DAWGS Show Lady Wildcats The Way

Well, it was time.. All the hard work and preparation this season was coming down to a couple more games...then, the BIG DANCE!! The Lady Bulldogs were looking at another District 9A obstacle, just as they did last year, but were ready to take on the Lake Highlands Lady Wildcats in this match and decide who was going to be the Region II Semi Finalists and who would be playing the next day and representing Region II in the state tournament.

The match was a courtside view of two contrasting volleyball styles. On one side you had a district champion who ran the tables this season against their talented (and taller) rivals with a team that doesn't have a player over 5'10" but is extremely adept in passing and defensive manuvering, with at least one exceptional hitter and all-around player. On the other, you have a district champion who mauled their rivals offensively with a talented, (taller, and more experienced) team that had no obvious or apparent holes to fill...and, with several exceptional players. On paper, it was tough to do the math and didn't look like an even match!

When the DAWGS took the court against the (38-5) Lake Highlands Lady Wildcats in the first set, the meeting was looking like it was on paper!! When Magnolia needed points, the ladies went to the 'well' ... Michele Boom Boom Williams lit 'em up when she got the ball (1-0 and 2-2); Meagan Little tied the game at 3-3 with a kill; Hannah Fort placed a tip at 5-5; and the DAWGS got very little help from the Lady Wildcats who had committed but 1 service error - even when the score was at 10-10.

Lady Bulldogs Michele Williams was one step ahead of the Lady Wilcats.

The game changed at this point as Jamie Kaleh had a Happy Birthday gift of a shot at 11-10, and Alicia Shaffer rattled off 2 service aces for a 13-10 lead and the 'Cats immediately called a time out. Lake Highlands picked up 2 points quickly behind a couple of errors when time resumed, but could only manage another 6 points in the game, as the stronger DAWGS bombarded them with a variety of Kaleh, Fort, Little and Stewart kills and shots off the Wildcats' outstretched hands on their way to a 25-18 victory. The audio is below:

It all seemed pretty routine, but one underlying characteristic was missing that the DAWGS had experienced almost all season long...the 'Cats were indeed beaten in this set by a stronger, more aggressive, offensive team...but, the Lady Wildcats made very few mistakes. It was just a matter of time because it was going to take the team who could make the fewest mistakes overall to win this one..

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GO LADY BULLDOGS!!! BULLDOG PRIDE!!!