Volleyball extends winning streak to three games against Warriors
Posted by The Skyliner on September 30th, 2009Darius L. Brown
Staff Writer
On Sept. 26, the North Greenville volleyball team took their two-game winning streak on the road as the traveled to Central, S.C., to take on the Southern Wesleyan Warriors. The Crusaders extended their winning streak to three games, beating the Warriors in a four-set match (20-25), (25-23), (25-19) and (25-20).
Anjelica Wilcox, freshman biology, and Charlotte Swain, junior, each posted 10 kills in the match, and Gabrielle McKinley, senior elementary education, led the Crusaders in assists with 27 along with six kills of her own. Kayla O’Kelley, sophomore health and wellness, also posted 10 kills on offense.
“The triple threat Wilcox, McKinley, and Swain definitely stepped up and motivated their team,” Crusaders coach Lauren Axson said. “Wilcox, McKinley, and Swain all did a phenomenal job of motivating the team and keeping the confidence going.”
Lauren Hawkins, junior biology, played aggressive defense in the game against the Warriors. Hawkins contributed 14 digs to make the Crusaders defense solid. Sara Beth White also contributed on defense, finishing with four blocks in the game.
“The ladies are improving day by day, on and off the court,” Axson said. “The ladies kept their head in the game and played with a lot of momentum in today’s game. We showed a great deal of effort and that is something we need to continue to do in order to be successful for the remainder of the season.”
“If the ladies have the attitude of continuing to work together and having the awareness of each other’s physical presence on the court defensively and offensively, the ladies will be successful,” Axson said.
The Crusaders (7-11) will be back at home in Hayes Gymnasium tonight at 6 p.m. to take on Columbia, the first of two matchups between the two teams.
Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 4