Carly Burt cranks up a winner. (Jackie Saia photo)
Six pistons firing as one.
Playing with no reserves Monday, the Coupeville High School JV volleyball squad scorched visiting Providence Classical Christian, dismantling their private school foes in straight sets.
By the time they were done, the Wolves had a 25-16, 25-13, 25-20 non-conference victory in hand, which lifts them to 4-6 on the season.
Despite playing with a thin bench night in and night out, the freshman-dominated team has won three of its last five.
Next up, road trips to The Bush School in Seattle Tuesday and Darrington Thursday, as Ashley Menges and her spikers carve a path of success.
Monday night, the Wolves dominated almost start to finish, with just a brief dry spell in the (practice) third set.
Fab frosh Haylee Armstrong came out on fire, peppering PCC with nasty serves to reel off the first five points of the night.
That went over so well, the rest of the Wolves decided to do the same thing, with Capri Anter, Lexis Drake, and Chloe Marzocca reeling off their own hot streaks at the line.
Chloe Marzocca digs out a ball in an earlier match. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
The visitors had trouble keeping a rally alive, at least in the early going, and it didn’t get much easier in the second set.
Myra McDonald cranked an ace off of a rival’s arm, before Marzocca launched several lasers which set up brief rallies won by the Wolves thanks to note-perfect tips from cousins Armstrong and Anter.
Carly Burt also snapped off a gorgeous ace, and Coupeville romped through the first two frames, securing the win.
But, since this is JV volleyball, they always go on to play a third set for practice — to a full 25 points — even when one team has clearly dominated the proceedings.
Given a third chance, PCC proved to be scrappy, building a third-set lead and holding it most of the way.
At a certain point the Wolves flipped a switch, however, with Anter and Marzocca flicking winners on balls which sliced off any fingertips in their way.
Armstrong, down on the floor and using part of her jersey to clean a slick spot on the floor, bounded back up to position her teammates for success with high, arcing sets.
Finally, Drake ended the night on a crowd-pleasing run at the service line, reeling off seven straight points to slam the door shut for good.
Monday stats:
Capri Anter — 3 kills, 3 digs, 8 aces
Haylee Armstrong — 4 kills, 2 digs, 9 assists, 10 aces
Carly Burt — 1 dig, 1 ace
Lexis Drake — 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 3 aces, 1 solo block
Chloe Marzocca — 4 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist, 4 aces
Myra McDonald — 1 ace
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