Marble Falls volleyball loses close match to Killeen Ellison
Marble Falls High School setter Kelsie Tackitt sets the ball for an assist during the Lady Mustangs’ loss to Killeen Ellison on Aug. 26. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Killeen Ellison 20-25, 25-23, 17-25, 21-25 on Aug. 26.
The match was much closer than the scores indicate. For most of the sets, both teams were within three points, though each side might have had to fight back from deficits.
“The passing was there, the sets were there,” Marble Falls head coach Julie Downs said. “We need a closer.”
Senior Hanna Wall stepped into that role in the second set. The Lady Mustangs led 20-12, but the Lady Eagles began a comeback. As momentum swung in their favor, Wall’s number was called. She ended the game with a kill to knot the match at a set each.
In the final set, Ellison maintained a three-point lead from the beginning. With four match points, Wall stepped behind the line and served an ace. The match ended when an Eagle spiked the ball that caught on the tape but softly rolled over to the Marble Falls side.
“The varsity played a tough team, whose offense was just about as tough as their defense,” Downs said. “Ellison was very good at getting to all balls, tips and attacks. It was definitely a great game to play in.”
Downs said the Lady Mustangs are still competing.
“Confidence-wise, we’re pretty good,” she said. “We’re getting better every time we play. We’re responding.”
jfierro@thepicayune.com
ON OFFENSE: kills — Hanna Wall 9, Maddie Johnson 4; assists – Johnson 9, Kelsie Tackitt 9; aces – Tackitt 5, Lauren Loader 2, Shelbi Wyatt 2
ON DEFENSE: Blocks – Jackie Winn 2, Kelsie Tackitt 1, Hanna Wall 1; digs – Shelbi Wyatt 14, Kelsie Tackitt 8
RECORDS: Marble Falls is 2-8 overall
SUBVARSITY RESULTS: Junior varsity lost 26-24, 16-25 and 23-25; freshmen lost 20-25 and 20-25
UP NEXT: San Marcos Rattler Tournament at San Marcos High School, Aug. 29-30; Marble Falls vs. Cuero at 3 p.m., Bastrop at 5 p.m. and Corpus Christi Calallen at 7 p.m.