Articles by D. Connell
Junior Varsity Regional
Tournament at White Knoll, October 17th
Pool Play
Match One
vs Richland Northeast 25-14, 25-14
Match Two
vs Aiken 18-25, 25-23, 15-9
Match
Three vs White Knoll 22-25, 25-22, 15-12
Semi-Finals vs Richland Northeast 25-20, 25-11
Finals
The JV
Lady Cats went into the finals undefeated taking on the Timberwolves for
the championship. Game One started off with Makaela McCatha serving 6
straight points to make the score 7-1. Both Jayme Rojek and Taylor
Foster made some great blocks. The Wildcats played a solid game and won
25-11. Brianna West provided an powerful ace and the Lady Cats started
Game Two with a 3-0 lead. Taylor Foster had an block at 8-3. Anna
Benza had a quick set over the net, catching White Knoll offguard,
making the score 9-4. The Timberwolves began to score some points and
tied the game 12-12. An awesome kill by Christine Prendergast made the
score 15-13, and then Makaela McCatha placed a shot in the hole making
it 16-13. From this point on, the Lady Cats never let up, and won
Game Two 25-18 and the CHAMPIONSHIP. GO WILDCATS!!!
They play
their final regular season match at White Knoll on October 20th which
should prove to be very exciting. Come out and support Wildcat
Volleyball. The JV game is at 5:30 followed by the Varsity at 7:00pm.
October
15th
JV Lady Cats Seek Revenge Over North Augusta
The Wildcats took a loss to the Jackets on September 22nd at
North Augusta so the girls were fired up and looking for a win. The
game was delayed because North Augusta was late due to the rain. This
did not affect North Augusta because they came out strong pulling ahead
to a substantial lead, 13-3. Things took a positive turn for the
Wildcats with a block by Taylor Foster, a kill by Kendall Davis, and 3
aces in a row from Kendall Mixon tying up the score, 20-20. It was
point for point for the rest of the game with Anna Benza tying things up
at 24 all. Lexington pulled out the win, 27-25. The tables turned in
Game Two and the Wildcats pulled ahead, 11-8. Several great plays
happened in a row starting with a kill at the net by Taylor Foster.
Kendall Davis scored with a shot down the line, and an awesome ace by
Olivia Inman made the score 15-9. The Wildcats never let up and took
Game Two 25-15, winning the match 2-0. Christine Prendergast had 7
kills while Anna Benza had 6. Anna Benza had 10 assists and Kendall
Mixon had 6. Christine Prendergast had 9 digs while Jayme Rojek and
Cara Connell had 3 each. Kendall Mixon had 3 aces.
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
6 |
10 |
|
|
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Cara Connell |
|
|
3 |
|
|
Kendall Davis |
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
Taylor Foster |
2 |
|
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Olivia Inman |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
Lyn Lehman |
|
|
|
|
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Makaela McCatha |
1 |
|
1 |
|
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Kendall Mixon |
|
6 |
1 |
3 |
|
Christine
Prendergast |
7 |
|
9 |
|
|
Jayme Rojek |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
Brooke Sidener |
|
|
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Tessa Trail |
|
3 |
|
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Brianna West |
1 |
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October
13th
JV Wildcats Travel To Dutch Fork,
It was an exciting night of
volleyball ball as the Wildcats had already defeated Dutch Fork at home
on the September 15th. The Lady Cats came out strong, pulled
ahead and kept the lead winning Game One 25-18. Game Two proved to be a
different story. The Cats were having trouble with the Foxes server,
and Dutch Fork scored nine points in a row making it 9-0 for the Foxes.
The girls were never able to gain control and lost Game Two 18-25.
After a talk by Coach White in the huddle, the JV girls came out with a
winning attitude. Dutch Fork pulled ahead and the score was DF 6, LHS
1. Anna Benza placed one of her great shots to the corner making it
6-2, and a block by Taylor Foster gave the Lady Cats another point
making it 6-3. A kill by Kendall Davis tied things up at 6 all. Anna
Benza pulled off 3 aces in a row, two of them were lobs that Dutch Fork
was not ready for, making the score LHS 11, DFHS 7. Dutch Fork did make
a comeback tying things up at 12-12, but the Wildcats held firm and won
Game Three 15-13, the match 2-1. Anna Benza had 7 kills, while Taylor
Foster had 6 and Kendall Davis 5. Anna Benza topped the night with 10
assists, and Kendall Mixon had 6. Makaela McCatha had 6 digs. Anna
Benza also had 6 aces.
