{"id":43370,"date":"2013-09-24T06:11:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T11:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=43370"},"modified":"2013-09-24T06:11:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T11:11:19","slug":"cougars-down-knights-in-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/09\/24\/cougars-down-knights-in-volleyball\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars down Knights in volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"

Van Wert independent sports<\/i><\/p>\n

The Van Wert Cougars and Crestview Knight volleyball teams had a battle royal on Monday, with the Lady Cougars coming out on top in a five-game match at Van Wert.<\/p>\n

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Van Wert’s Alexa Dunlap (20) attempts to smash the ball over the net, while Lady Knights Grace Callow (15) and Claire Zaleski (4) try to block the shot. (Jan Dunlap\/Van Wert independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Knights won the first game of the match, 25-22, but Van Wert came back to win the second game, 25-23. The third game featured several lead changes, with Crestview edging the Cougars 25-23. Van Wert then battled back in the fourth game to win 25-22 and set up a fifth and final game.<\/p>\n

The question of who wanted the game more was answered in that game when the Cougars pulled away for a 15-6 non-conference victory.<\/p>\n

With the win, Van Wert is now 11-2 on the year, while the Lady Knights fall to 9-3 on the year. The Cougar junior varsity team also won in two games, 26-24 and 25-19 to go to 8-5 on the year.<\/p>\n

Van Wert varsity stats leaders<\/b><\/p>\n

Serving \u2013 McKenna Merkle, 25\/26, with two aces; Amanda Coplin, 18\/18; Taylor Doidge, 16\/16 with an ace.<\/p>\n

Hitting \u2013 Merkle, eight kills; Alexa Dunlap and Doidge, seven kills each.<\/p>\n

Defensive digs \u2013 Dunlap, 27 digs; Coplin, 24 digs.<\/p>\n

Setting \u2013 Riley Jones, 11 assists; Coplin, nine assists.<\/p>\n

The Lady Cougars will return to action on Thursday in an away game at Lima Bath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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