When she’s not clicking away, Wolf spiker Madison McMillan enjoys filling up the stat sheet. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
One step closer to a league title, one step closer to history.
Surviving and thriving Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity volleyball squad slipped past host Mount Vernon Christian in three action-packed sets.
Winning 25-20, 25-19, 25-23, the Wolves complete a season sweep of the Hurricanes, while moving to 7-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 9-0 overall.
It’s the second-best start in program history, behind just the Toni Crebbin-coached 2004 squad, which began 10-0 on its way to winning 14 matches.
Up next is a Thursday showdown in Cow Town with La Conner (5-1, 7-4) as Coupeville also holds its annual Dig Pink night to honor those fighting cancer.
Beat the Braves for a second time this season and the Wolves essentially clinch a league crown.
Coupeville’s seniors are enjoying their final run.
The tangle with La Conner is also Coupeville’s next-to-last regular season home match.
The Wolves play three straight on the road, with trips to Concrete, Neah Bay, and Orcas Island, before closing at home Nov. 5 against non-conference rival Sultan.
Tuesday’s trip to MVC featured a closer match-up than the first time the two teams tangled, but the ultimate result was the same — a straight-sets sweep for the spikers in red and black.
“It wasn’t always our cleanest gameplay we’ve had this season, but the girls got the job done,” said Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore.
“Hats off to MVC – they are much-improved and really pushed us to earn points and defend their attack a lot more.”
The Wolves were especially ferocious at the service stripe, with six players combining to notch 11 aces.
“We will need to smooth out our attack, but I thought our serving was very clean tonight, as well as tough for them to handle,” Whitmore said.
“That was definitely a takeaway from last Saturday’s tournament, so it was good to see us improve in that category.
“We also blocked pretty well and that was a new thing for us to be able to count on.”
A pack of Wolves make an appearance at an Oak Harbor match on a night off.
Tuesday stats:
Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 digs, 1 assist
Teagan Calkins — 5 kills, 5 digs, 1 solo block, 2 block assists, 3 aces
Mia Farris — 4 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace
Jada Heaton — 2 kills, 3 digs, 2 block assists, 1 ace
Katie Marti — 2 kills, 3 digs, 28 assists, 1 block assist, 4 aces
Madison McMillan — 6 kills, 9 digs, 1 assist, 2 block assists, 1 ace
Lyla Stuurmans — 12 kills, 7 digs, 1 assist, 1 solo block, 3 block assists, 1 ace
Tenley Stuurmans — 1 kill, 3 digs
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