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
7 |
10 |
|
6 |
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
|
|
|
Kendall Davis |
5 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Taylor Foster |
6 |
|
2 |
|
|
Olivia Inman |
|
|
|
|
|
Lyn Lehman |
1 |
|
|
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|
Makaela McCatha |
3 |
|
6 |
|
|
Kendall Mixon |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
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Christine
Prendergast |
|
|
1 |
|
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Jayme Rojek |
3 |
|
4 |
3 |
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Brooke Sidener |
|
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Tessa Trail |
|
3 |
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Brianna West |
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October 8th
Lexington JV Defeats Irmo
at Home,
The JV Wildcats played solid volleyball against Irmo at home. An ace by
Kendall Davis in Game One brought the score to a 3-3 tie. The Lady Cats
gradually pulled ahead with a strong lead and game point was scored by
Olivia Inman with an ace on the line. Final score Lexington 25, Irmo
8. Game Two proved to be the same scenario with the Cats taking every
opportunity to set up a good play and a score. The Yellow Jackets had a
good rally with the Wildcats midway through the game, but Lexington
scored making it 10-4. Game Two ended with a win for Lexington 25-10.
Kendall Mixon had a great night topping out with 5 kills, 7 assists and
4 aces. Makaela McCatha had 6 aces.
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
|
|
|
|
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
|
|
|
Kendall Davis |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Olivia Inman |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
Lyn Lehman |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Makaela McCatha |
3 |
2 |
|
6 |
|
Kendall Mixon |
5 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
|
Christine
Prendergast |
|
|
|
|
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Jayme Rojek |
3 |
|
1 |
|
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Brooke Sidener |
|
|
|
|
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Tessa Trail |
|
4 |
|
1 |
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Brianna West |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
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|
Lexington JV Wins At
Orangeburg-Wilkinson, October 6th
Game One 25-13
Game Two 25-20
Orangeburg-Wilkinson
October 6th
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Kendall Davis |
|
|
|
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Taylor Foster |
2 |
|
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Lyn Lehman |
|
|
|
|
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Makaela McCatha |
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
Kendall Mixon |
3 |
7 |
|
5 |
|
Christine Prendergast |
|
|
|
|
|
Jayme Rojek |
4 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Brooke Sidener |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Tessa Trail |
1 |
6 |
|
5 |
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Brianna West |
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
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Lexington JV Wins At Richland
Northeast, October 1st
Game One 25-17
Game Two 25-20
Richland Northeast October
1st
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
|
|
|
|
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Cara Connell |
|
|
|
|
|
Kendall Davis |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
Lyn Lehman |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Makaela McCatha |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
Kendall Mixon |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
Christine Prendergast |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
Jayme Rojek |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Brooke Sidener |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Tessa Trail |
|
6 |
1 |
2 |
|
Brianna West |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
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|
September 29th
Lexington JV Wins Over Aiken,
It was revenge time for the JV Lady Cats since they were beaten by the
clock when they played Aiken on their home court. Makaela McCatha
started off the evening with back to back kills making the score 2-0.
Anna Benza had 2 kills in a row with one being an awesome shot to the
corner making it 5-2. A great kill by Christine Prendergast made the
score LHS 7, AHS 5. The game moved along in Lexingtons favor giving
them a strong lead. A great set by Brianna West resulted in a point for
Lexington making it 20-12. As you know in volleyball, the momentum can
quickly shift, and the Hornets started to score and the game was now at
24-22. A great block by Brianna West resulted in a win for the Lady
Cats 25-22. Aiken pulled ahead quickly in game two and was in the lead
9-5. The LHS JV began to score and had an exciting rally bringing the
score to LHS 10, AHS 13. This was just not enough, and the Lady Cats
lost game two 18-25. Game Three was back and forth, but a deep shot on
the line by Makaela McCatha tied things up at 5 all. An ace by
Christine Prendergast brought the score to 7-5, but again it was back to
a point for point game. The score was LHS 14, Aiken 12, when Tessa
Trail came up for service and planted a serve that tipped the net and
fell short for an ace and a win for Lexington 15-12. The Lady Cats took
the match 2-1. Christine Prendergast had an awesome night with 10 kills
while close behind her Brianna West and Makaela McCatha had 7. Anna
Benza had 11 assists and Kendall Mixon had 9. Christine Prendergast had
10 digs while Brianna West and Kendall Mixon had 7 digs each. Christine
Prendergast and Kendall Mixon had 2 aces each.
