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Sports/Volleyball
Volleyball team falls to LeanderHayley Fishbeck had seven kills and Catie Whitecotton added six to lead the Marble Falls varsity volleyball team in action against Leander on Tuesday night. The Lady Mustangs lost, 25-13, 25-15, 25-7, to the Lady Lions. Marble Falls will face Cedar Park in a home match on Friday. "The varsity fought point for point to defeat the Lions, but poor serve receive and passing errors were the demise of the evening,” said coach Julie Downs. Other statistical leaders were Whitecotton with an ace and a block; Haley Coulter with 17 assists; and Lacie Long and Kaitlyn Naumann with nine digs each. The freshmen won their first district match defeating Leander 25-18, 22-25, 25-23. The JV went to long rallies and had solid hustle in a 25-23, 22-25, 25-19 victory over Leander. |
Llano volleyball warms up for district playLlano’s volleyball team rolled up two non-districts wins over Canyon Lake and Ingram Tom Moore to boost the team’s record to 12-17, heading into the District 8-3A schedule. |
Lady Mustangs play tough, but loseThe Marble Falls Lady Mustangs continued to battle against the toughest teams in District 25-4A volleyball Friday.Unfortunately for the Lady Mustangs they didn't have enough to overcome Drippings Springs, the No. 1 team in the district. |
Lady Mustangs drop district opener
By Mark Goodson Highlander Sports Editor Marble Falls volleyball team dropped its District 25-4A opener Friday at Leander against the Lady Lions. Leander won in three, 25-11, 25-21, 25-11. The Lady Mustangs were led on offense by Hayley Fishbeck with 10 kills on defense by Lacie Long with 14 digs. "Leander has a very respectable team with two great hitters who hit from their left side,’’ Marble Falls coach Julie Downs said. "The Lady Mustangs made adjustments in their game to play more competitively. However, errors, missed serves and a 9-3 start to game three created a loss of momentum that the Mustangs were not able to overcome. We fought to the last point but never closed the margin.’’ The Lady Mustangs are 0-1 in district and 14-7 overall with a Tuesday match against Cedar Park on the road. "We will continue to practice strong, condition hard and prepare for the ultimate goal of making it to the playoffs,’’ Downs said. "I have confidence in our girls and their abilities and believe that we can perform better and be successful. Other statistical leaders were: Haley Coulter and Catie Whitecotton with four kills each, Whitecotton with four blocks, Kaitlyn Naumann with seven digs and Haley Coulter with 188 assists. Other scores against Leander were a 25-19, 25-17 by the freshmen and a 25-19, 20-25, 25-12 loss by the JV. |
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