The DAWGS surged forward in set 1 against Hebron midway through the game at 10-9 and slowly pulled away with some great kills by OH Kelli Stewart (12-9 and 13-11) and OH Jamie Kaleh (14-12) which may have ignited the team. The Michele "Boom Boom Glide-a-rooskie" blast from the right really got them going (before Michele was 'rotated-out') and replaced by MB Hannah Fort who immediately scored the next 5 points for the good-guys (that's us!) - starting at 17-13 (nice block); a tip at 18-14; another block with an assist by Kelli Stewart at 19-14; and then another booming kill at 20-14. All that was needed after that was for Jamie Kaleh to Ace the next Bulldog's serve and for OHR Ashlynn Newman to kill a shot onto the right side of Hebron's court at 22-14. After calling their second time out, Hebron tried to rally the troops and mount a charge, but it turned out to be "too little - too late" and fell short when Hannah Fort ended the game at 25-18 with a kill.
In set 2 - Magnolia came out playing aggressively and started 'raising the bar' while Hebron responded to the challenge, and claimed an early 5-2 advantage and held onto the lead by 3 midway through the game at 12-9, before both Hannah Fort and Kelli Stewart began blasting away and dominating both sides of the net. After a series of errors, Hebron called a time out trailing at 14-19 only to have a Michele Williams' Boom Boom slam greet them when they returned to the court at 20-14; and once a Meagan Little backrow missle shocked 'em at 21-14 .... well, let's just say "the DAWGS were pretty much ruling-the-roost" from this point forward.... This file picks up around this time:
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Results from ROUND TWO :
TOP BRACKET
Amarillo def. Clements 25-11, 25-14
Clear Brook def. Clark 25-17, 25-20
O'Connor def. Clear Creek 25-21, 27-25
Highland Park def. Deer Park 25-17, 25-23
Magnolia def. Hebron 25-18, 25-20
Arlington Martin def. Lake Highlands 25-23, 29-27
Churchill def. Stratford 25-15, 25-18
Cy-Fair def. Atascocita 25-21, 25-18
BOTTOM BRACKET
Pearland def. FB Austin 25-13, 25-11
Round Rock def. Marcus (score NA)
New Braunfels def. Cinco Ranch 28-26, 27-25
Arlington def. San Angelo Central 15-25, 25-21, 25-22
Kingwood def. Friendswood 16-25, 25-21, 25-19
Memorial def. Smithson Valley 25-13, 18-25, 25-16
Dulles def. Langham Creek 25-16, 25-19
Westlake def. Clear Lake 25-22, 25-12
The Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to resume play in the next round tomorrow morning (Friday) at 11:15 AM on Court 3 which is located at the Pearland High School North Campus.
GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!