Aiken
September 29th
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
2 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
2 |
|
|
Kendall Davis |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
Lyn Lehman |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Makaela McCatha |
7 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
Kendall Mixon |
|
9 |
7 |
2 |
|
Christine Prendergast |
10 |
|
10 |
2 |
|
Jayme Rojek |
2 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
Brooke Sidener |
|
|
|
|
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Tessa Trail |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Brianna West |
7 |
1 |
7 |
|
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|
September 24th
JV Lady Cats vs Lady Timberwolves,
Lexington took on their rivals White Knoll on Thursday night on home
turf. Game One went back and forth with each team scoring and a push on
the 2nd hit by setter, Anna Benza, tied the game at 5 all.
It was point for point right to the end with the Cats winning Game One
25-23. Game Two proved to be the same scenario. Brianna West had a
great block at the net making it 3 all. White Knoll began to take a
slight lead, but an ace by Makaela McCatha brought the score to
Lexington 8, White Knoll 9. This just wasnt enough and the Lady Cats
continued to fall back. The Timberwolves took game two 21-25. The Wild
Cats came out fired up in game three and moved ahead quickly with an
exciting block by Jayme Rojek making it 5-0. As the game moved along,
Christine Prendergast served a lob to the back line which White Knoll
was not ready for. The ace made the score 7-3. The Lady Cats started
to lose momentum at game point and allowed the Lady Timberwolves to
score 7 straight points making the score 14-12. The girls finally
pulled off the last point, winning the game 15-12 and the match 2-1.
Christine Prendergast and Brianna West each had 5 kills. Anna Benza had
12 assists. Christine Prendergast had 7 digs and Makaela McCatha had 4
aces.
White Knoll
September 24th
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
4 |
12 |
2 |
|
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
3 |
|
|
Kendall Davis |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
Lyn Lehman |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
Makaela McCatha |
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
Kendall Mixon |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
Christine Prendergast |
5 |
|
7 |
1 |
|
Jayme Rojek |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Brooke Sidener |
|
|
|
|
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Tessa Trail |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
Brianna West |
5 |
1 |
6 |
|
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|
September 22nd
JV Wildcats Travel to North Augusta,
The Lady Cats went on the road to take on the North Augusta Yellow
Jackets. To open the night, rightside hitter Kendall Davis made a cut
which sent the ball falling inside the 10 foot line tying things up
2-2. The game was neck and neck, but the Yellow Jackets started ticking
off point by point and the Lady Cats were down 7-13. Kendall Davis had
a great shot making it 8-13 and Jayme Rojek had a kill at the net making
the score 9-13. Play continued with an awesome recovery off of the
ceiling by Lexington making it 11-17. Jayme Rojek came up for service
and brought the Lady Cats back into the game bringing the score to LHS
19, NAHS 23. Brianna West had a great tip at the net making it 20-23
and then a great hit by Kendall Davis brought the score to 22-24. The
JV could not pull it out in the end and lost the game 22-25. Game Two
started out point for point and a great shot by Makaela McCatha tied it
up 5-5. A great kill by Lyn Lehman made the score 7-5. Several
exciting shots happened in a row beginning with a kill at the net by
Jayme Rojek; then, a corner shot by Lyn Lehman; and an ace on the line
by Tessa Trail. These plays brought the score to Lexington 14, North
Augusta 10. The Lady Cats continued to move along steadily with a
gentle tip by Jayme Rojek making the score 16-14. At this point, North
Augusta got fired up and put pressure on our girls with the short
shots. The Cats had trouble covering the holes and the score was soon
tied 23-23. The Yellow Jackets scored the next point, and, then, our
setter was called over the line at the net for the final point giving
the win to North Augusta 25-23. The Yellow Jackets won the match 2-0.
