By K. Conner On Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Lady Bulldogs hosted the play-in round against the Parker Lady Broncs, with both teams and fans knowing this was a must win to make it to the state playoffs and fans were there to loudly cheer on the teams. Winslow would end up taking the match in four sets, 25-19, 25-15, 25-18 and 25-12. Winslow had 20 aces, led by Wahela Nelson with 7 aces; 55 digs, led by Shaelene Singer with 16 digs; 37 kills, led by Singer with 13 kills; 33 assists, led by Jayleigh Meyers with 15 assists; and 105 attacks, led by Singer with 25 attacks. Following that win, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe on Saturday, Nov. 6, for the 3A Volleyball State Playoffs to face the Lady Eagles of American Leadership Academy Gilbert. The Lady Bulldogs would end up falling to the Lady Eagles in four sets. The first set went to Winslow, 25-23, but the following three sets went to ALA-G 25-12, 25-20 and 25-12. Winslow had 4 aces, led by Jaci Gonnie with 3 aces; 55 digs, led by Kylie Begay with 14 digs; 24 kills, led by Shaelene Singer with 10 kills; 22 assists, led by Jayleigh Meyers with 13 assists; and 102 attacks, led by Singer with 33 attacks. The Lady Bulldogs ended the season with a 22-12-1 overall record, and a 13-7 conference record along with 12th in the state, third in the 3A East.
