The Snowflake Lady Lobo volleyball team went 2-1-1 at the Old Pueblo Tournament in Tucson last weekend, sandwiching those four matches in between two regular season losses to Show Low and Desert Christian.
On Sept. 28, in their last match prior to the tournament, the Lady Lobos fell to the Lady Cougars by a final of 4-3. Shelbi Rawlins, Kiana Natividad and Alexis Bateman all scored goals for a Snowflake team that took 11 shots on goal. Ty Craun made 11 saves in goal for Snowflake.
The Lady Lobos faced Desert Christian in the first match at the Tucson tournament and fell 5-1 to a very good team. Natividad scored the only Snowflake goal in that match.
Up next they met up with Chino Valley and battled to a 2-2 tie. Sherika Peterson scored both Snowflake goals in the tie.
The next day the Lady Lobos picked up two wins. Their first came over Payson by a 4-1 final. Natividad and Peterson both netted two goals. As a team, Snowflake put pressure on the Lady Longhorn goalie with 14 shot attempts. Ashleigh Turley turned away nine Payson shot attempts for the Lady Lobos. Facing Camp Verde in their final match at the tournament, Snowflake took down the Lady Cowboys 3-1. Natividad scored once and Peterson added two more to her season total. Snowflake took just six shots on goal, but scored on half of them. Turley again had nine saves in goal.
Last Friday Snowflake hosted Desert Christian and battled tough, forging a 2-2 halftime tie. In the second half they gave up two goals to the Lady Eagles, who have a solid 11-3 mark on the season. Natividad scored both goals for Snowflake in the 4-2 loss. The Lady Lobos took seven shots and Turley had 14 saves.
Just three matches remain on Snowflake’s schedule before the state tournament begins. Currently the Lady Lobos are 7-10-1 on the season and head into this week’s action ranked sixth in power points. They will play at Show Low tonight (Oct. 12).