Lyn Lehman had 5 kills while Kendall Davis and Jayme Rojek had 4.
Kendall Mixon had 8 assists. Jayme Rojek had 6 digs and 5 aces.
North Augusta
September 22nd
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
1 |
|
|
Kendall Davis |
4 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Lyn Lehman |
5 |
|
2 |
|
|
Makaela McCatha |
|
|
2 |
|
|
Kendall Mixon |
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
|
Christine Prendergast |
|
|
|
|
|
Jayme Rojek |
4 |
|
6 |
5 |
|
Brooke Sidener |
|
|
|
|
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Tessa Trail |
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
Brianna West |
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
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|
Sept 17th
JV Lady Cats Take On The Silver Foxes
Both Dutch Fork and Lexington came into this match with a record of
3-1. This would prove to be an exciting match. The first game was
point for point early on with the score tying up at 7 all. Dutch Fork
pulled ahead, but a really good play by the JV girls, and an ace by Lexi
Safford brought the score to DF 10, LHS 9. The game was tied again
11-11. The Silver Foxes slowly pulled ahead and took the game 25-20.
The Wildcats came out strong in game two pulling ahead quickly. A
fantastic block by Anna Benza and Jayme Rojek brought the score to 3-1.
A powerful ace by Christine Prendergast made it 4-1. The game moved
along with the Cats continuing to take a strong lead. Anna Benza made
an awesome corner shot bringing the score to 10-3. The girls continued
to make some outstanding plays, and the game ended with another great
corner shot by Anna Benza giving the win in game two to Lexington
25-12. The Lady Cats dominated the deciding game with Christine
Prendergast serving the first 8 points for Lexington. Jayme Rojek made
a great slam at the net with the score 4-1 and a wonderful save at 7-1.
Anna Benza had a great night with another hit to the corner at 11-3.
Brianna West had a surprising soft tip that Dutch Fork was just not
ready for making the score 13-3. After an unbelievable rally at game
point, Lexington took the game 15-5 and the match 2-1. Anna Benza had 8
assists, and Tessa Trail had 9. Brianna West had an awesome night with
7 kills. Lexi Safford, Brianna West and Christine Prendergast tied with
4 digs each. Christine Prendergast had 4 aces.
The girls will
play North Augusta on September 22nd; and then their rivals,
White Knoll, at home on September 24th. Game time for JV is
5:30pm. Come out and support our JV Lady Cats.
Dutch Fork September 17th
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Anna Benza |
4 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
|
|
|
Kendall Davis |
|
|
|
|
|
Lyn Lehman |
1 |
|
3 |
2 |
|
Makaela McCatha |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Kendall Mixon |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
Christine Prendergast |
3 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
Jayme Rojek |
4 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Brooke Sidener |
|
|
|
|
|
Lexi Safford |
|
|
4 |
1 |
|
Tessa Trail |
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
Brianna West |
7 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Sept 16th
Lexington Volleyball Participates in Tri-Match at Dorman,
Dorman High School, Southside Christian School and Lexington High School
were the three teams participating in this Tri-Match at Dorman. Each
school brought their JV teams which made for an exciting night of
volleyball. The JV girls opened up against Southside Christian. The
Lady Cats took game one 25-16 with Olivia Inman giving a surprise back
set over the net for a point during the game. The girls took game two
25-9 with Jayme Rojek providing an ace to score the winning point.
Match two found
the JV up against Dorman which proved to be a greater challenge. The
girls fought hard and were down 10-12 in the first game when Makaela
McCatha provided 2 aces to tie the game 12-12. That just wasnt enough
momentum, and the Cavaliers took the game 25-21. In game two, the Wild
Cats were solid and played well. This proved good for them and allowed
the girls to take game two 25-20. The Lady Cats had a rough start in
game three and could not pull it back together losing 25-13. This gave
the match to Dorman.
