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“It was a fun night!”

October 28, 2021 by David Svien

Jill Prince rang up 11 kills Thursday in a big road win. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Next girl up.

With three starters sidelined Thursday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball team never missed a beat.

Instead, the Wolves got strong work from those who were able to be in uniform, and plowed right through host Mount Vernon Christian in straight sets.

The 25-12, 25-12, 25-19 win lifts Coupeville to 10-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 10-5 overall.

It marks the fifth time in six seasons CHS spiker coach Cory Whitmore has led his program to double-digit wins.

And, that one miss doesn’t really count, as Covid restricted the Wolves to just nine matches total last season.

Coupeville is now off to the postseason, with a trip to La Conner set for Wednesday, Nov. 3.

The Wolves open the District 1/2 tourney against Auburn Adventist Academy at 5 PM in a loser-out match.

Win, and Coupeville returns to the floor at 7:30 that night to play two-time defending 2B state champs La Conner for this year’s one golden ticket to the big dance.

Thursday night the Wolves kept their focus on the task at hand, closing the regular season with a bang.

“It was a fun night,” Whitmore said. “The girls brought a lot of energy and I was very happy with how they stepped up around some shuffling of positions and teams.

“We served very well with our locations being very precise.”

Freshman Katie Marti slid into the setter position, and “did a great job finding the hitters and looked very comfortable at the faster pace.”

That calmness and strong play carried over to other players, as well.

“Our back row players were so consistent tonight, making Katie’s job easier and then our middles had a phenomenal night with their efficiency,” Whitmore said.

“Jill (Prince) and Olivia (Schaffeld) played very well, finding open court.

“They worked really well together and it was fun to watch them leave league play on such a positive form of execution.”

Thursday stats:

Alita Blouin — 13 digs, 5 aces
Taygin Jump — 5 digs, 3 aces
Ryanne Knoblich — 3 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace
Katie Marti — 1 kill, 2 digs, 22 assists, 4 aces
Madison McMillan — 4 kills, 4 digs, 4 aces
Jill Prince — 11 kills
Olivia Schaffeld — 7 kills, 1 ace
Lucy Tenore — 4 kills