KFDM COOP Posted November 1, 2008 Report Posted November 1, 2008 Lady Ganders pull off comeback; make playoffs From sports staff reports Baytown Sun Published November 1, 2008 The Lee Lady Ganders volleyball team kept their season alive on Friday with a win over Beaumont West Brook. The Lady Ganders came from two sets behind to win the fourth-place District 21-5A tiebreaker in five sets, 16-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-8,15-10. The two teams finished district play tied at 3-7, forcing Friday’s match at Lee High School to see which would qualify for the last playoff spot. Ahead 2-0 in sets and looking to put the match away, the Bruins jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the third set, getting four points off Lauren Chavez’s serve, one an ace. After the Lady Bruins made it 13-10, the Lady Ganders battled back and got nine points in a row off Jenny Epperson’s serve to take a 21-14 lead. Lee and West Brook then traded points until it was 24-17, Lee. The Bruins then got five points in a row off Jasmine Bass’ serve to make it 24-23. But the Lady Ganders thwarted the Bruins’ comeback effort to win the set 25-23. “I definitely feel that set was the turning point,†Lee coach Alicia Nava said. “Their mental focus and motivation helped them to pull it together at the very end.†In the fourth set, the Lady Ganders used the momentum they had gained from the third set and scored 10 points in a row off Mary Grosjean’s serve to run away with a 25-8 win. In the fifth set, the Lady Ganders kept that momentum in their favor. The Lady Ganders started the set by forcing a Bruin side-out and then got four points off Epperson’s serve to jump out to a 5-0 lead. The Bruins wouldn’t go away easily. though. They picked up three straight points on Bailey Goins’ serve to make it 5-4. The Lady Ganders wouldn’t let the Lady Bruins get any closer then two after that though en route to their 15-10 fifth set. Deanna Hildebrand, Catherine Anderson, Jackie Perez and Taylor Perez led the way for the Lady Ganders. Hildebrand had 17 kills, Anderson had 11 kills, Jackie Perez had 12 kills and Taylor Perez had nine kills. Early on, the Lady Bruins battled back and forth with the Lady Ganders in the first set before finally breaking away for the 25-16 win. In the second set, the Lady Ganders had a 21-19 lead before the Bruins rallied to score the final six points. The six points came off Chavez’s serve with three of those being kills by Kendelyn Wheaton to take the second set 25-21. Lady Coogs score tie-breaker sweep DAYTON – With both teams already owning a piece of the District 19-4A crown, Friday’s volleyball match between Barbers Hill and Crosby wasn’t really a tie-breaker. Here’s hoping it wasn’t a knee-breaker. Crosby won the league’s top playoff seeding in a three-game, 25-23, 25-20, 25-17, sweep of the Eagles, who lost setter Megan Burnett to a leg injury late in the first game. Only a week ago, Burnett and Barbers Hill won a five-game decision over Crosby to even their regular-season series. “In my opinion, Megan is the best setter in our area and you don’t lose a setter like that and not drop a little bit,†Crosby coach Michael Williams said. “It really seemed to knock them off their rhythm.†The result of Friday’s match is that Crosby will play Nederland, the fourth-place finisher in District 20-4A, in bi-district at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lee College. Barbers Hill, will play third-place 20-4A finisher Beaumont Ozen at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lamar University’s McDonald Gym in Beaumont. Barbers Hill coach John Leonard said he wouldn’t know until today the severity of Burnett’s injury. Ironically, she suffered a knee injury last year against Crosby. “They were just better than we were tonight,†Leonard said. “I guess it mattered (Burnett’s injury), but I don’t know that was the difference. “They served us out of the gym and that was the difference.†Crosby chalked up sevice aces against the Eagles, with Jessie Travis leading the way with three. Lacy Bates, Meagan Veach and Megan Travis all served two aces. Bates led the attackers with 14 kill for Crosby, with Megan Travis getting 23 assists and Jessie Travis getting 15. Veach had 20 digs. Dyana Canon led Barbers Hill with eight kills and Kirsten Terry added seven.
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