Cougars split volleyball tri-matches

Van Wert independent sports

The Van Wert Cougars were back in action today on their home court for the Van Wert Invitational.

The Cougars started the day off against Elida in a hard-fought, three-game match that ended going to Elida, 23-25, 25-22 and 14-25.

The second match of the day was against the New Bremen Cardinals and ended up with the Cougars on top, 25-21 and 29-27.

The final match was against the New Knoxville Rangers. The Cougars came out strong, winning the first game, 25-23, but then lost the second game, 19-25. The third game saw the Cougars starting out slow and never picking up enough speed to catch the Rangers, as they lost 8-25.

The Cougars are now 6-11 on the season and are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Wapakoneta to take on the Redskins. The match Thursday will be the “Volley For The Cure” match, which is a benefit game to raise money for breast cancer.

Elida match stats

Serving

• Ashlee Dowdy, Maggie Allmandinger and Kelsey Saylor all 12/12
• Alexa Dunlap    19/20

Hitting

• Molly Gamble 9 kills
• Maggie Allmandinger 5 kills

Setting

• Millie Murphy    11 assists
• Alexa Dunlap    9 assists

Digs

• Maggie Allmandinger 12 digs

Serve Receive

• Sydney Collins 11/11
• Claire Gamble 7/9

New Bremen match stats

Serving

• Maggie Allmandinger 11/11 with 1 ace
• Molly Gamble 9/10 with 1 ace

Hitting

• Maggie Allmandinger 8 kills
• Danielle Hitchcock 6 kills

Setting

• Alexa Dunlap    14 assists
• Millie Murphy    8 assists

Digs

• Millie Murphy and Alexa Dunlap with 8 digs each

Serve Receive

• Claire Gamble 10/10
• Molly Gamble 8/9

New Knoxville match stats

Serving

• Maggie Allmandinger 11/11 with 2 aces
• Molly Gamble 8/8 with 1 ace

Hitting

• Molly Gamble 9 kills
• Maggie Allmandinger 8 kills

Setting

• Millie Murphy   12 assists
• Alexa Dunlap    11 assists

Digs

• Molly Gamble 9 digs

Serve Receive

• Kelsey Saylor 10/12
• Claire Gamble 14/15