The varsity volleyball team recently traveled to Pebblebrook High School for a tri-match against Pebblebrook and Campbell High School, both from 3AAAAAA.
Whitefield faced Pebblebrook in the first match. The Falcons, hoping to avenge its previous loss to the WolfPack, were again outgunned by the Pack, who took the match in three sets (23-25, 25-16, and 25-18). In the first set, the teams swapped points to a 9-9 tie. A series of unforced errors put the WolfPack into a nine-point hole at 13-22. From that point, Whitefield closed the gap to 17-23 when Sunni Dupree (9th) came on to serve. Sunni’s power service game brought the Pack back to a 23-23 tie, but the Falcons took the next two points and the set. In the second set, the Pack came alive at the net on offense and defense, cruising to a 25-10 win to force a third set. In set three, Whitefield pulled ahead on the strength of nine service aces; six of the aces were by senior Anna Moore, two by sophomore Kate MacPhail, and one by Sunni. This shut the Falcons down and Whitefield took the set (25-11) and the match.
The Pack put up some flowery offensive stats. Anna Moore had seven aces, followed by Sunni with five, and Kate MacPhail with two. Gracie Babcock (12th) and Morgan Landers (12th) also had one ace each. At the net on offense, Anna Long put down five kills; Sunni and Gracie had four kills. Kelsey Butler (10th) and Audrey Garrett (10th) had three kills and Rayna Mock (10th) got on the stat board with two kills. Anna Moore padded her assist total by setting up 19 assists.
On defense, Anna Long put up three blocks to add to her lead statewide in Class A. Sunni and Audrey had two blocks each and Anna Moore added a rare block. Morgan led the back line defense with 13 digs, followed by Sunni with six. Kate had four digs; Kelsey and Anna Moore had one dig each.
In the second match, Whitefield took on Campbell High School, and finished off the Spartans in straight sets (25-17, 26-24). The Pack fell behind in the first set 0-5, but came back to tie the set at 9-9. After that, the Pack took control and Kate took the team to a set point at 24-15. After giving up a couple of points, Whitefield won the set 25-17. In the second set, the WolfPack took a five-point lead at 11-6 off two service aces by Gracie. However, after Gracie’s aces, the second set was a hard fought grind until it was tied at 23-23. Whitefield turned back a set point and took the last three points to win the set and the match in overtime.
At the service line, Morgan led with three aces, followed by Anna Moore, Gracie, and Sunni with two aces each. The front line offense was shared by Anna Long and Sunni with four kills each. Gracie, Audrey, and Kelsey had with three kills each. Anna Moore also got into the act with a rare kill. She had 11 more assists, giving her a total of 30 assists for the night. Defense at the net was shared by Audrey, Anna Long, and Kelsey, who each had a block. The back line defense was also a team effort led by Kate with three digs. Anna Moore, Kelsey, and Sunni had two digs each. Morgan and Anna Long both had one dig.
Whitefield faced Pebblebrook in the first match. The Falcons, hoping to avenge its previous loss to the WolfPack, were again outgunned by the Pack, who took the match in three sets (23-25, 25-16, and 25-18). In the first set, the teams swapped points to a 9-9 tie. A series of unforced errors put the WolfPack into a nine-point hole at 13-22. From that point, Whitefield closed the gap to 17-23 when Sunni Dupree (9th) came on to serve. Sunni’s power service game brought the Pack back to a 23-23 tie, but the Falcons took the next two points and the set. In the second set, the Pack came alive at the net on offense and defense, cruising to a 25-10 win to force a third set. In set three, Whitefield pulled ahead on the strength of nine service aces; six of the aces were by senior Anna Moore, two by sophomore Kate MacPhail, and one by Sunni. This shut the Falcons down and Whitefield took the set (25-11) and the match.
The Pack put up some flowery offensive stats. Anna Moore had seven aces, followed by Sunni with five, and Kate MacPhail with two. Gracie Babcock (12th) and Morgan Landers (12th) also had one ace each. At the net on offense, Anna Long put down five kills; Sunni and Gracie had four kills. Kelsey Butler (10th) and Audrey Garrett (10th) had three kills and Rayna Mock (10th) got on the stat board with two kills. Anna Moore padded her assist total by setting up 19 assists.
On defense, Anna Long put up three blocks to add to her lead statewide in Class A. Sunni and Audrey had two blocks each and Anna Moore added a rare block. Morgan led the back line defense with 13 digs, followed by Sunni with six. Kate had four digs; Kelsey and Anna Moore had one dig each.
In the second match, Whitefield took on Campbell High School, and finished off the Spartans in straight sets (25-17, 26-24). The Pack fell behind in the first set 0-5, but came back to tie the set at 9-9. After that, the Pack took control and Kate took the team to a set point at 24-15. After giving up a couple of points, Whitefield won the set 25-17. In the second set, the WolfPack took a five-point lead at 11-6 off two service aces by Gracie. However, after Gracie’s aces, the second set was a hard fought grind until it was tied at 23-23. Whitefield turned back a set point and took the last three points to win the set and the match in overtime.
At the service line, Morgan led with three aces, followed by Anna Moore, Gracie, and Sunni with two aces each. The front line offense was shared by Anna Long and Sunni with four kills each. Gracie, Audrey, and Kelsey had with three kills each. Anna Moore also got into the act with a rare kill. She had 11 more assists, giving her a total of 30 assists for the night. Defense at the net was shared by Audrey, Anna Long, and Kelsey, who each had a block. The back line defense was also a team effort led by Kate with three digs. Anna Moore, Kelsey, and Sunni had two digs each. Morgan and Anna Long both had one dig.