October 9: White Oak @ Ashley Senior Night (Coach Humphrey's Take)

Senior Night for Ashley High School Volleyball
Caitlin, Stephanie, Coach Humphrey, Jordan, Sarah, Jessica and Samantha


Excitement was in the air for senior night and the girls rose to the occasion!

The JV team got it started with a back-and-forth first game that ended with Eagles on top, 27-25. Some adjustments were made in game 2, mainly cutting down on mistakes and finally being aggressive!!! The girls started hitting, tipping and making better choices with their shot selections. Eagles go on win game 2 25-21 and the match.

Before the varsity match, six seniors were recognized along with their parents. Lauren Talton did a magnificent job introducing the players and their families. Too many to name chorus members (about 15) sang the National Anthem accapella. When it was time to play, the girls really played well! But that should be expected since they have been playing together for the past 3-4 years!! The Lady Eagles took the match 25-14, 25-16, and 25-19. Way to close out your career at your home court girls!

Our last regular season match of the year is Tuesday at Laney. After that, we will wait for playoff bids, which we hope to have secured either the 2nd or 3rd bid from the Midsoutheastern Conference.

Thanks and more about Senior night
Last night’s senior events could not have happened without the help of several people who the entire team and myself would like to thank. Mrs. Sugerik, along with her chorus students for volunteering their time and talent to sing, then serving double duty as our own “Ashley Crazies”! Ashley has had some growing pains with positive cheering but last night’s group got it right and were the extra touch.

A special thank you to Mr. Loid Atkinson—he helped our “Dads” set up the Eagle! Coach Adams - thank you for getting it to the gym; Coach Duncan-thank you for the initial where-to-start information; Russell Corbett - thank you for helping set up the gym; thank you to all the teachers and staff that attended last night, AND from me to my team and all of my parents—THANK YOU! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!

Statistics
Sarah Harriss: 6 kills, 2 blocks
Jessica McGill: 10 assists
Caitlin Blazek: 2 digs, 1 ace
Stephanie Willetts: 2 kills, 2 aces
Jordan Sutton: 4 assists, 2 kills and she got her jump serve in…1st time she has tried it all year!
Samantha Dowless: got to play front row, which has been her dream since freshmen year, and she had 3 kills, 3 digs and 2 aces
Kelsey Hopper: 9 kills, 3 blocks

Ashley 3 - White Oak 0
Overall: 7-8 Conference: 6-5

Scores
25-14 (A), 25-16 (A), 25-19 (A)


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