Halfway through the season and the news is less then mixed for the Medical Lake volleyball team, but it’s not all doom — although they lost their last three matches, they at least won one set.
Currently sitting at the bottom of the standings at 0-5 in Northeast A league and 1-7 overall, the young, inexperienced team still has work to do.
“We are fighting the battle of finding out who we really are as a team,” head coach Todd Harr said. “We have had some great battles, but we have had some tough losses as well.”
The Cards played three matches between Tuesday, Sept. 24, when they hosted the Riverside Rams (3-2, 4-2) in NEA action, losing in four sets 3-1. Match statistics were not available at press time.
Then it was a trip to Colville the following Thursday, Sept. 26, to face the Indians (3-1, 5-2) where the Cardinals lost in three straight sets 12-25, 18-25 and 16-25.
Medical Lake hosted Rogers (0-2, 1-4) who took the Cardinals down in three close sets 27-29, 12-25, 21-25.
“The girls are playing hard and yet we seem to be fighting against ourselves on many nights and cannot shake some of the inconsistencies in our game,” Harr said.
He felt the team was looking for a leader to help steer them in the right direction.
“We are a team full of talent and opportunity, but we must find the passion and fight to put everything together for the rest of the season,” Harr said.
He placed his hope in freshmen Rylie Spring and Kelly Kipp, who he said continued to play well and are “fitting right into their roles on the varsity squad.”
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