ElDo Volleydogs have great week

The El Dorado Springs VolleyDogs improved their records significantly the past week.  On Sept. 13, ElDo hosted Pleasant Hope. 

An unofficial C-match was held against Pleasant Hope.  Taylor North had four kills while Emily Ford and Hannah Robertson each earned three kills on the evening.  Kristen Lackey and Morgan combined for 10 assists.  Sydney Robertson had one dig.

The JV team easily defeated Pleasant Hope 25-17 and 25-12.  Courtney Hooper led all JV hitters with five kills followed by Megan Chism with four.  Madi Sibley had eight assists and Angel Ferguson had four.  Sibley led her team in service aces with six followed by Lakyn Coleman with three. 

Coach Gwyn Osborne commented, “We got to play our first C match of the year against Pleasant Hope.  The girls came out and played well.  It was a good start to our C season.  The JV came out and did the same thing.”

The varsity team came out sharp and defeated Pleasant Hope quickly in the first set 25-8.  Pleasant Hope fought back in set two challenging ElDo multiple times before ElDo ended the match winning 25-21. 

“We had a hard time focusing after beating Pleasant Hope so easily in the first set,” said Coach Tonya Hooper.  “The girls relaxed a little too much allowing them to play with us.” 

Alexa Schaaf led all hitters with eight kills followed by Taylor Alumbaugh with seven.   Payton Hallford earned three solo blocks and three block assists while Alumbaugh had five solo blocks and one block assist.  Kaili Simmons had 19 digs on the evening and Sara Jennings had 24 assists.

ElDo then hosted Lamar on Sept. 15.  The JV swept Lamar in two sets 25-9 and 25-15.  Coach Osborne was able to go deep into the bench during the match.  Lakyn Coleman and Courtney Hooper led the hitters with three kills each.  Madi Sibley had four assists on the night.  Fallyn Ozbun had six service aces. 

“Thursday night, we continued our perfect season with a win over Lamar. We came out a little flat and lacking some intensity, but in the end we came out ahead and that’s what counts,” said Coach Osborne.  The JV record improved to 5-0.
The varsity VolleyDogs then stepped to the floor and defeated Lamar in two sets 25-16 and 25-17. 

“It wasn’t our prettiest match of the season, but it was a win against a district opponent which is very important,” commented Coach Hooper. 

Taylor Alumbaugh led ElDo hitters with seven kills followed by Kaili Simmons with six and Payton Hallford with five.  Sara Jennings had seven assists and Brooke Stacy had seven.  Stacy led the team defensively with eight digs.  Jennings and Simmons added seven each.  Hallford led the team in blocking with two solo blocks and four block assists.  Alumbaugh added one solo block and two block assists.  Simmons and Alexa Schaaf had two service aces each. 

ElDo played at Miller on Sept. 19 and Bolivar on Sept. 20 before traveling to Warsaw on Sept. 22.  The VolleyDogs return home on Sept. 26 with a C-match starting at 5:00 p.m. against Liberal.  ElDo will host a Black Out Night on Sept. 29 against Nevada.