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Nov 4th
Wild Cats Ride Green Wave to Round Four
After last night’s 3-1 victory over Summerville, Lexington moves on to
the Lower State Championships of the volleyball playoffs. They will face
last year’s lower state champions, Wando. Last night’s match was a hard
fought battle with both teams playing excellent volleyball. In the first
game the cats broke out to a 6-0 lead behind the serving of Senior,
Lauren Owen which included two aces, but they were not able to maintain
the lead as the Wave moved in and chipped away at the lead finally
catching up at 11-10. The Cats carved out another significant lead at
21-14 but the wave would not give up and came within 3 before the cats
shut them down at 25-22. The next game was played tight all the way
point for point. A few errors cost the Cats the tight game 23-25. In
game three the Cats jumped out to an 8-3 lead and again the wave would
not die they fought for every point and eventually tied the game at
12-12 and rallied to take the lead to 16-13. A kill by Kellie Schmidt
got the ball back and put it in the hands of Senior, Chasen Dillard who
stepped in to serve. She served three in a row enabling three kills by
Schmidt. The Cats took the lead 17- 16. The wave tied it again at 17.
At 18-17 Laura Grace Swindler sunk in two aces to take the lead to
20-17. At 21-20 Kaitlyn Cobb smacked one down to make it 22-20 then an
ace by Kinsley Wade made it 23-20, but the wave kept coming and tied it
up at 23 all and again at 24. The cats took the next two points ending
it at 26-24. In the fourth the Cats took another strong lead at 9-3.
The wave moved to within three at 13-10 when Dillard again came into
serve three in a row including an ace and broke the lead to 16-10. At
16-11 Schmidt killed three in a row taking it to 19-11. At this point
the Wave was dying out and was only able to put up 4 more before the
Cats closed it out at 25-15. Defense was key last night against the hard
hitting of the Wave. Lauren Owen topped digs with 15, Schmidt was second
with 13. Sophomores, Kinsley Wade and Aubrey Dooley held up the back row
with 12 and 8. Carita Petta came of the bench and dug up 4. The team had
a total of 8 blocks, with two each from Swindler, Jennifer Hoppe and
Cobb. Katie McCollough threw up one block and scored 3 more on kills.
Kills were led by Schmidt with a season best of 35. Schmidt also led
aces with 4. Hoppe added 8 kills and Owen had 7. Setting them all up was
Swindler with a season high of 48. The girls will travel to Wando on
Thursday, game time TBD. If you can make the trip come out and support
the Cats as they try to make it to State.
Oct 31st
Wild Cats Topple Trojans
It only took three games on Thursday to insure a move into the third
round of the volleyball playoffs for Lexington. The Lady Cats defeated
the Trojans from James Island by scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-13. Serving
was a big factor in the win. As a team the Cats had a serving percentage
of 91.7. Laura Grace Swindler and Kellie Schmidt each served 100
percent, including three aces by LG and one by Kellie. Freshman Aubrey
Dooley served an impressive 94 percent including 1 ace. Aubrey’s serving
was a crucial part of the win. In game three with the cats down 7-10
Aubrey served up eight unanswered points to break the game open at
15-10. The Trojans were only able to add on 3 more before the Cats shut
them down at 25-13. Defensive was another key factor in the victory.
Senior Lauren Owen led digs with nine and Kinsley Wade added 7. Katie
McCollough led blocks with 3 including game ending blocks in games 1 and
2. Jennifer Hoppe threw up 2 blocks. Leading kills for the night was
Kellie with 19. Lauren added 7 and Freshman Kaitlyn Cobb had 5
impressive smashes across the court. The Cats now travel down to the low
country on Tuesday to take on Region 8 champions, Summerville. The Match
is at 5, if you can make the trip come down and support your Lady
Wildcats.
Oct 28th
Volleyball Moves Into Round Two.
