The Oct. 10 volleyball match lived up to expectations as 12-0 D'Evelyn hosted 11-3 Valor Christian with both teams sporting 4-0 league records. Both teams gave their fans a lot to cheer about with hard-driving spikes, diving digs and long volleys during the spirited competition. But Valor won the match 3-0 despite the determined Jaguar effort.
"Our team is very solid with great leadership from our four seniors, and all our underclassmen are playing very well --; which will prove important in future seasons," D'Evelyn Coach Valerie Bennett-Battaglia said before the match. "Actually, the future of D'Evelyn volleyball looks very good."
She said there are 48 girls on the various team rosters, the largest turnout for volleyball in the past five years.
The score of the first set was tied 4-4 when Valor surged ahead. The Jaguars staged a rally and tied the score at 14. But the Eagles went on to win the set 25-19. Sets two and three followed a similar pattern with Valor building a lead and D'Evelyn closing the gap. But unfortunately for the Jaguars, the Eagles won the next two sets, 25-19 and 25-13, to win the match, 3-0.
Seven players contributed to the D'Evelyn total of 34 kills. Kindra Cerrone was the team kill leader with 12 and Peyton Wright made 10 kills. Jaguar players dove to the floor to keep the ball in play as they recorded a total of 28 digs. Sarah Smith was the dig leader with 11 while teammates Julie Helm and Natalie Haggard each made four digs.
Haggard was the assist leader with 30 while Wright and Smith each received 18 serves as the team leaders in that statistical category.
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"I think Valor didn't see our team at its best tonight," Jaguar senior Haileee Lansville said after the match. "We win as a team, we lose as a team and we are better than we played tonight. The next time we see Valor they will see a different team."
Valor's fast-paced tempo was nothing new to the D'Evelyn team. Lansville said Assistant Coach Will Clark plays that style in practices. The team was prepared, she said, but just didn't show up for the match against Valor.
D'Evelyn has two more games on the regular season schedule and both are against league opponents. Once the regular season is completed, the Jaguars will take part in the Class 4A Jefferson County league tournament.
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