The Littlefield Lady Cats’ varsity volleyball team picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday over the Lubbock Titans, 2-0. With the win, the Lady Cats improve to 1-1 overall on the season.
Brynn Long delivered a kill off of Madi Brown to open set one, but Hydi Sprinkle delivered a hit into the net to tie the set, 1-1, giving the serve to Littlefield. Long sent a hit over the back boundary line out of bounds, but Littlefield couldn’t capitalize, as Abigail Newsom delivered a kill off of the block attempt from Myli Hernandez to keep the set tied, 22.
Long dropped in an ace between Brown and Kennadi Hanlin to give the Titans a brief lead, but a hit by Hayla Sprinkle sailed into the net on the next play, knotted the set, 3-3. Newsom dropped in a kill that Cali Saldana couldn’t get to for the dig, but on the following play, Bryndle Ray set Julie Bownds up for a kill to tie the set, 4-4.
Kilee Bednarz touched the net on a hit and Hanlin’s next serve went un-returned by the Titans, pushing the Littlefield lead to, 6--4. The Titans were called for four hits, after a hit by Newsom didn’t make it over the net and Saldana followed it up with a kill to extend their lead to, 8-4. Hanlin was called for a line fault, but the Titans gave the serve right back to the Lady Cats, as Newsom sent a serve sailing out of bounds, pushing the lead to, 9-5.
Bri Valdez served up an ace off of Hydi Sprinkle, but Maggie McNeese was called for touching the net on the next play, trimming the lead to, 10-6. Newsome sent a tip into the net for the Titans and Taryn Golden followed it up with a kill that was tipped out of bounds by Hydi Sprinkle, making the score, 12-6.
The Lubbock Titans took a time out to talk things over and out of the break, Hydi Sprinkle delivered a kill off of Hanlin to trim the lead to, 12- 7. The Titans, again though, couldn’t capitalize, as Bednarz sent a serve short of the net making the score, 13-7. Golden served up an ace inside the back line for the Lady Cats, but a mishit by Hernandez on the next play, made the score, 14-8, as the Titans regained the serve. Newsom was called for touching the net on a play and Hernandez followed it up with a kill on the sideline to make the score, 16-8.
Hanlin sent a kill sailing out of bounds, but Hernandez responded with a kill in front of Devonee Caldwell to regain the serve for Littlefield. A hit by Bednarz on the next play didn’t make it over the net and Hydi Sprinkle sent a kill over the back boundary line for a Littlefield point. The rally ended when a serve from Hernandez fell short of the net, making the score, 1910.
Littlefield would go on to end the set on a, 6-3, scoring run to take set one, 25-13.
Newsom won a tip battle at the net with Bownds to open set two for the Titans, but Hydi Sprinkle was stuffed by the net to tie the set, 1-1. She sent another hit into the net, but the Lady Cats couldn’t capitalize, as Hanlin also sent a hit into the net, tying the set, 2-2.
Hayla Sprinkle sent a hit into the net and Hydi Sprinkle sent back-to-back hits out of bounds, pushing their lead to, 5-2. A serve from Bownds fell short of the net to end the rally, and on the next play, a set from Ray was to close to the net for Amiah Elizondo to play, however Bednarz was called for touching the net on the play, giving the point to the Lady Cats. Hanlin sent a hit into the net and a hit from Hernandez fell short of the net to cut the lead to, 6-5, but Bednarz touched the net on a kill at the net, extending the Littlefield lead to, 7-5. Littlefield took a time out to talk things over, and out of the break, Hernandez was called for a double-hit, but on the next play, Olivia Darby sent a serve short of the net, making the score, 8-6.
Bednarz was called for touching the net on a play and Hernandez followed it up with an ace to make the score, 10- 6. Newsom was called for a doublehit on a set for the Titans and on the following play, a diving dig by Hanlin led to a hit out of bounds by Hayla Sprinkle to make the score, 12-6.
Bownds dropped a kill inside of the back boundary line, but the Titans ended the rally, as Long delivered a kill off of Hanlin to trim the lead to, 13-7. A tip by Caldwell was hit out of bounds by Brown, but McNeese delivered a kill off of the block attempt by Hydi Sprinkle and Alexis Price to make the score, 14-8.
Bownds sent a hit into the net, but she responded with a kill on the sideline to push their lead to, 15-9. Bownds followed it up with a kill over Hayle Sprinkle in the back row and Hanlin kept it going with a kill in front of Bednarz in the back row to stretch the lead to, 17-9.
The Titans took a time out and out of the break, Newsom sent a return into the net off of the serve from Golden and on the next play, Ray set Bownds up for a kill off of Hayla Sprinkle to push the lead to, 19-9. Long sent a kill off of Brown to regain the serve for the Titans and on the next play, Bownds was blocked by Hydi Sprinkle for a kill to trim the lead to, 19-11.
A serve from Long fell short of the net and Bownds followed it up with an ace off of Bednarz to extend the lead to, 21-11. The Titans were called for an illegal front row attack and Newsome sent a hit into the net for the Titans, making the score, 23-11. The Lady Cats would go on to close out the set on a, 2-3, scoring run to take the set, 25-14, and the match 2-0.