After a quick match last night with Ft. Dorchester,
Lexington will move into round two of the volleyball playoffs. The
Wildcats took out the Patriots in three: 25-13, 25-12, 25-13. The region
V teams showed their strength last night by taking 3 out of five first
round matches. Aiken defeated Beaufort and North Augusta defeated #1
Sumter. Dutch Fork fell to Summerville, while White Knoll fell to West
Ashley. Aiken and North Augusta will meet each other Thursday and the
Cats will be at home probably against James Island. Come out and support
your Lady Wild Cats as each round gets tougher and more exciting.
Oct 22nd
REGION CHAMPS! REGION CHAMPS!
Article by T.Schmidt
That is the cry that went up last night in the Lexington High School
gym, when the Lady Cats volleyball team clinched the region title for
the fourth year in a row, by taking White Knoll in four. It was the most
exciting match I have viewed at LHS in front of the largest Volleyball
crowd the new gym has seen. Both schools brought out the fan clubs to
cheer on the two teams tied at the top of the region until last night.
Lexington moves to 13-1 in region while WK falls to 12-2, their only
losses coming at the hands of Lexington. Last night’s match up was an
outright battle with each team fighting for every point; the match could
have gone either way. The timber wolves were able to capitalize on
momentum in the first game taking it to extra points and winning 28-26.
The next three games were close the whole time with the lead changing
constantly. Every girl on that court on both sides fought for every
point and it was volleyball at its best, but the Cats were tougher and
pulled out three straight games, 25-23, 26-24, 25-23 to win the match
and the title. What a great gift for our seniors who will remember this
match as one of their high school career highlights. The parents and the
girls would like to thank all the fans that came out last night. The
family and friends, the student section, the cheerleaders and members of
the LMS and PHMS volleyball teams, you added to the fun and excitement.
Hope to see you again at the playoffs starting next Tuesday at home.
Oct 19th
Cats Go to
12-1 in Region
The volleyball team traveled to North Augusta Thursday night for what
should have been an easy win for the Lady Cats who took out NA earlier
in the season in three, 25-9, 25-20 and 25-20. The yellow jackets who
were celebrating senior night came out with a sting in the first game
winning a hard fought battle 25-23. The jackets continued to play tough
in games 2 and 3, but the Cats came out on top 25-22 and 25-19. By the
fourth game North Augusta had nothing left and Lexington took them out
easy 25-12. The 11th win in a row for the Cats ensures a tie
with White Knoll at the top of the region going into Tuesday night’s
rematch and final game in region play. Lexington handed White Knoll
their only region loss on Sept 25th, 3-0. Let’s hope for the
same outcome on Tuesday night. Thursday night’s leaders were: Laura
Grace swindler with a season high assists of 39. LG also had top digs
with 7. Kellie Schmidt had a season best kills with 25. She also led
aces with 6. Kinsley Wade was second in aces with 4; she was also second
in digs with 5. Middle, Katie McCollough led blocks with 5 and added 3
points on kills. Senior, Lauren Owen added 8 on kills and one on aces.
Jennifer Hoppe contributed 6 points on kills and two on aces. Freshman,
Kaitlyn Cobb put up 5 on kills.
Oct 15th
Lexington Downs Dutch Fork.
Ladycat Volleyball
JV and varsity came away with region wins last night. JV had two close
games but pulled out the win in two, 25-23 and 25-21. Varsity came out
strong taking an opening lead 6-0 behind the serving of Jennifer Hoppe.
This gave Lexington all the momentum which led to an easy win 25-14.
Game two was a little tighter. The Foxes stayed close until 10-7 when
Aubrey Dooley got on a serving run of her own with 5 in a row including
an ace to break the lead open 15-7. The foxes would come within three
again at 19-16, but that was the best they could do as Lexington
finished them off 25-19. The third game was a different story; the cats
were not the same. The Silver foxes tied up the game at 4-4 and took the
lead and never gave it back. The Cats were able to tie it at 17-17 and
18-18, but they were never able to get the lead, Dutch Fork took the win
25-21. It looked like game four would be an easy win for Lexington as
they jumped out to another 6-0 lead, but at 7-1 the foxes were able to
string together 5 unanswered points and close the gap to 7-6. The cats
then added five of their own, taking the lead to 12-6. The foxes kept
fighting and notched out 6 more tying it up at 12 all. After another 5
point run the Cats took the lead 17-12. The Cats looked comfortable at
19-16, when Dutch Fork put together 6 more and took the lead 21-19, The
Cats put together two and tie it 21-21. Kellie Schmidt gets a kill for
the lead, then the Foxes took one back (22-22). Another kill by Kellie
and an ace by Jennifer Hoppe give the cats the lead 24-22. Aubrey Dooley
set Kellie Schmidt up for the kill to end the game 25-22, Cats take the
match 3-1. Leading the fight last night was setter, Laura Grace Swindler
with a season high assists of 37. She had 5 digs and added 5 points, one
on a kill and four on aces. Leading aces was Jennifer Hoppe with 6.
