Conference Duals- JV

Overall what a great weekend for Pinedale Volleyball, the Varsity and JV teams both came to show the North what Pinedale Volleyball is all about. The JV teams only played to games to 21 no matter the outcome, so we had to come out and play from the start, because to 21 makes for short games.

Cody
We opened up on Friday with Cody.  We knew they would be a tough well coached team, but that didn't intimidate us.  We came out strong and won the first game  21-15.  We then let them back in the 2nd game and played back and forth with them for awhile before losing 18-21.  I was proud of the girls for starting play right for the Varsity to follow.  We only had 28 unforced errors this match which is a huge improvement for us as a team as we are young and learning to be consistent. Shawna Rule has really started to come on as of late and played great again this weekend with 5 Kills and a 50% hitting percentage while chipping in 5 assists from the opposite position. Bailey Lozier also stepped in and served well for us when we needed some key points.

Highlights:
Teerstyn- 6 Kills, 1 Block
Vashti- 5 Kills, 2 Digs
Baylee- 2 Kills, 1 Block
Bekah- 1 Kill

Lander
We played Lander Friday night.  They are a team that we have played a couple of times before at tournaments.  We knew we could beat them and they we just needed to play our game. We won the first game 21-16 and played fairly well.  The second game we gave up too many points and let them get too much confidence. The games were to 21 and done and we ended up losing by 1 point 20-21.  It was a good lesson for the girls to not play down and to keep the level of play high at all times. Tayln Costello is an amazing asset to our team that keeps our team positive while having 19 assists.

Highlights:
Bekah 4 Kills
Shawna 2 Kills
Teerstyn 8 Kills, 1 Block
Vashti 4 Kills, 2.07 passing average, 5 Digs
Baylee 1 Kill, 2.12 passing average
Ali   2.0 passing average

Jackson
We played Jackson on Saturday morning and wanted to come out with revenge. We had played them earlier in the season and lost.  We came out strong and played great.  We won the first game 21-18 and finished out the second game 21-17.  I'm so proud of the girls for going for the kill and winning both games! Shay and Bailey both came in the game and did a great job not letting Jackson back in it. Ali Wadsworth & Eliza Nelson both passed amazing with a 2.8 average each!  That is almost a perfect pass everytime.

Highlights:
Shawna- 3 Kills
Baylee- 3 Kills
Vashti- 4 Kills
Teerstyn- 5 Kills
Tayln- 12 assists, 4 Digs

Powell
We rounded out the tournament with Powell.  We didn't know much about this team but knew we just needed to come play our game to win.  That is just what we did, we won the first game 21-8 and the second 21-16. Shay and Bailey came in and played a lot this game and did great!  I was very impressed with their composure and ability to keep it going. Good job girls! We had 9 aces this game which helped us come out with a victory.

Highlights:
Baylee- 3 Aces, 1 Block
Vashti- 4 Aces, 5 Kills
Bekah- 4 Kills
Tayln- 3 Kills
Teerstyn- 6 Kills, 1 Block

Conference Duals - Varsity

The Lady Wranglers had a great weekend, both JV and Varsity! We had two games on Friday and two games on Saturday. Conference duals are a great opportunity to play the other side of the conference since we don’t get to play them during our regular season. (except Jackson) We played Cody and Lander on Friday and Jackson and Powell on Saturday.

Cody

Cody is a very good team! They are the top two teams right now in the other side of the conference. They are a very good hitting and defensive team. We lost to them in two, but they were fairly close games. (Conference duals in the best two out of three games) Each game we were getting better and better. I definitely feel that we can beat Cody. If we are able to throw some big blocks up against their hitters, we will definitely be able to play with them. Erin had a great game with 9 kills and Stephanie had a great defense game with 6 digs.

Scores
Pinedale Cody
15 25
19 25

Lander

This was a way exciting win for us!! Lander had not lost a conference game yet, and they were ranked in the State. We beat them in two games. We heard that Lander tips a lot, and my girls were able to defend their tips. After defending their tips, we were able to put the ball down and they were not able to defend it. We passed and served well! I was very proud of the way they came together after a loss and played a tough team and came out with a victory!! It felt good for all of us!!
Patience had 8 kills, 5 blocks,
Christina had 5 kills
Erin had 4 kills and 2 blocks
Jalin had 22 assists and 5 digs
Brielle had 9 digs

Scores
Pinedale Lander
25 21
25 22





Jackson

We have played Jackson earlier in the season and lost. It was a hard lost, so it really felt good to win. The girls fought hard and beat them in three games. This match showed us that we could go to the third game, come out strong, and win the match. I know that when we lost the second game, the girls were ready to play the third game because they knew they could do it. Erin had a great game with ten kills, Christina with 7 kills, and Patience with 5. Brielle and Patience did a great job passing for us! Jalin contributed with 25 assists. Brielle had 9 digs with Tayln having 4 digs.

Pinedale Jackson
25 23
23 25
15 11


Powell

Powell was another good win for us. We played very well for it being the last game of the day. The girls were tired, but they passed, served, hit, and played defense very well. Kristy Ann and Teerstyn were swinging hard and had some great kills! Great defense by Brielle, Erin, Stephanie, and Tayln; great team effort!!

