North Nodaway's volleyball team was steamrolled by East Atchison Tuesday night, October 19th as they fell 13-25, 13-25, 14-25 in straight sets. The Mustangs blocked as well as they have all year, getting in position well and forcing some errant hits; 12 out of their 40 points came off blocks. But they couldn't knock down very many kills against the bigger, quicker Wolves.
In the first set, the Mustangs dug themselves into a 6-1 hole, but then Saryn Brown placed a perfect kill along the back line after an assist from Jacquelyn Cline. A kill from Lauren Herndon off a set from Saryn Brown and a block from Jacquelyn Cline and Kelsi Barcus brought them to within 8-5. But then the Wolves began to assert themselves and went ahead 20-10. Blocks from Ellaina Renfro and Saryn Brown on one play and by Lauren Herndon and Brown on another cut it to 20-12, but then the Wolves pulled away for the 25-13 win.
The second and third sets were the same as the first; the Mustangs would hang around for a while, only for the bottom to drop out in the later stages. The second match was tied at 3 and 5 at first. Saryn Brown was stopping the Wolves' attacks and Lauren Herndon added a kill. East Atchison moved ahead 6-4, but then Saryn Brown got a back row kill off a pass from Herndon to cut it to 6-5. A spike by Saylor Brown off a pass from Saryn and a tip by Saryn Brown off a pass from Kelsi Barcus kept it at 12-10, but then East Atchison began pulling away. Lauren Herndon and Saryn Brown combined on a block to stop the bleeding and bring their team to within 15-11, but then East Atchison went on a 9-1 run to go up 24-12. Jacquelyn Cline got a kill as the Mustangs tried to make a stand, but the Wolves closed it out on the next play to take the second set.
North Nodaway dug itself into a 17-9 hole in the third set, but the made a stand as Lauren Herndon and Saryn Brown got blocks and they closed to within 17-12. But once again, the bottom dropped out as the Wolves closed the game on an 8-2 run to close out the game.
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