KFDM COOP Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Thursday: The LCM Lady Bears defeated the Crosby Cougars Tuesday night in the playoffs. 25-15, 25-18, 21-25, 25-17. LCM is 21-12. Leading LCM: Julie Mason 15 kills, 6 blocks; Anslee Teal 11 kills; Tiara Lexie 10 kills, 4 blocks, 1 ace; Morgan Blohm 5 kills, 9 blocks; Shayna Sheppard, great defense; Christine Sicktich 5 aces. The Lady Bears will play Richmond Foster Tuesday night. Time and date to be determined.
sticky Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Crosby’s season ends with loss to LC-M By Michael Pineda Baytown Sun Published October 27, 2006 Most volleyball teams which face Crosby come into the match looking to take away junior Brittany Hoag. Thursday night the Lady Cougars did Little Cypress-Mauriceville a favor. They did it themselves. Thanks to poor passing and decision making on the floor, Crosby turned Hoag into a glorified defensive specialist for most of the night and consequently bowed out of the Class 4A playoffs in a 25-15, 25-18, 21-25, 25-17 bi-district loss. “We did the same thing against Barbers Hill,†CHS head coach Stephanie Cone said. “We just didn’t get her (Hoag) the ball. We came out flat and it’s been like this the last six or seven games. It’s a young team but that can’t be an excuse anymore. We tipped all day long and we don’t even have a tip drill.†For the better part of the night Crosby played tentativelky, choosing to tip the ball rather than play with power. The Lady Cougars looked listless in the first game, falling behind 12-6 before getting a spark from Courtney Nutt, who blocked two shots in a row to pull CHS within 12-6. Crosby was not finished as they pulled even closer on a couple of Kortnie Willis kills and another block by Nutt which made the score 14-10. But from that point on, the Lady Bears took control and put the game away. LC-M’s 6-3 middle blocker had five kills in the game but Hoag was limited to one, and that came late in the game. The second game was not much better for Crosby as they fell behind 22-11. The Lady Cougars did catch some life as Hoag jumpstarted a run with a block and a kill. An ace by Willis following an LCM timeout kept CHS rolling as they closed to within six at 22-16. The rally was too late as the Lady Bears pulled through to take a commanding 2-0 lead. To Crosby’s credit they did not give up and looked like a much different team in the third game. The Lady Cougars got Hoag involved early and it paid dividends as she picked up three early kills. LC-M led through much of the match but the Lady Cougars finally pulled it together. Trailing 17-13, the Lady Cougars scored six points the last three coming on a block and two kills by Hoag. The Lady Bears pulled within one at 22-21 but Crosby closed the game out to pull within a game. Momentum continued to roll in Crosby’s favor in the fourth game as Hoag and Willis led the Lady Cougars to a 9-3 lead. Trailing 13-9, the Lady Bears took the wind of Crosby’s sails with a 7-0 run to take a 16-13 lead. LC-M increased the lead to 22-16 before a hitting mistake gave the Lady Cougars the serve. It was to little avail, as Crosby hit the ball out on three of the last four points to end their season. Crosby closed the year out with a 22-8 record.
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