Lady Bulldogs Kelli Stewart (18) and Michele Williams (23) seen
here 'extending a friendly Dawg House welcome' to another
doomed attack attempt from Cy Creek.
What a difference a year makes! Last year was a rebuilding year for both the Cy Creek Lady Cougars and the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs. It was supposed to be anyway, except Cy Creek took a team full of seniors who just played well together and surprised many with a District Championship. This year it was time for a little revenge... Cy Creek came into the Dawg House 3-0 in district play and a dangerous, perennial-of-a-powerhouse program, that could've made huge strides with a win over the Lady Bulldogs. Instead tonight, it was the Lady Bulldogs who were the ones making a statement....
The Lady Bulldogs (2-1 District play) smothered the Lady Cougars in 3 straight games (25-21, 25-18, and 25-20) and sent them scampering away with their tails between their legs! The Lady Bulldogs controlled the net, played good defense, and made quite a few less errors to prove that the Lady Cougars were no match for the Lady Bulldogs. Again, Michele 'Boom Boom' Williams (11 Kills) controlled the middle and sent a few missiles exploding on their side of the net. Lauren Michael (11 Kills) kept them on the back of their paws with a few of her own, then changed them up and would strategically drop the ball in front of them. Alicia Shaffer also had 11 Kills - (do you kind of get the idea that the ball was spread around, or what?) Quite a few "Stuffed Shirts" went out to the appreciative fans for blocked points.
What a difference a year makes! Last year was a rebuilding year for both the Cy Creek Lady Cougars and the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs. It was supposed to be anyway, except Cy Creek took a team full of seniors who just played well together and surprised many with a District Championship. This year it was time for a little revenge... Cy Creek came into the Dawg House 3-0 in district play and a dangerous, perennial-of-a-powerhouse program, that could've made huge strides with a win over the Lady Bulldogs. Instead tonight, it was the Lady Bulldogs who were the ones making a statement....
The Lady Bulldogs (2-1 District play) smothered the Lady Cougars in 3 straight games (25-21, 25-18, and 25-20) and sent them scampering away with their tails between their legs! The Lady Bulldogs controlled the net, played good defense, and made quite a few less errors to prove that the Lady Cougars were no match for the Lady Bulldogs. Again, Michele 'Boom Boom' Williams (11 Kills) controlled the middle and sent a few missiles exploding on their side of the net. Lauren Michael (11 Kills) kept them on the back of their paws with a few of her own, then changed them up and would strategically drop the ball in front of them. Alicia Shaffer also had 11 Kills - (do you kind of get the idea that the ball was spread around, or what?) Quite a few "Stuffed Shirts" went out to the appreciative fans for blocked points.
Lady Bulldog Alicia Shaffer (10) taking advantage of an
opening as she blasts one of her 11 kills against Cy Creek.
Game #1 got off to an unusual start with a penalty point being assessed against Magnolia before the game actually began. I'm not sure what the ruling was, but I presume it was for a libero substitution before the referee had checked the rotation schedule. After a couple of ominous points by Cy Creek, the Lady Bulldogs jumped on top to a 7-4 lead, then extended it to 11-6 keeping a comfortable margin until things got a little sticky at 23-21. The Lady Bulldogs quickly slammed the door (with the Lady Cougar's tails in it) to finish going away at 25-21.
In Game #2 the Lady Bulldogs again jumped on Cy Creek early at 11-7 and maintained at least a 5 point lead throughout the game to stretch it to 7 at the finish 25-18.
Game #3 was tied at 4-4 when Cy Creek rattled off 5 straight points and looked like they wanted to hang around some more. Magnolia tied the game at 14-14 then poured it on to have a 21-18 advantage. The Lady Bulldogs then chomped down to make the final 25-20 and a clean sweep of their district foe.
Next up: Cy Springs in a district match on Friday 9/9 AWAY at 6:00 PM.