Leading digs was Lauren Owen, with 6. She also added 8 kills and an ace.
Kellie Schmidt led kills with 24. Kaitlyn Cobb led blocks with 2. The
Lady Cats go down the road to North Augusta Thursday.
Oct 13th
LADYCATS WIN SILVER!!
Ladycat Volleyball
Article by T.Schmidt
The
Wildcat volleyball team traveled to Charleston this weekend to compete
in The Wando Invitational against the top teams in the state. The girls
played awesome volleyball all weekend. They won five games in a row
during Friday’s pool play which put them into first place for their
pool. During Saturday pool play they dropped only two games, but with
the tough competition this bumped them to the Silver division. But it
was the best place for the girls to be. In the semifinals they knocked
out Hilton head in two, 25-9 and 25-19, which set them up for the final
match with Wando, last year’s lower state champions. Wando had beaten
Lexington earlier in the season at the West Ashley Invitational. The
rematch proved to be all Lexington as the Lady Cats took out the
Warriors in two, 25-22, 25-19. There could possibly be another rematch
in lower state if the Wildcats continue this kind of play the rest of
the season. Hopefully the tough tournament play has the girls ready to
win through the rest of region play. The Lady Cats are at home tomorrow
against Dutch
Oct 10
Wildcats Take
The Sting Out of Yellow Jackets
The volleyball team traveled to Irmo last night and continued their
winning ways through region play making it 10 in a row. Lexington
brought most of the fans and the noise and rocked the “Temple of Doom”.
The first game was a little shaky with the Wild Cats looking a little
nervous. The game stayed tight the whole way with the teams always
within 3 points of each other, but with Lexington always maintaining the
lead. They were able to hold the jackets off and take the win 25-23.
Game 2 was all Wildcats as they were able to settle down and play their
kind of volleyball. They jumped out to a huge early lead taking the
first 11 points with the Jackets scoreless. Irmo was only able to get
one back before the Cats took the lead to 17-1. After a couple of
careless errors and several questionable calls by the ref, Irmo was able
to put up 7 in a row. The Cats maintained their composure allowing only
5 more points. At 24-13 Kellie Schmidt ended it with a nasty kill set up
by Laura Grace Swindler. Game 3 looked to be a little better at the
start, with Irmo trying to keep it close, but at 9-6(lex) senior, Lauren
Owen came up to serve 6 unanswered points including an ace to bust the
lead open to 15-6. Irmo wasn’t able to put together two in a row and the
lead kept growing. At 23-11 the deed was done and fresh players came in.
Irmo got 1 but that was it. Junior Kirsten Barnes came up to serve and
sealed the deal with an ace, ending the match 25-12. Defense was the key
last night. Libero, Carita Petta did an awesome job defending the back
row including 7 digs. Freshman Kaitlyn Cobb was second in digs with 4
including 3 in a row in the 3rd game. Also on D the girls put
up a combined 6 blocks including 2 each from Katie McCollough and Kellie
Schmidt. Jennifer Hoppe brought the “Hoppe Heat” serving up 4 aces.
Hoppe added five points on kills. Schmidt led kills with 16. Metta Price
added 3. Setter LG Swindler had 22 assists. Lexington goes to 10-1 in
region still tied with White Knoll after their win over Aiken last
night. The girls are off to Wando for some non region tournament play
this weekend. They will be home against Dutch Fork Tuesday night.
