Burnet volleyball opens season with sweep of Marble Falls
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — The Burnet High School volleyball team was all business in its opening-season sweep of Marble Falls on Aug. 12. The Lady Dawgs won 25-14, 25-18, 25-14.
“I’m pretty pleased,” Burnet head coach Salye Coles said. “The missed serves, that’s about the only negative thing I can think of from the whole match.”
Marble Falls head coach Julie Downs said she saw some timid Lady Mustangs. So in an effort to find a positive play or rhythm, she tried different lineups and moved athletes to different spots.
The Lady Mustangs took a six-point lead during the second set. But the Lady Dawgs responded and seized opportunities when they came.
For example, Marble Falls rotated three times and missed three serves in a row.
“We had a lot of nerves and a lot of anxiety,” Downs said. “We had too many out-of-system plays. And when we were in system, we didn’t put the ball away.”
Then, in the final set, Burnet simply stayed in its offensive rhythm. No matter the substitutions and the rotations, the Lady Dawgs had an answer.
“The kids came out and had nice transitions,” the Burnet coach said. “Our block timing was better than it has been.”
Downs said her team committed too many unforced errors.
Coles said this match is exactly what her players needed after traveling to San Angelo for scrimmages Aug. 8.
“I’m most pleased with their choices,” she said. “They played what the game gave them. Their choices to score the ball were phenomenal.”
The Lady Dawgs played together during the offseason in select volleyball and open gyms. In addition, newcomers Makenzie Carpenter and Samantha Edwards gave Burnet more depth.
“They’re really molding in with everyone else,” Coles said. “We have great friendships.”
jfierro@thepicayune.com
ON OFFENSE: Kills — (Marble Falls) Hanna Wall 5, Maddie Johnson 3, Jackie Winn 3; (Burnet) Madison Hall 9, Jill Rosow 8, Sarah Poe 4, Kylah Arnold 3, Kasey Taylor 2. Assists — (Marble Falls) Kelsie Tackitt 8, Lauren Loader 2; (Burnet) Taylor 14, Sami Hogan 6. Aces — (Marble Falls) Tackitt 1, Loader 1; (Burnet) Makenzie Carpenter 2, Hogan 2, Megan Schmidt 1, Rosow 1, Hall 1, Danielle Lindley 1
ON DEFENSE: Blocks — (Marble Falls) Winn 1, Loader 1½. Digs — (Marble Falls) Loader 6; (Burnet) Rosow 7, Hogan 5, Lindley 4, Hall 3, Taylor 3, Arnold 2, Schmidt 2, Madelinne Dietrick 1, Carpenter 1
SUBVARSITY RESULTS — Burnet junior varsity won 25-17, 25-10; Burnet freshmen won 25-9, 25-22
NEXT UP: Burnet (1-0) and Marble Falls (0-1) at Tex-Fest Tournament at Wimberley High School, 100 Carney Lane in Wimberley