Coupeville’s JV spikers are off to a winning start. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Ashley Menges is putting up some nice numbers.
The former Wolf volleyball star kicked off her fourth season as Coupeville High School JV spiker coach Wednesday, leading her team to a 25-18, 25-17, 10-8 win over visiting South Whidbey.
The only thing slowing down Menges‘ mashers was the clock, with the third (practice) set ending prematurely to allow the varsity to take the floor.
Coupeville’s second squad is 31-8 under its current coach, giving the fiery one the best winning percentage (.795) of any active Wolf coach in any sport, varsity or JV.
The spike squad actually started a bit slowly against South Whidbey, then roared to life midway through the first set.
Freshman Dakota Strong, making her debut for the school where mom Danette Beckley was a CHS Athlete of the Year, launched a spike crosscourt to spark the Wolves, and the match turned for the better in an instant.
Chloe Marzocca zipped one of her team-high four service aces past the Falcon defense to stake Coupeville to its first lead at 9-8, with Haylee Armstrong, Capri Anter, and Aby Wood adding lethal support from the service stripe.
Bounding back into the spotlight, Strong tipped a winner over a rival’s outstretched arm to ice the opening set.
Round two was a back-and-forth affair, with seven ties, the last at 14-14.
Coupeville closed like champs, running off an 11-3 surge to capture the match win.
Wood stood tall, collecting winners via both spikes and tips, while Myra McDonald, Lexis Drake, and Carly Burt chipped in with big-time hustle plays.
While the third set was just for show and destined to end when the clock hit 6:00 PM regardless of the score, Coupeville took care of business.
Marzocca sacrificed her body to save a ball, sliding across the floor to flick the falling orb back skyward, while Armstrong dropped a gorgeous tip winner which froze three Falcons in place.
Coming off their season-opening win, the Wolf JV heads back to practice.
Up next on the schedule is a non-conference home match Sept. 13 with Neah Bay.
Wednesday stats:
Capri Anter — 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 ace
Haylee Armstrong — 4 kills, 1 dig, 3 assists, 1 ace, 1 block assist
Chloe Marzocca — 1 kill, 2 digs, 4 aces
Myra McDonald — 1 ace
Dakota Strong — 4 kills, 1 block assist
Aby Wood — 1 kill, 5 digs, 2 aces
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