Pinedale Powell
25 14
25 15
I was very proud of the girls this weekend. They came out, played tough, and they came home with three out of four wins!! I know the girls will only gain more confidence in themselves and that will help us going into Regionals in a couple of weeks. This week we have Star Valley on Thursday. This is our last conference game. Our senior night and last home game will be Friday night. Please come and support these awesome seniors. They have worked hard for four years, and they deserve this night! We will be playing Cokeville.

Freshman Lyman/Mt. View

The freshmen loved their first homecoming in high school. They attended the activities with enthusiasm but unfortunately got a little tired before the games at week's end! At Lyman they lost 23-25, 22-25. This was a tough loss because they were so close and wanted to win so bad. The next day they also lost to Mt. View 20-25, 23-25. These tight losses were tough, especially on a team that loves to win. One good thing was that the team passed, served, and hit better overall against Lyman than they did last week when they played them. Good stats against Lyman include Heidi's 222 hitting efficiency, Kyla's 600 hitting efficiency, and four girls who didn't miss a serve the whole match (Gilly, Talyn, Kyla, Shayla). Good stats against Mt. View include Gilly's passing average of 2.14, Tessa's 3 aces, Kassidy's and Kyla's .500 hitting efficiency, and no missed serves by Gilly, Hana, and Brenna.

Our game with Farson has been cancelled this week, so we will be working hard to improve our passing, serving, and hitting to get ready for our last two games next week (Star Valley Thursday and Cokeville at home Friday). Thanks for supporting our team!

JV- Mt. View 9/30/11

After getting back late from Lyman's homecoming we had to turn around and play Mt View at our homecoming. It had been a busy week, but I was proud of the girls for coming out to play.  We had a hard fought battle with MV and played better than we did the night before, but couldn't pull out the win.  We lost in 3 with scores of 17-25, 25-12, 18-25.  We still served great with a 96% accuracy as a team.  Our goal is to always be over 90%. Our passing was not as good as the night before and I think our hitting struggled from it.  We passed 1.61 passing average which is not quite to our goal of at least a 2.0 every game.  The girls are learning something different from every game that will make them a better team in the future.

Highlights:
Eliza Nelson- 2 Aces
Teerstyn Johnson- 10 Kills
Vashti Fandek- 5 Kills
Bekah Knapp- 6 Kills
Tayln Costello- 25 Assists
Shawna Rule- 2 Kills

JV- Lyman 9/29/11

On Thursday we traveled to Lyman to play them for their Homecoming game. Our team is still learning that we cannot have a lot of unforced errors and expect to win the game.  We gave Lyman a lot of points and made it way to easy for them. We will be working on that a lot in practice this next week.  We ended up losing in two with scores of 19-25, 15-25.  We did serve very well with a 97% serving accuracy as a team and we also passed very well as a team with a 2.2 passing average.  Now we just need to put it all together with some big kills and this team will be awesome!

Highlights:
Taylor Connors- 18 perfect passes, 2 Aces
Teerstyn Johnson- 6 Kills
Shawna Rule- 2 Kills, 1 Assist
Vashti Fandek- 2 Kills
Tayln Costello- 12 Assists, 5 Digs
Eliza Nelson- 1 Aces, 4 Digs

Mt. View Home - Varsity

This was a hard loss for all of us. This game went five games before Mt. View pulled out the win. During the first game, we fought hard but we were never able to come out on top. But in the 2nd and 3rd game, we came out fighting and I felt that we were playing our game. We were passing, setting, and killing the ball; plus we had a lot of blocks. We were playing great defense! Towards the end of the 4th and 5th game, we kind of ran out of gas. Our passing was not as good as it should have been, in return that hurt us on our setting and hitting. We also missed some important serves. We have to be able to serve and pass better against these harder teams. We will be working on these two things in practice this week as we prepare ourselves for conference duals this weekend. Patience and Erin both had 12 kills with Kristy Ann with 8 and Teerstyn with 7. Teerstyn had some great kills, but she was a blocking machine! She had 6 blocks. She had a great game!! Jalin had 48 assists. Brielle had 16 digs with Tayln having 11 digs.

Scores:
Pinedale Mt. View
21 25
25 16
25 18
19 25
12 15

Lyman in Lyman - Varsity

This week was a very long and exciting week with Homecoming going on. By Friday, I was feeling it, and I could just imagine what the girls were feeling like. We traveled to Lyman on Thursday, and it was a fantastic game. We came to play hard and win and that is what we did. It was Lyman’s Homecoming and they had a huge crowd. It was a very exciting and a fun game. The first game was a very close game, but after we won, we were in the groove of things. Overall, the varsity team served over 90% serving, which is always been our goal. Patience Jones had a great passing game! She passed 18 perfect passes!! We were running a faster offense than what we have been in the past. Erin Egle had a great game and she was killing the ball hard! She had 9 kills!! Overall it was a fun and exciting game!! I was very proud of my girls!

Pinedale Lyman
27 25
25 15
25 12