Sept 15th
Lexington Volleyball Travels To Irmo,
The Yellow Jackets took on the Wildcats on their home turf Tuesday
night, but struggled to even stay close to the JV during their opening
game. The Lady Cats scored 8 straight points to start out 8-0, then
finished the game 25-8. During game 2, the girls played a steady game
and closed the night out with a win 25-13. Lyn Lehman and Olivia Inman
had 4 aces each. Tessa Trail had 5 assists, and Brooke Sidener had 5
kills.
Irmo September 15th
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
|
|
|
Kendall Davis |
|
|
|
|
|
Olivia Inman |
1 |
3 |
|
4 |
|
Lyn Lehman |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Kendall Mixon |
2 |
4 |
|
3 |
|
Christine Prendergast |
4 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Jayme Rojek |
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
Brooke Sidener |
5 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
Lexi Safford |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
Tessa Trail |
|
5 |
|
|
|
Brianna West |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
Sept 10th
JV Wildcats vs. Orangeburg-Wilkinson
The Lady Cats went up against the Bruinettes with a sweeping first game
win. Kendall Davis served 7 in a row to give the Wildcats a great start
at 7-0. OW scored a few points after that on Lexington jump serves, and
the game ended with a large point spread 25-7. OW began to warm up a
little in game 2 and started scoring a few points, but Jayme Rojek came
up for service scoring 4 in a row making the game 11-4. A great corner
shot by Kendall Mixon made the game 12-4. An interesting play occurred
in this game when an OW player had the ball hit off her leg. In the
past, this would have been a lift, but due to the changes in the USAV
rules, a ball can be played legally off of any part of your body. This
play gave OW a point, but still left them behind at 6-16. The game
ended with a great corner shot by Christine Prendergast making it a win
for Lexington 25-14. Setter, Tessa Trail, had 7 assists. Jayme Rojek
had 3 kills and 2 digs. Kendall Davis and Jayme Rojek had 4 aces each.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson
September 10th
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
|
|
|
Kendall Davis |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
Olivia Inman |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Lyn Lehman |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
Kendall Mixon |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Christine Prendergast |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Jayme Rojek |
3 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
Brooke Sidener |
|
|
|
|
|
Lexi Safford |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Tessa Trail |
|
7 |
|
1 |
|
Brianna West |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
Sept 8th
Lady Cats vs. Richland Northeast
Article by D. Connell
The JV opened up the night against RNE with Kendall Mixon serving seven
straight points. A great block at the net by Brianna West brought the
score to Lexington 20, RNE 5. Game One ended with a win for Lexington,
25-9. During Game Two, the Wildcats setup some good plays for scores
against the Cavaliers. With the score Lexington 20, RNE 8, Cara
Connell and Lynn Lehman took a crash on the court diving for a ball
causing a needed timeout for Coach White. Both girls were okay,
and the game resumed with the Lady Cats
taking the game 25-11 and the match 2-0.
Sept 3rd
JV LADYCATS OPEN IN AIKEN
Article by D. Connell
The Lexington High J.V. Volleyball team had their season opener in
Aiken, September 3rd. The girls had a tough game one
battling it out and winning 27-25. The second game took a different
turn with Aiken capitalizing on Wildcat errors and winning 25-16. An
unusual twist was added to game three by the varsity referee who put a
time limit on the 3rd game. The girls fought hard, but were
beaten by the clock with an ending score of Aiken 13 and Lexington 12.
As a result, Aiken won the match 2-1. Brianna West topped the night
with 11 kills. Lexi Stafford and Jamie Rojek tied with 4 digs a piece.
Tessa Trail and Lexi Stafford had 3 aces each.
|
Name |
Kills |
Sets/Assists |
Digs |
Aces |
|
Cara Connell |
|
|
|
|
|
Kendall Davis |
|
|
|
|
|
Olivia Inman |
|
8 |
|
|
|
Lynn Lehman |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Kendall Mixon |
|
2 |
|
5 |
|
Christine
Prendergast |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Jamie Rojek |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Brooke Sidener |
|
|
|
|
|
Lexi Stafford |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Tessa Trail |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Briana West |
3 |
|
|
3 |
