By the end of Homecoming weekend, sometimes the energy lags. That really wasn’t the case for the Lady Pirates of Victor when they played Lincoln Saturday night. Victor came out strongly and quickly built a lead but a momentary lapse in concentration allowed the Lady Lynx to get back into the game. The two teams were neck-and-neck throughout the first game before Bella Scichilone stepped up to serve. She knocked down three points including an ace for the win.
It looked like Victor was going to do the same in Game 2 and had an early lead before a couple of service errors caused the Lady Pirates to falter and Lincoln won. The momentum had swung to Lincoln and they jumped out to an early lead before Kyla Tacker snaked down an ace. Taylor McKinley continued to pile up the points for the Lady Pirates. Victor went on to win, 25-14. However the Lynx were not done. They came back to win the fourth game 25-22.
Game five of a volleyball match can be a blowout sometimes, if the momentum is going a team’s way. Both these teams knew that, and both were determined to not get left behind. For every point Victor made, so did Lincoln. For every mistake Lincoln made, Victor made one too. The two played point for point before Lincoln pulled ahead to take the 15-13 win, and the match.
“They fought hard all the way to the end,” said Victor’s coach, Amber Fawcett. “It wasn’t just that last point leading up to the end of the game.”
She went on to say that she is still working to put the best players in the right spot. “They are finally playing as a team and that’s what I want to see.”
Stevensville picked up two wins this week. Both matches went five games and both were conference wins.
Stevensville def. Ronan 22-25, 25-17, 27-29, 25-19, 15-11
Ronan: Kills 24 (Clairmont 12), Blocks 14 (McCrea 5). Digs 74 (Uliutoa 16). Assists 22 (Uliutoa 22). Aces 12 (Clairmont 4)
Stevensville: Kills 59 (Ella Hendrickson 17, Daphne Engel 15). Blocks 9 (Aliyah Anderson 3, Mackaela Hawthorne 3). Digs 90 (Engel 19, Maddie Weber 16). Assists 52 (Weber 45, Engel 7). Aces 5 (Kennedy Praast 2, Engel 2).
Stevensville def. Butte Central: 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 16-25, 15-13
Stevensville: Kills 36 (Hendrickson 11, Praast 7, Engel 7). Blocks 31 (Anderson 6, Danczyk 6). Digs 76 (Engel 23, Weber 12, Kelti Wandler 12). Assists 34 (Weber 31). Aces 10 (Hendrickson 4).