In their only action last week, the Gunnison High School volleyball team fell to the Aspen Skiers and now sit at 7-8 with two games coming up this week.
The Cowboys, who already hosted the Skiers earlier this year and lost 3-0, made the trip to Aspen on Thursday, Oct. 8 and lost the ensuing match 3-1. The Skiers won the first set 25-18, the Cowboys won the second set 25-20 and the Skiers won the third and fourth set each 24-14.
Aspen is 14-1 this season and ranked 11th in 3A.
“We were able to take a set from Aspen, and we are only 1 of 3 teams this season to do that,” wrote head coach Shana Benson after the match in an email to the Times. “The girls adjusted both offensively and defensively and played some of their best volleyball that night.”
Maya Petrie led the team with 11 kills, Roxie Uhrig had six and Natalia Sabino had five. Kat Rodriguez led the team with two aces and the girls as a team had an 88.1 percent serve completion percentage.
Sabino led the team with 13 assists and Addison Claus had 11. Rodriguez led the team with 20 digs and Uhrig had 14. Gianna Wickenhauser led the team with three total blocks in the match.
“The girls were very proud of their performance in Aspen, and will build on that confidence,” wrote Benson. “We took a break this weekend and I'm certain they will come back ready for the last few weeks of the season.”
This week the Cowboys will host Moffat County on Thursday, Oct. 15, and then travel to Delta on Friday, Oct. 16. Earlier this season Gunnison defeated Moffat County 3-0 and lost to Delta 3-1.
Thursday’s game will also be this year’s annual PINK game in support of cancer prevention, early detection and those impacted by cancer in the Gunnison Valley.
Comments
No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here