Cassandra Powers (10) launched seven service aces in a wild win. (Marquette Cunningham photo)
Concrete had no answer for Cassandra Powers.
The Coupeville High School freshman came up huge in crunch time Thursday, ripping off a run of eight straight points on her serve in the deciding set, sparking the Wolf JV volleyball squad to a come-from-behind three-set victory.
The win lifts Tianna Carlson’s team to 6-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 8-3 overall.
But it didn’t come easy.
After Coupeville romped to a 25-15 win in set #1, the visiting Lions rallied to take the next frame 25-21, then snatched a 5-2 lead in set #3.
Shortly after that, however, Powers, firing off bombs and taking names, proved to be the difference as CHS pulled even, then pulled away, clinching things at 15-10.
Coupeville’s first three servers in the final set only combined to win a single point, but a kill from Willow Leedy-Bonifas and a couple of Concrete errors got the Wolves to within 6-5.
Powers opened her final run at the service stripe with a particularly nasty ace — one of seven she had in the match — and by the time she was done, CHS was back in front 13-6 and the mood in the gym had brightened considerably.
Concrete still fought off three match points before surrendering, but the damage had been done.
The Wolves had opened the match by falling behind 8-2, before closing the first set with a torrid 23-7 tear.
Kicking that run off?
Powers and Kennedy O’Neill, who each had solid service runs, and Chelsi Stevens, who scored off of a tricky lil’ flip.
Chelsi Stevens catches some air in an earlier match. (Julie Wheat photo)
Once they started to roll, the Wolf JV looked much sharper, with Isa Mc Fetridge and (surprise, surprise) Powers dominating on their serve.
The second set was all Coupeville, until it wasn’t.
The Wolves led from 2-1 all the way until 20-19, then hit a sudden dry spell at just the wrong time, allowing Concrete to steal the set.
O’Neill delivered an emphatic spike winner, with Olivia Martin converting a tip for a point, pushing the ball between defenders, but Coupeville would have to wait until the third set to deliver the knockout punch.
Good thing the Wolves were powered by Powers.
Thursday stats:
Willow Leedy-Bonifas — 2 kills, 5 digs, 7 assists, 1 ace
Olivia Martin — 1 dig, 1 assist
Isa Mc Fetridge — 1 kill, 5 digs
Kennedy O’Neill — 5 kills, 6 digs, 2 assists, 3 aces
Cassandra Powers — 1 dig, 7 aces
Chelsi Stevens — 1 kill, 6 digs
Sydney Van Dyke — 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 ace
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