Wolf senior Monica Vidoni celebrates after one of her two service aces. (John Fisken photos)
“And there’s more where that came from!!” McKenzie Bailey (5) gets fired up, while Lauren Rose (9) stays as cool as Matthew McConaughey on a good day.
When they put them away fast, they had a chance.
The Coupeville High School volleyball squad came out aggressive Wednesday, battling visiting Darrington with intensity. But, when points went on for awhile, the Wolves began to stall out against the Loggers.
“We had some great rallies and played pretty scrappy,” said CHS coach Breanne Smedley. “We had a hard time winning those long rallies.”
By the time the match, its second in as many days, was done, Coupeville was still looking for its initial win under first-year coach Smedley.
The 25-15, 25-16, 25-18 straight-sets non-conference loss dropped the Wolves to 0-7, while Darrington improved to a tidy 8-1.
Coupeville gets an immediate chance to bounce back, however, as it hosts Chimacum (2-4 overall, 1-0 in league play) tonight in an Olympic League contest.
The Cowboys don’t have a JV, so varsity play will kick off in the CHS gym at 4 PM.
With five league matches left, the Wolves (0-1 in league play) are currently in a tie for third with Port Townsend (0-1), while Chimacum and Klahowya (1-0) sit atop the league.
The top three schools advance to the playoffs.
Valen Trujillo and Madeline Strasburg paced the Wolves against Darrington with 12 digs apiece, while Strasburg collected a team-high four kills. Freshman setter Lauren Rose handed out 10 assists.
Railynn Ford sparked Darrington with 35 assists, mainly setting up Bailey Neidigh, who converted nine kills.
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