Wolf freshman Nicole Lester had a perfect serving set Tuesday. (John Fisken photo)
No quit in them.
Missing two of its best players Tuesday, with just seven spikers on call, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad came amazingly close to knocking off a talented foe.
Bellevue Christian eventually escaped with a 25-17, 25-23, 25-19 non-conference win, dropping the Wolves to 3-4, but the host Vikings had to dig deep to pull it off.
“Even without two of our biggest weapons the girls were close to handing BC a major upset,” said CHS coach Heidi Wyman. “The blocking and aggressive jousting/net play was exciting to watch.
“They are starting to get hungry out there; time to eat!”
The young Wolves were playing without Maddy Hilkey, who moved up to cover for a missing starter in the varsity match, and Kameryn St Onge, who was out sick.
In their places, Coupeville got strong work from the rest of its roster.
Sarah Wright “came alive in the third set,” recording five service aces and five kills, while Allison Wenzel “had the play of the night with a massive solo block that had the whole crowd going.”
“She (Wenzel) was consistent all night playing both the middle and opposite positions well,” Wyman said.
Wenzel (three kills) and Kenzi LaRue (four) combined to pick up some of the slack with the big-hitting St Onge being sidelined, while Maggie Crimmins “was on fire in the back row, digging balls that had no business being passed, frustrating the BC hitters.”
Coupeville notched 15 kills and nine aces, with six perfect serving sets.
Crimmins and Wright tallied two apiece, while LaRue and Nicole Lester each had one.
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