DAWGS Keep 'Em Rolling

The Lady Bulldogs knew they were in a tough match...they had just dodged a bullet by coming back from the dead with 6 straight points in a 9 to 1 scoring run 'at the buzzer' in the opener. The DAWGS had seen what the Lady Cougars were capable of and surely didn't want to be facing that scenario again. Those types of rallies are what legends are made of, and not a normal playoff occurence, and here they were at the crossroads in a set that could make the match go either the hard panned, bumpy, uphill all-the-way, rocky road , or ......the Autobahn !! Hhhhmmmmm....??!! It had to be running through the ladies' preoccupied (collective) minds because the Coogs wasted no time as they went on a revengeful run of their own - jammin' the DAWGS 3 straight at 3-0, then following the quick start with a kill shot at 4-1.

The DAWGS had to pick up the pace and it started with

great defensive work and passing. Here senior Libero

Hannah Davies passes it forward!

The DAWGS sounded the alarm again and immediately put their work clothes back on and tied the score up at 4 apiece, behind a Kelli Stewart shot at 2-4, then playing some tough, gritty, defense forcing the Coogs into hitting 2 shots into the net. The DAWGS began gathering a little momentum as the teams traded points and tied themselves up 3 more times before they began to outdistance themselves from the panting Cougars. Again Meagan Little started the 'Killa Machine' rolling with a tip at 8-7, then a patented hatchet kill at 9-7 (that only Meagan can do!) ; fueling Kelli Stewart who blasted a kill at 11-8; which ignited Katzy Randall for a backrow kill at 12-8, and then an ace at 13-8. The DAWGS were on the prowl, barking loudly, but hardly finished....

Meagan Little punished the Coogs with 9 kills in tonight's match.

The rotation came around again as Kelli Stewart kept things moving forward again with a kill at 15-8, and sure enough ..... Meagan was back with a kill at 16-9, firing Kelli up, who added a couple more kills to the mix at 17-9 and 19-11. The DAWGS had their paws to the pedal and were not looking back, as this audio file kicks in:

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Sophomore Lady Bulldog Courtney Felinski controlling

the right side vs the Lady Cougars with her prowess!

The DAWGS worked hard and picked the right road to go on, in this one. There was still work to be done, but the ladies put themselves in the right position to be in (if they didn't want it to be an inclined trail all the way). They were in the enviable position of cruising two-thirds of the way through a hard fought and grueling race, and now with just a second to look back - there's hardly a speck of their opponent in their rear view mirror. That had to make the ladies feel a little better, after all ... "You're not really speeding if no one notices it....."

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!