Oct 8th
Ladycats Grab Region Win
The Lady Wildcats won there ninth match in a row last night at the
expense of the Bruins from Orangeburg Wilkerson. The Cats have not
dropped a region match since the first one they lost to Aiken. The girls
easily added to the winning streak taking OW in 3, with scores of 25-10,
25-19 and 25-22. Junior middle, Kirsten Barnes led points with 7 on
kills and 6 on aces. Sarah west also had 7 kills. Aubrey Dooley had 11
assists, 3 aces and a kill. Kinsley Wade made 9 assists. Katie
McCollough had 5 kills and 3 aces. Leading digs were Macy Chiles and
Chasen Dillard each with 3. Chasen also had 4 aces. Thursday the Cats
cross the dam to take on rivals Irmo. Irmo is 4-6 in the region but they
always seem to step up their game when they take on Lexington. If you
can make the trip the girls would love the support. GO CATS!!!!!!!
Oct 2
Lexington Volleyball Goes to 8-1 In Region
The Lexington Wildcats made quick work of Richland
Northeast last night winning 3-0. The ladies dominated the first game
25-14. RNE put up a fight in the second game and even had several leads
including a five point advantage at 19-14, but the Cats scratched their
way back to take the win at 25-22. The third and final game was all
Cats, who jumped out to a 6-0 lead and never relinquished it winning
easily 25-10. The Charge was led by sophomore setter, Aubrey Dooley. She
had 16 assists, led kills with 8, 3 points on aces and a block assist.
Senior, Chasen Dillard also had a great night. She dominated with her
serve with 6 aces on the night including 5 in the first game. Chasen
also had 5 kills and 4 digs. Sophomore, Kinsley Wade set 9 assists, had
5 points on kills and led aces with 7. Junior, Kirsten Barnes had her
best performance of the season with 6 kills. Katie McCollough and Sarah
West each added 3 kills. Freshman, Kaitlyn Cobb had 2 kills and a block
assist. Senior, Lauren Owen came off the bench from illness and added
three points, 2 on kills and one with an ace. The Cats will be home
again on Tuesday against OW.
Oct 1st
Lady Cats Knock Hornets Out of Top Spot
Lexington volleyball traveled to Aiken last night to try to avenge their
only region loss of the season. It was not very pretty but they did it,
forcing Aiken to a 6-2 record. Lexington remains tied at the top with WK
7-1 after their win over RNE. The lady hornets did not make it easy for
the Wildcats as this was the first time this season the cats had to go
to five games. It looked like the cats had the first game in the bag
with a 9-4 lead, when they made 7 unforced errors in a row letting the
Hornets back in the game and giving them the lead 11-9. The Cats never
regained their composure or the lead, the Hornets took the game 25-17.
In the second game the Cats returned the favor taking the momentum and
never giving up the lead in a 25-14 win. The third game was the best
game of the night as both teams played better volleyball. The game was
close and went point for point with several lead changes until Aiken
started to chip out a lead at 19-18 eventually taking the lead to 24-19,
the Cats made a rally and pulled within 2 at 22-24, but it was not
enough as the Hornets win 25-22. In the third game the cats got it
together. They took the lead early and never relinquished it in a 25-18
win. It seemed as if the deal was sealed in the short fifth game when
Aiken quickly jumped out to a 9-3 lead. But the Lady Cats did not give
up; they chipped away at the lead with 6 unanswered points tying it up
at 9-9. The hornets took two back making it 11-9 and the cats answered
back with a rally of 3 to take lead at 12-11. It was tied again at 12-12
and 13-13. The cats took the next point and the Hornets hit one out to
give the Cats the win, 15-13. The girls are at home on Thursday against
OW and next Tuesday against RNE. Setter Laura Grace Swindler led the
effort wtih 33 assists and 3 kills. Leading kills last night was Kellie
Schmidt with 16. Metta Price and Jennifer Hoppe stepped up and helped
with the win, each had her top performance of the season with 12 kills.
