Mia Farris was one of three Wolves to hammer 10 or more kills in a win Thursday night. (Jackie Saia photo)
The snipers were hitting their targets.
Three different players recorded 10+ kills Thursday night, with another two notching five apiece, as the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad surged to its sixth win in its last seven matches.
Bouncing back from a tentative start, the Wolf spikers unloaded on host Mount Vernon Christian to the tune of 23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-14.
With the victory, CHS moves to 6-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 7-3 overall.
The Wolves, who host non-conference foe Neah Bay Saturday, sit alone atop the NWL standings, a half-game up on three-time defending 2B state champs La Conner (5-0), and a game ahead of MVC (6-2).
Coupeville has three league matches left, travelling to La Conner Oct. 18, before closing with home matches Oct. 20 against Darrington (3-5) and Oct. 25 against La Conner.
Win, lose, or draw the rest of the way, the Wolves are playoff-bound after that. All that’s left to decide is the draw.
Of the three 2B schools in the NWL, two teams advance to the postseason and Friday Harbor (1-8) is eliminated.
The District 1/2 tourney is Nov. 2 in La Conner, with the #2 team from District 1 playing District 2’s Auburn Adventist Academy in a loser-out match.
The winner then faces off with the NWL champ in a winner-to-state, loser-out rumble.
The battle to unseat La Conner will become the primary mission in the coming days, but Thursday night was about holding off the Hurricanes, who have been on a torrid run.
Mission accomplished.
“A good win tonight against a much-improved Mt. Vernon Christian team,” said Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore.
“We knew they would be tough and I’m proud of the way the girls shook off a little bit of a flat first set and turned it on moving forward.
“The girls got rid of the hesitation on defense and returned to our unified culture and play.”
Coupeville misfired a bit at the service stripe in the early going, but successfully righted things.
“Took a bit to find a groove on serves but once we did, our defense was strong behind the block,” Whitmore said.
“Madison McMillan went on a run of serves in the fourth (set), which opened things up.”
With Grey Peabody (13 kills), Ryanne Knoblich (10), and Mia Farris (10) pounding the rock, Coupeville’s attack kept the Hurricanes on their toes.
“All our hitters hit positive on the attack and (setter) Maddie (Georges) did a great job keeping everyone involved but pushing points when needed,” Whitmore said.
“I was very happy with our passers, and it took stamina to finish the game strong on serve receive.”
“Dang! We’re good!!” (Jackie Saia photo)
Thursday stats:
Alita Blouin — 27 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace
Mia Farris — 10 kills, 1 dig, 1 solo block
Maddie Georges — 1 kill, 7 digs, 39 assists
Taygin Jump — 4 digs, 1 ace
Ryanne Knoblich — 10 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces
Katie Marti — 1 dig, 2 aces
Madison McMillan — 9 digs, 4 aces
Grey Peabody — 13 kills, 3 digs
Jill Prince — 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace
Lyla Stuurmans — 5 kills
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