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Badger ladies hit a rough patch
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September 9, 2012 |
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Allyson
Merrifield, a 5'4" senior, helped lead
the Badgers through a very tough week. |
| Donel Stippich
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It took five sets, but the Badger varsity
volleyball team eked out a league win over
Kellogg in front of a home crowd Tuesday,
September 4, but the rest of the week's matches,
seven in all, didn't go as well, with the
Badgers playing tough, but coming up just short.
On Tuesday, Jailee Foster had four kills and
three ace serves and Desirae Minor came through
with a whopping 21 digs to help lead the Badgers
to a hard-fought 3-2 league win over the
Wildcats.
The Badgers won the opening set, 25-19, but the
Wildcats clawed back to take set two, 25-17. Set
three went to the Badgers, 25-20, but Kellogg
punched out their best set of the night in set
four, downing the Badgers 25-10.
The Badgers rallied to win the final set of the
night 15-9.
Kendra Merritt had three blocks and Savannah
Woods 10 assists to add to the Badger effort.
On Thursday, the Badgers traveled to St. Maries
to face the Lady 'Jacks, who are no longer in
the Intermountain League but playing this year
in the Central Idaho League, where they fell,
2-1; 8-25, 19-25, 25-21.
Kendra Merritt contributed four kills and three
blocks, Ally Merrifield 10 digs, Minor had 12
digs, Emma Kelly came through with 12 kills and
Woods contibuted four kills.
On Saturday, the girls traveled to the Lakeland
Tourney, where they fought hard in nearly every
set, but couldn't clinch a win.
They opened pool playing going 2-0 against St.
Maries, 25-17, 25-21; Clarkston, 25-23, 25-23,
and Moscow, 25-21, 25, 21; and in the second
round of pool play, they went 2-0 to Priest
River, 25-16, 25-20, Lakeland, 25-23, 25-22, and
Cheney, 25-6, 25-20.
"We were in every set except one with Cheney,"
coach Janis Tucker said. "We need to reduce our
unforced errors, such as missed serves, net
violations and broken plays."
Badger leaders in the tournament were
Merrifield, who came through with 14 kills, six
ace serves and 12 digs; McKenzie McDonald with
12 kills; Woods with 37 assists and two blocks;
Camille Awbrey with eight kills; Kelly with six
aces and eight assists; Foster with 14 digs and
Jasmine Hill with 11 kills.
In the week ahead, the Badgers face two league
opponents and then host the Bonners Ferry
Tournament on Saturday. On Tuesday, they travel
to Spirit Lake to take on Timberlake, and on
Thursday they host the Priest River Spartans,
with game time at 6:30 p.m. |
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