The Lady Cat varsity volleyball team won their first match of their dual on Tuesday afternoon against Klondike at Ropes, 3-0; 2516, 26-24, 25-23.
With the win, the Lady Cats improve to 10-6 overall on the season.
Klondike opened up set one, 02, before Bryndle Ray set Cali Saldana up for a kill to cut into the lead, making the score, 1-2. A tip from Myli Hernandez was hit into the net by Mkynleigh Barron to tie the set, but the Lady Cougars answered with a kill inside the back line on the next play to regain the lead, 2-3.
Fallon Warren sent a kill sailing out of bounds to tie the set, 3-3, but Grace Stevens delivered a kill on the sideline for the Lady Cougars to keep them in front, 3-4. Cobi Saldana responded with a kill off of Stevens to tie the set, 4-4, and Hernandez delivered a kill that Warren couldn’t dig, putting Littlefield in front, 5-4.
Maggie McNeese delivered a kill off of the block attempt from Stevens, Stevens fired right back with a tip that Madi Brown couldn’t get to for the dig, trimming the lead to, 6-5. Cobi Saldana dropped in a tip off of the block attempt from Klondike, making the score, 7-5. Klondike was called for an illegal front row attack and Hernandez followed it up with an ace to make the score, 9-5, as the Lady Cougars took a time out to talk things over.
Out of the break, Hernandez’s serve fell short of the net and the Lady Cats sent a hit into the net on the following play, trimming the lead to, 9-7. However, Klondike could not keep the rally going, as they were called for a double-hit, turning the serve back over to Littlefield.
Alyssa Torres served up an ace in front of Rylee Montez, but on the next play, Madi Williams was called for a double-hit on her set, making the score, 11-8. Kiley Casas delivered a kill on the back line and Williams was called for another double-hit on the next play, making the score, 11-10.
Cali Saldana dropped in a kill in the back corner of the court to regain the serve for the Lady Cats and a tip by Klondike on the next play made it over the net, but landed out of bounds, making the score, 13-10. Lyric Rios delivered a kill off of the Lady Cougars and Ray followed it up with back-toback aces to make the score, 16--10.
Ray’s next serve was hit into the net by the Lady Cougars, as they took a time out trailing, 17-10. Out of the break, Cali Saldana delivered a kill off of Casas’ block attempt and Ray kept the rally going with another ace off of Stevens to make the score, 19-10. The Lady Cougars sent a hit sailing out of bounds, before Paige Crow dropped in a tip for a kill in front of Brown, trimming the lead to, 2011.
Rios tipped the net for a kill, but on the next play, Cali Saldana was blocked by Amy Ruiz and the ball was tipped out of bounds by the Lady Cats, making the score, 2112. Klondike rallied for three points, before Ray dropped in a tip in front of Montez, pushing their lead to, 22-15. Montez sent a hit on the next play into the net and Hernandez followed it up with a kill past Gabby Del busto, stretching their lead to, 24-15.
Ray sent a tip over the net that landed just outside the boundary line, but Hernandez closed out the set with a tip on the next play over Stevens for a kill, giving Littlefield set 1, 25-16.
In set two, Klondike jumped out to a, 0-3, lead before Warren sent a serve short of the net. The Lady Cougars would respond, as Stevens delivered a kill off of Brown to make the score, 1-4. Casas sent a serve short of the net, but the Lady Cats couldn’t capitalize, as Williams’ serve landed out of bounds, turning the serve right back over to Klondike with the score, 2-5.
Stevens delivered a kill through the block attempt of Hernandez and McNeese, but on the next play, McNeese had a kill hit into the net by Casas, trimming the lead to, 3-6. Rios followed it up with a kill in front of Montez and a tip by Stevens on the next play landed out of bounds, making the score, 5-6. Stevens ended the rally with a kill off of Hernandez, but Warren sent a hit sailing out of bounds on the net play to keep it a one-point game, 6-7.
Torres’ serve fell short of the net and Williams was called for a double-hit on the next play, making the score, 6-9, but the Lady Cats would respond, as Rios sent a kill through the Lady Cougars’ block attempt to trim the lead to, 7-9. Klondike sent a hit into the net on the next play, and Cali Saldana tied the set, 9-9, with a tip that landed in the middle of the court.
