VW volleyball team beats Ottoville

VW volleyball information

The Van Wert Cougars were back in action Tuesday night at home when they took on the Ottoville Big Green in a non-conference game.

The first game went to the Cougars by a score of 25-16. Ottoville came back in the second game, but the Cougars fought hard to finish the game with a 25-23 win. The third and final game of the match went to the Cougars 25-19.

The Cougars are now 2-1 on the season and are back at home tonight for their Western Buckeye League opener game with Kenton. The freshmen game starts at 5 this evening.

The Van Wert junior varsity team also defeated Ottoville in two games, 25-12 and 25-22. The JV leaders were Dominique Grothause, who made 10 of 11 serves, and McKenzie Collins, who was 10 of 12 from the serving line. Laundrie Koontz had five kills.

Varsity Stats:

Serving

Amanda Coplin — 16/17 with three aces

Alexa Dunlap — 13/17 with two aces

Hitting

Taylor Doidge and Ashlee Dowdy — 5 kills each

Setting

Amanda Coplin — 9 assists

Digs

Cheyenne Handy — 8 digs