Jennifer added 2 points on aces and 2 on blocks. Libero, Carita Petta
had two kills and led digs with 12. Kellie added 11. T.Schmidt
Sept 26th
Cats Make Wolves Howl
Last night the Lady wildcats traveled to White Knoll with the
intention of spoiling the T-Wolves perfect 6-0 region record. They did
just that forcing a three way tie at the top with Lexington, White Knoll
and Aiken all at 6-1. It looked like it would be a long night as the
first game started and remained close point for point. At 13-13 Jennifer
Hoppe came up to serve and broke the game wide open with 9 unanswered
points including 3 aces taking the lead to 22-13. The Timberwolves were
only able to put up 3 more points as the cats finished them off 25-16.
WK came back more determined in the second game. The game stayed tight
all the way till 15-15 when the wolves begin to work on a lead
eventually getting ahead by four at 21-17, they took another lead at
23-20 but couldn’t seal the deal, the cats took the lead at 24 -23, the
wolves then tied it up 24-24 and then served out giving the Cats the
lead 25-24. Kellie Schmidt finished it off with a kill 26-24. After that
the momentum was all Lexington’s. They dominated the 3rd game
winning 25-16. The match was an awesome display of team work. Everyone
came in and did their job and did it right. The girls wanted this win
and you could see it in the way they played. Laura Grace Swindler
matched her season best assists with 36, she added 4 digs, 2 kills and
an ace. Kellie Schmidt had season high kills of 24 and added 3 points on
aces. Metta price matched her top kills with 6. Jennifer Hoppe led
digs with 7and aces with 6. Aubrey Dooley and Kellie added 6 digs each.
Back row players: Carita Petta, Gini Broadway and Kinsley Wade combined
for 8 more digs. Kinsley added two points on aces. Combining for a block
were Kaitlyn Cobb and Katie McCoullough. Katie added 4 kills and Kaitlyn
laid down 3. The girls want to thank all the Lexington fans that came
out especially the painted up boys who led the cheering. The lady Cats
are off To Dorman to take on the state powerhouses in The Tournament of
Champions Friday and Saturday. They begin the second half of region play
on the road Tuesday at Aiken to try to avenge their only region lose of
the season. T.Schmidt
Sept 24th
Lexington Downs North Augusta in
3
The varsity came out hard and strong
against the Yellow Jackets frpm North Augusta last night. They took an
early 9-6 lead when Aubrey Dooley came into serve. She served up 12
unanswered points including 4 four aces to ice the cake at 21-6. The
jackets were only able to add three more by time the wildcats finished
them off at 25-9. The girls from NA were able to shake off their shell
shock and played much better team ball in the second game but it was
never enough to take the lead. Cats win 25-20. In the third game the
yellow jackets show some fight as they kept it close the whole way and
even took a few leads. They were up on the cats by 3 at 17-14, but let
three more go and the Cats tied it up. The yellow jackets stayed within
two until the Cats let loose on them at 21-10 with 4 consecutive kills
and took the game and match 25-20. This was just a warm-up for the big
match up with White Knoll on Thursday. The Timberwolves lead the region
undefeated at 6-0. The Cats at 5-1 need to take this win to make a three
way tie with WK and Aiken. Please come to White Knoll Thursday in all
your blue and bring your cheering voices, this will be the match of the
season. Leading to victory last night were; Kellie Schmidt: 20 kills, 12
digs, 2 blocks and an ace, Laura Grace swindler with 31 assists and an
ace, and Jennifer Hoppe with 9 kills and 2 aces. Aubrey Dooley led aces
with 6....T.Schmidt
Sept 19
LADYCATS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS
Last’s night match with the Silver Foxes from Dutch Fork was another
exciting region match for both JV and Varsity. The JV dropped the first
game 20 -25. They came back in the second game and took the early lead
and the Silver foxes never regained their composure. The Cats beat up on
them pretty hard winning 25-8 and taking game three 15-10. Both varsity
teams came into the match 3-1 in region play .Lexington was down two
starters due to injury and illness. The team was able to adapt to the
new rotation and played very well together. The silver foxes were
scrappy but were never able to string enough points together to take a
strong lead. The Cats just seemed to have the momentum in their favor.
