Conference duals turned out to be a great weekend for the Lady Wrangler JV team. As a team the girls knew that this was their last tournament play before their final match against Jackson which ends the season for JV. All the girls came out strong and had something to prove. Our first match was against Cody a team with a lot of talent. Our first game was 25/20 Cody and eventhough we lost we were warmed up and determined to get the next game. We took Cody to 3 games winning the second 25/18 and the third game 15/12. Brielle Buchanan had 2 aces along with Tayln Costello and Vashti Fandek. The front row showed up swinging against Cody, Vashti Fandek had 11 kills and Loni Wells had 8 kills. Kristy Brandewie was our strongest defensive player with 11 digs.
The Lady Tigers was our next match and we were coming off a win and ready to play. This game was such a turn around for my girls they all came out and played to win no matter what. We had great team unity and even the girls coming off the bench contributed greatly to this win. Our first match was 25/21 and the second was 25/20. Winning matches in two games is something as a team we had set as our goal. Its very hard to come out strong and keep that momentum throughout each game. It helps when you have great servers like Taylin Costello who had 3 Aces along with Loni Wells Brielle Buchanan and Vashti Fandek who had 2 Aces. Also our front row showed its diverse talent with our opposite Kristy Brandawie who had 6 Kills and our outside Vashti Fandek who had 5 kills. Ali Wadsworth is one sub I put in wherever I need her in the back row and she always comes out ready to play and delivers great passes.
Saturday was a new day and we were still determined to win our next two games. The first match was against Powell who had strong hitters and tall blockers. In the first game we came back from being behind 8 points and finished 27/25 a very close and competitive game. Going into the second game I just told the girls to go out swinging and play scrappy. We finished the second game 25/22 another close game. This game was a huge turnaround for one of our middles who is just a freshman this year, Teerstyn Johnson who had 2 solo blocks and 5 kills, Its so rewarding seeing a girl finally come into her own and having fun playing the game. Vashti Fandek also had a great hitting game with 7 kills. Brielle Buchanan our libero had an awesome passing game with 14 digs. Tayln Costello came out with 4 aces against Powell.
Finally the last match was against Worland a team who had beat us twice outside of conference duals so we had to come out with a win. The first match was close and a fight coming to a final score of 26/24 and the second was 25/18. Loni wells was a huge contributor with 7 Kills along with 4 kills from Stephanie Straley. Bekah Knapp had a great serving game with 2 Aces. Brielle Buchanan was all over the back row with 15 digs. The girls wanted finish conference duals undefeated, leaving a lasting impression on the teams for next year and they surely accomplished that. I am so proud of this JV team they have accomplished all the goals as a team and they surely showed their true talent individually and as a team. Thanks girls for a fantastic Conference Duals and showing up to play every game you make my job so much fun and so rewarding.
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