B-T volleyball sweeps C-FC to start DC play
The Blair-Taylor volleyball team went to Buffalo County twice last week and brought home wins each time, including a sweep of Cochrane-Fountain City to open Dairyland Conference competition.
Competition didn’t get off to a good start for the Wildcats as they lost their first set to Mondovi. That was the first set B-T had lost all season, but the team responded by winning three straight sets for the 3-1 match win. B-T had some close moments against C-FC on Thursday, but the Wildcats came through in the clutch each time to earn the sweep.
The wins put B-T at 8-0 on the season and 19-1 in all sets. That was before Tuesday’s home match against Augusta. On Saturday, B-T will head to Black River Falls for a tournament, and it will return home for a match against Eleva-Strum next Tuesday.
B-T 15 25 25 25
MON 25 19 21 17
The Wildcats started slowly, but won three straight sets to get the road victory.
Mondovi took an early lead in the first set, and B-T struggled to get going offensively in a 25-15 loss. The Buffaloes took an early lead in the second set, but the Wildcats fought back to take the lead midway through and won 25-19.
The Buffaloes were ahead for most of the third set and had a 19-18 advantage before B-T scored three straight points, including a kill by Charlyse Horton that put her team ahead 21-19 as B-T went on to win, 25-21. The Wildcats controlled the fourth set, taking a 16-8 lead and winning, 25-17.
Senior Chloe Medenblik had a big night at the net with 20 kills; Horton added 11. Junior Emma Wathke led the team with 29 assists.
Medenblik also had five aces to lead the team.
Alyssa Tubbs had a team-high 23 digs, while both Wathke and Addison Lejcher had 11.
B-T 25 25 25
C-FC 22 21 18
The Wildcats scored points at crucial moments to begin DC competition with a road sweep.
The first set was tied at 22 before B-T finished it with three straight kills, including two by Medenblik. The Wildcats scored five straight points early in the second set and remained in control for a 25-21 win.
It looked like the third set would be easy when B-T scored the first six points and had a 10-1 advantage. The Pirates battled back and pulled within three at 18-15, but the Wildcats scored five of the next seven points and won by seven.
Medenblik had 24 kills and four aces to lead B-T in both categories. Horton was second on the team with eight kills. Wathke registered 32 assists. Tubbs had three aces and a team-high 10 digs.
