The Lady Lobos opened the volleyball season with three straight wins heading into this week’s action.
Snowflake outlasted a tough Payson squad on Aug. 30, winning the match in five games. Snowflake took the first, 25-23, then fell in the second, 25-21, and the third, 26-24. Showing the mark of a good team, the Lady Lobos battled back to win the fourth game, 25-21, and took the decisive fifth game,15-10.
Tandis Yellowhair led the team in kills with 12, followed by Lisha Titus with nine. Yellowhair and Natalie Elkins both turned away Lady Longhorn kill attempts with seven blocks each. Shelly Larson and Elkins got the job done at the setter position with 15 and 18 assists, respectively.
The next day the Lady Lobos traveled to Winslow and again won a five-game match. Larson and Titus led the team with six kills each. Vanessa Chee and Yellowhair added five kills each. Vanessa Fox led the team with five blocks. Elkins hoisted up 12 assists and Larson added 11 in the win.
Playing the third day in a row, the Lady Lobos played host to Show Low on Sept. 1, and this time ended the match quickly, winning in three games, 25-21, 25-22 and 25-17.
Titus and Yellowhair again led the squad in kills with five each. Devrie Woodside helped the team by serving five aces. Larson had five blocks and 10 assists. Fox collected four blocks and 13 assists.
“I was very pleased with the overall outcome of the games. That Payson match was the toughest first games I’ve ever been a part of. It was close and I felt, though we were less experienced than Payson, my girls showed heart and pulled it off. My girls have a lot to work on and we are still getting to know each other on the court. I hope the unity will make us stronger. We have a long season and many challenges ahead of us,” said Coach Alan Ramage.
