Kosecki said. “She’s carr