The Clarkson/Leigh Volleyball Team is 3-1 on the season so far, beating Howells-Dodge 3-2 at home last Tuesday in action heard on 107.9 the Bull before beating Madison 2-0 but losing 2-0 to Stanton at the Madison Triangular last Thursday. The Patriots won 3-1 at BRLD Tuesday night.
The Patriots won the opening set 25-22, before Howells-Dodge came back to win the next two sets 25-21 and 25-22.
Clarkson/Leigh took the game over from there, winning set four 25-12 and set five 15-2.
Hannah Kasik had 18 kills and 9 digs while Ashlynn Novotny posted 17 kills. Kaegan Held had 17 digs and 41 set assists while Halee Steffensmeier totaled 17 digs. Sara McEvoy recorded 14 digs while Holly Kuhr posted 9.
Head Coach Becky Schneider was happy with her team’s late game response. “We’ve never really been a great set two team. That’s kind of our demise, kind of our weakness at this point,” Schneider said. “So we’re trying to work on that. But, you know what, we’ve conditioned a lot over the summer and that’s the payoff right there. We were just ready to go for set four and five.”
Schneider adds she was very happy with the win. "Absolutely satisfied. I will take the sets 4 and 5 definitely. We're always going to work on sets 2 and 3 coming out with more intensity and following all the way through. We push them in practice, we have intense practices, and so we're just going to keep working at it."
The Mustangs downed the Patriots 25-21 in set one and 25-22 in set two.
Held posted 10 digs and 14 set assists while Steffensmeier tallied 9 digs.
Clarkson/Leigh topped the Dragons 25-15 in the first set, and 25-13 in the second set.
Kasik led the way with 9 kills while Held posted 20 set assists.
The Patriots won sets one and two 25-20 against the Wolverines, and dropped set three 25-19 before winning set four 25-10.
Kasik had 17 kills and 15 digs while Novotny and Paige Moore notched 16 and 9 kills, respectively. Held recorded 15 digs and 39 set assists while Kuhr and Steffensmeier registered 15 and 12 digs, respectively.
Very good start to the season for Clarkson/Leigh. The Patriots played the Mustangs very tough in their lone loss so far I thought.
Clarkson/Leigh (3-1) takes on High Plains Community (0-3) and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family (2-0) at the High Plains Community Triangular next Thursday night.
The Storm lost 3-2 at Fullerton Tuesday night while the Bulldogs swept GACC on the road Tuesday night.
Both matches figure to be very tough for sure, but the long layoff should allow the Patriots to be fresh and ready.
Clarkson/Leigh has to use this extra practice time to prepare at an extremely high level for both squads.
I feel the Patriots will be at an advantage against both teams, who each have 3 nights of matches prior to playing Clarkson/Leigh.
This is an experienced veteran team, and with Kasik back this team is looking mighty fine this season.
The Patriots have to keep working hard in practice and improving their craft so they can be the best they can be.
Clarkson/Leigh is off to a nice start, but will be tested next Thursday.
The Bulldogs are for real, and have a great player in Taya Beller.
The match between Clarkson/Leigh and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family should be a great one.
The Patriots have to focus on both matches, but it would be a really big deal for Clarkson/Leigh to knock off the Bulldogs without a doubt.
The Patriots can definitely do it they just need to play up to their full potential.
Clarkson/Leigh has to enjoy this time off in between matches, but be ready to get down to business once next Thursday comes.
The Patriots need to have good practices before this Triangular.
Next week is a big week for Clarkson/Leigh with the Stanton Tournament on Saturday as well.
I think we will find out a lot about the Patriots next week, and discover exactly what kind of team Clarkson/Leigh is this year.
I think the Patriots have all the tools and ability in the world to do well next week, but Clarkson/Leigh will certainly be challenged by everyone they play.
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