Coupeville Sports

Lyla Stuurmans hangs out with mom and boyfriend Nick Guay. (Photo courtesy Sarah Stuurmans)

Friday nights are made for sets and spikes.

Playing in two different towns, Coupeville grads Lyla Stuurmans and Mia Farris, key members on the most successful Wolf volleyball team in program history, both racked up stats on the collegiate scene.

Stuurmans picked up three kills and a dig as Skagit Valley College rolled past visiting Edmonds 25-19, 25-23, 25-21 to get to 10-7 on the season.

Meanwhile, Farris collected a team-high 21 digs to go with two assists and a service ace as Whatcom College lost a five-set thriller at Everett.

The Orcas, now 7-12, rallied from two sets down before falling just short, with their hosts escaping with a 25-20, 25-9, 21-25, 15-25, 15-10 victory.

On the season, Stuurmans sits with 98 kills, six assists, 15 service aces, 148 digs, five solo blocks, 25 block assists, and 130.5 points

Farris has piled up 36 kills, 22 assists, 36 aces, 224 digs, two solo blocks, a block assist, and 74.5 points.

The next match for the former CHS Athlete of the Year winners features a reunion, as Skagit travels to Whatcom Wednesday, October 7 for the first of two rumbles between the schools.

Battle #2 goes down in Mount Vernon October 30.

Mia Farris (left) enjoys team photo day. (Photo courtesy Susan Farris)

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Mia Farris

They’re too fast for the stat keepers.

Coupeville grads Mia Farris and Lyla Stuurmans are piling up the numbers for their college volleyball teams during the opening weeks of their sophomore seasons, though the number crunchers are often taking their sweet time posting updated stats.

But, as we hit the holiday, it appears both Whatcom College and Skagit Valley College have finally caught up. Mostly.

Because of an issue with uniform numbers, Stuurmans has seen her highlights credited to an injured teammate the past two matches, but we here at Obsessive Stats, Inc. are seemingly on top of things.

According to my numbers, Scott and Sarah’s eldest daughter has racked up 51 kills, two assists, 11 service aces, 84 digs, five solo blocks, 10 block assists, and 72 points for a Cardinals team sitting at 5-3.

Lyla Stuurmans (left)

Meanwhile, over at Whatcom, Farris, battling through her own injuries, continues to shine even when her body isn’t at 100%.

The two-time CHS Athlete of the Year winner has been a sparkplug for an Orcas squad which is 4-8 after playing a long tournament weekend with a limited roster.

Bouncing between positions, Fred and Susan’s youngest daughter has put up 27 kills, 14 assists, 25 aces, 140 digs, two solo blocks, one block assist, and 54.5 points.

The former Wolves, who both play in the Northwest Athletic Conference, are scheduled to face each other twice this season.

The first contest is set for October 7 at Whatcom, with the rematch at SVC going down October 30.

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