The Cheney High volleyball team continued to experience some hardships on the road after they dropped a Great Northern League (GNL) match to Clarkston 3-1, Sept. 16, and then lost a nonleague contest against Northwest Christian 3-1, two days later.
The game scores of the Clarkston match were 25-20, 25-20, 20-25 and 25-22.
Although the Blackhawks lost to the Bantams, head coach Courtney Webb said her team played one of its best matches of the season.
“They were aggressive and willing to hustle,” Webb said. “Every set was close, but we just couldn’t pull off the win. We need to prepare for those unexpected shots from the other side of the net.”
Senior Kimber Case led the team with 12 digs. Freshman setter Peyton Stark had 14 assists. Sophomore Rylie Pease and junior Ariana Rich had six kills each. Pease also had two aces.
Cheney fared no better against Northwest Christian. The game scores were 25-13, 25-20, 16-25 and 25-14.
Webb said Cheney came out ready to play, however they were not as aggressive as they were in previous matches. Although she did see some areas where her team continues to improve.
“We’re starting to move our feet more, and we’re getting better at our serve-receive game,” Webb said.
Stark added 12 more assists, totaling 26 for the season. Case had two aces while Katie McGourin led the team with five kills and two blocks. Senior Katelynn Smedley led the team with 12 digs.
Cheney, (0-2 GNL, 0-3) sits in fourth place in the GNL standings. After they host fifth-place West Valley (0-3, 0-4), Sept. 23, the Blackhawks hit the road to Pullman to take on the Greyhounds (1-2, 1-2), Sept. 25, then travel to play first-place East Valley (3-0, 3-1).
Webb said the team is working on serve receive and passing. She added that the team discussed their goals for the season.
“We are good attackers, we just need to work on coming out mentally prepared,” Webb said.
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