Lincoln-Way East's Sarah Dobrich and Marissa DeGroot (left) go up for a block against Sandburg's Kristy Theisen. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Sandburg's Paige Bendell makes a dig against Lincoln-Way East. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Sandburg players celebrate their victory over Lincoln-Way East. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Sandburg's Michelle Zajeski (left) misses a block against Lincoln-Way East's Marissa DeGroot. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way East's Taylor Nirchi (5) sets the ball against Sandburg. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way East's Sarah Dobrich (left) goes up against Sandburg's Kristy Theisen and Meghan Hutchinson. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Sandburg's Sami Knight sets the ball against Lincoln-Way East. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Sandburg's Paige Bendell sets the ball against Lincoln-Way East. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Sandburg's Kristy Theisen makes a dig against Lincoln-Way East. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way East's Dana VanDyck makes a dig against Sandburg. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Sandburg’s Paige Bendell wasn’t very active before Thursday night’s Class 4A Eisenhower Regional final against Lincoln-Way East. In fact, the right-side hitter/setter spent most of the pregame warmups watching from the Eagles bench. East should have been so lucky during the match. Bendell was a …