They won three straight 25-16, 25-20 and 25-22. Metta Price slid into
the OH spot and tallied 5 big kills. Stepping into the back row was
Kinsley Wade, who chalked up 2 kills and 4 digs. Aubrey Dooley came in
and played right side, getting 3 kills and her first block of the
season. Freshman Kaitlyn Cobb moved over to the middle position and had
her best performance of the season with 4 kills, 2 assists, an assisted
block and 2 aces. Kellie Schmidt also had her top match of the season
with 20 kills, an assist, 8 digs, a solo block and 2 aces. Setting them
all up was LG Swindler with 31. She added a kill, 5 digs and 3 aces.
Jennifer Hoppe led aces with 4 and added 6 point on kills. Libero,
Carita Petta added 5 digs on the back row. The Cats are at home next
Tuesday against North Augusta. On Thursday they travel to face White
Knoll, undefeated in region play. Come out and support the Lady Wild
Cats. T. Schmidt
Sept 17th
Cats Swat Yellow Jackets.
Last night it was once again time for the big rivalry match as
Irmo came to Lexington’s new gym for the first time. As usual it was an
exciting and loud match up. The JV made it interesting taking the first
game 25-17, but dropping the second game 22-25 forcing a third game. The
young cats took it to the jackets winning 15-11. The first varsity game
was a close match. Neither team ever took a huge lead. The Cats kept
there composure and played solid ball. The jackets defense kept it
close but it was not enough to shut down the Cat’s hitting game. Juniors
Jennifer Hoppe and Kellie Schmidt combined for 12 kills, leading to a
25-22 win. The Cats came out a little shaky in the second game and the
yellow jackets took an early 8-4 lead. At 7-12 the cats strung together
5 to tie it up 12-12. Each team scored one more to tie it again, then
Irmo put together a 4 point rally taking the lead 17-13. The points went
back and forth until Irmo took a 23-21 lead. The cats kept fighting and
took 4 unanswered points for the win 25- 23. The 3rd game
started out even and stayed close with the teams matching up point for
point until the Cats took the momentum and broke ahead at 14-11. The
yellow jackets seemed to loose their sting and the Cats never
relinquished the lead. Jennifer ended the game and match with a kill
from the middle. Cats win 25-16.
Setter,
Laura Grace Swindler had an outstanding night with 32 assists, 2 digs, 2
kills and the only solo block of the night. Leading kills for the night
were Kellie with 15 and Jennifer with 9. Kaitlyn Cobb and Metta Price
each added 3. Carita Petta led digs with 8. Lauren Owen and Kellie each
added 6. Lauren, Jennifer and Kaitlyn combined for a total of 6
assisted block. Kellie led aces with 4. The Lady Cats face another tough
region match up on the road against Dutch Fork on Thursday. T.
Schmidt
Sept 15th
Wildcats Take 3rd
The volleyball team traveled to Charleston on Friday to
compete in the Wildcat Invitational Tournament with some of the top
teams in South Carolina. The Cats had a quick first match on Friday
beating hosts West Ashley in two, 25-13, 25-21. On Saturday the girls
worked easily through pool play finishing undefeated, beating Goose
Creek 25-13, 25-15 and First Baptist 25-7, 25-12. The Cats also played
a cross pool match to fill an empty spot taking on power house and 4A
state runner up Wando. The Wildcats played the best volleyball of their
young season. It was great fun to watch such good volleyball on both
sides. They fought hard and played like the region champs team, but
Wando took the match 25-16 and 25-23. Their strong play against Wando
gave the girls the confidence they needed to move into the playoff
rounds. In the quarter finals the Cats played long time nemesis Porter
Gaud. The Cats played excellent team volleyball winning in two 25-13,
25-20. Then it was onto the semifinals to take on Bishop England who
the Cats have only beaten once and never at this tournament. The Cats
played hard and kept it close but fell to the Bishops 23-25, 21-25. In
the finals the Wildcats played for 3rd taking on James Island, also
undefeated in pool play. Even though it was the sixth match of the day
the team never lost steam and beat James Island handily in two 25-23 and
25-16 . This weekend was great practice for the girls and it should give
them the confidence they need to take on the rest of region play this
season. T Schmidt
Sept 12th
Volleyball Gets Another Easy Win
Lexington took on Orangeburg Wilkinson last night in region play. It
was another fast night for the Cats. The JV quickly won their second in
a row 25-10, 25-13. Varsity came out and made quick work in the first
match. Juniors Laura Grace Swindler and Kellie Schmidt connected for 4
points. Kellie added 3 aces. Jennifer Hoppe had 3 kills and an ace.
