B-T net team drops two

The Blair-Taylor volleyball team was close in several sets but just wasn’t able to get over the hump last week.

The Wildcats were swept in Dairyland Conference play at Melrose-Mindoro on Monday before falling in a nonconference match in Mondovi the next day.

The losses put B-T’s record at 1-5 this season before Tuesday’s home match against Whitehall. The team will play at Cochrane-Fountain City on Thursday before returning home next Tuesday to face Augusta.

B-T   12 24 22

M-M  25 26 25

After stumbling out of the gate, the Wildcats were close in the second and third sets.

Chloe Medenblik led the Wildcats at the net with eight kills and nine solo blocks. She added a team-best three service aces and chipped in with four digs. Andrea Waldera had eight solo blocks, three more assisted blocks, three kills and three digs.

Maddie Frederixon had seven set assists and three digs. Aubrey Beaman had a team-high 10 digs and added two aces.

B-T     20 25 23

MON   25 27 25

The Wildcats lost three sets by a combined nine points.

Medenblik again controlled the net for the Wildcats with seven kills, six solo blocks and three assisted blocks. She added two aces and 10 digs – both team highs. Waldera also had two aces to go with three kills, two solo blocks, two assisted blocks and six digs. Katerina Barczak helped at the net with two solo blocks and three assisted blocks.

Emma Wathke had eight assists, Frederixon added four. Wathke also had seven digs and an ace, Frederixon added an ace.