The Lady Lobos won their final two regular season volleyball matches last week picking up an easy 3-0 road win at Blue Ridge on Monday, followed by a 3-1 home court win over Safford on Wednesday.
Monday’s match went quickly with the Lobos prevailing 25-18, 25-15 and 25-17. Livi Schneider led the team in kills, with 16. Chelsea Caskey added 11. Kloah Ulberg was strong at the net with six blocks. Mikelle Abbott led the defense with 10 digs. Braxton Jones added 9, as did Brooklyn Stratton. Jones led in assists, with 35.
Wednesday’s home match with Safford matched two of the top four ranked teams at the time. Safford came into this match up unbeaten in regular season play. They showed their toughness in the first game, taking it 29-27. Snowflake battled back in the second, tying the match with a 25-19 win. The Lobos took game three 25-16, then closed out the match winning game four 25-19.
Schneider again led in kills with 16. Caskey and Macey Gardner each had 9. Ryah Denhalter had 20 digs. Schneider added 11, Jones had 11, and Stratton finished with 10. Jones led in assists with 38.
With the two wins, the Lobos finished the regular season with a record of 16-1. Their only loss was to top-seeded and unbeaten Valley Christian. Snowflake will be the number two seed in the upcoming 3A state playoff bracket. Their opponent will be determined by the play-in games on Tuesday night. Snowflake will begin tournament play at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Mesa High School. Both the first round and quarterfinal rounds will be played on Saturday. The semi-finals will be held on Nov. 7, at Marcos de Niza High School and the championship match will be at 1 p.m. on Nov. 10, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