Katie McCollough added two kills. LG had a total of 11 assists leading
the team to an easy win 25-13. In game two sophomore, Aubrey Dooley came
into set. She had 5 assists and 2 aces. Chasen Dillard had 3 kills.
Hoppe got 4 more, getting top kills for the night with 7. Senior Lauren
Owen added 6 points on aces. Cats win 25-14. In game 3 the setting
responsibility fell on sophomore Kinsley Wade she had 8 assists and 4
digs. Senior Chasen Dillard led the younger squad with 3 kills and an
ace. Senior Gini Broadway got her first chance at the service line
serving 5 in a row including an ace. Getting first kills of the season
were Kirsten Barnes with 1 and Sarah West with 3. Sarah also added 3
aces. The Lady Cats travel to Charleston this weekend to compete in the
West Ashley Invitational against the top teams in the state. Hopefully
it will prepare the team for the tougher region matches to come next
week against Irmo and Dutch Fork. Come cheer on the Lady Cats Tuesday
at home against arch rival Irmo.T Schmidt
Sept 10th
Volleyball teams
Gets First Region Win
On Tuesday The
Volleyball team traveled to RNE for region play. The JV team won quickly
in two 25-6 and 25-11. The Varsity Cats got off to a slow start giving
RNE their first five points on errors, but they were able to shake it
off and score 6 in a row to take 9-5 lead. At 11-6, Aubrey Dooley served
12 unanswered points, including 3 aces. The cats took game one 25-10. It
seemed to be the night for the Cats to practice their serve on the weak
serve receive of the Cavaliers. In game two with a lead of 11-7 Metta
Price steps up and serves seven unanswered points. Cats win game two
25-12. Early in game three senior, Chasen Dillard got a serving run of
six to give the Cats a 7-1 lead. At 14-8 Kellie Schmidt got her turn at
the service line. She served perfect on the night serving out the game
with 11 in row including 3 aces. Though not a very exciting match is was
fun to see all players contribute to the win, including Kirsten Barnes,
Sarah West, Mary Poindexter and Macy Chiles, who all got into their
first varsity match. Top stats for the night go to Laura Grace Swindler:
16 assists and 1 kill, Aubrey Dooley: 9 assists, 1 kill, 2 digs and 3
aces. Leading kills were: Kellie Schmidt with 8, Jennifer Hoppe and
Metta Price each with 6. Metta served %100 on the night and led serving
aces for the second time with 5. The Lady Cats go on the road again on
Thursday looking for another region win at OW. T. Schmidt
Ouch That Stings
LADYCAT VOLLEYBALL
The Lady Hornets from Aiken buzzed into Lexington last night looking to
avenge two serious beatings by the Wildcats last season. But from the start
you could tell this Aiken team was a stronger, more experienced team than
last year, as they kept it close losing to the Wildcats 21-25 in the first
game. The Hornets picked up the momentum halfway through the second game and
never looked back, winning the next three, 25-23, 25-23 and 25-21. The
wildcats seemed to struggle with a new line-up that had not been tested with
any preseason scrimmages. The Wildcats travel next week to the untested
waters of Richland Northeast and Orangeburg, two new additions to the
region. Hopefully they can pull it together and find their groove as a team.
Leading the effort last night was the always consistent setter, junior,
Laura Grace Swindler. LG had 36 assists, 15 digs and 3 kills. Leading kills
was junior, Kellie Schmidt with 16. Senior, Lauren Owen added 10 kills and
11 digs. Leading blockers were junior Jennifer Hoppe and freshman addition,
Kaitlyn Cobb, they worked together to throw up 3 blocks. Sophomore, Katie
McCullough added a solo and an assisted block. Leading serving aces was
junior, Metta Price. T. Schmidt
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