Williams dropped in a tip for a kill on the sideline to give the Lady Cats the lead, 10-9, as Klondike took a time out to talk things over. Out of the break, Ray served up an ace between Crow and Montez and she followed it up with an ace off of a long break from Crow, making the score, 12-9. Casas was called for being in the net on a tip and Williams followed it up with a kill over the Lady Cougars blockers to make the score, 14-9.
Warren tipped the net for a kill, as the ball went out of bounds off of Rios, but Rios answered right back with a kill off of Warren and Casas, making the score, 15-10. Cali Saldana sent a hit short of the net, and Warren delivered an ace in front of Torres, cutting the lead to, 15-12. The Lady Cougars rally would end when they were called for a double-hit, but Littlefield couldn’t do anything with it, as Ruiz delivered a kill off of Brown to make the score, 16-13.
Casas and Williams exchanged serves short of the net and a dig on the next play by Williams led to a kill on the sideline by Cobi Saldana, pushing their lead to, 1814. Klondike would rally back and make it a one-point game, 18-17, after Warren dropped in a tip for a kill, forcing Littlefield to take a time out.
Out of the break, Stevens’ serve was short of the net, but on the next play, Klondike dropped a tip over Cali Saldana and McNeese for a kill to make the score, 19-18. The teams went back and forth until Del busto sent a serve short of the net to put Littlefield back in front, 21-20. Hernandez delivered a kill off of Crow and she followed it up with a tip for a kill off of the set from Monica Elizondo, making the score, 23-20.
Klondike would not be denied, as they would rally back to tie the set, 23-23, after a tip by Ruiz floated over the net for a kill. Littlefield took a time out to talk things over and out of the break, Stevens delivered a kill off Ray to put the Lady Cougars in front, 23-24.
However, Hernandez would deliver a kill off Warren to tie the set, before Klondike was called for four hits on the next play, making the score, 25- 24. Gabby Medina served up an ace off of Klondike to give Littlefield set two, 26-24, putting them up, 2-0 in the match.
Klondike again jumped out to an early, 0-2, lead in set three, but Rios would deliver a kill off of Barron’s block attempt and Brown served up an ace inside the back line to tie the set, 2-2. Cali Saldana kept it going with back-to-back kills, and Stevens sent a hit sailing out of bounds on the next play, stretching their lead to, 5-3.
Barron sent a hit out of bounds on the sideline, before Cobi Saldana had a kill land just outside the back boundary line, trimming the lead to, 6-4. Cali Saldana responded with a kill off of Del busto, but Klondike would rally back to tie the set, 7-7, as Barron served up an ace in front of Cali Saldana. The Lady Cougars would rally for two more points, before Cobi Saldana delivered a kill in the middle of the court, making the score, 8-9.
Cali Saldana sent a hit into the net and Ruiz dropped in a tip for a kill to put the Lady Cougars in front, 8-11, but Rios delivered a kill off of Ruiz to cut the lead to, 911. Klondike would answer with a three-point rally, forcing another Lady Cat time out, trailing, 9-14. out of the break, Cali delivered a kill off of the Klondike block attempt and Warren sent a return off of the serve by Ray into the net, making the score, 11-14.
The Lady Cats would rally back to tie the set, 16- 16, after Hernandez delivered a kill off of Stevens. Klondike was called for a double-hit, but a serve from Medina sailed out of bounds, keeping the set tied, 17- 17. Littlefield would rally for four points, making the score, 21-17, after a double-hit was called on Casas. But, Klondike would not go down without a fight, as they battle back to tie the set, 22-22, after a double-hit on Williams.
Littlefield took a time out, and out of the break, Ruiz delivered a kill off of Cali Saldana, making the score, 22-23. Cobi Saldana would answer with a tip off of the Klondike blocker for a kill and Aisley Evans had a tip blocked by Rios for a kill, making the score, 24-23. Torres would serve up an ace off of Ruiz to close out the set, 25-23, and the match, 3-0.
The Lady Cats were at Brownfield to take on the Lady Cubs on Saturday. Results were not available at press time. They will continue their season on Tuesday with a home dual against Lamesa and Dimmitt.
The first set is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.