Snowflake’s Lady Lobos had ascended to fifth place in the Division III power rankings at the beginning of the week. They won both regular season matches played last week, sweeping both Winslow and Blue Ridge in three straight games.
The Lobos weren’t tested in either match defeating Winslow 25-7, 25-12 and 25-19 on Tuesday. The following day they had little problems dispatching Blue Ridge, taking all three games by identical 25-13 outcomes.
In the Blue Ridge match Emma Tenney finished with 15 kills, six digs and two assists. Sydney Olson added 10 kills, an ace, a block, five digs and an assist. Aubry Flake helped with four kills, an ace, four blocks and a dig. Melissa Eich added two kills, a block, five digs and 15 assists. Mikelle Stradling had a block, a dig and an assist. Eilee Penrod finished with two digs and 12 assists. Shelby Reidhead had three kills and two blocks. Shayna Austin added nine digs. Tori Flake had an ace and three digs. Bailey Standerfer had two digs. Elle Flake finished with a block and an assist.
These two wins moved the Lobos to 7-1 in power point matches, with their only loss coming to top ranked Monument Valley.
Playing at the Goldwater Tournament last weekend Snowflake posted a 6-3 overall record. The Lobos split matches with Sunrise Mountain, and lost to Prescott and O’Connor. They earned wins over Kellis, St. Marys, Liberty, Scottsdale Christian Academy and Mesquite.
Snowflake will face fourth ranked Flagstaff on Thursday, Oct. 2, then will host second ranked Holbrook on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
