VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Marble Falls gets first wins; Burnet loses; Llano goes 4-4
FROM STAFF REPORTS
WIMBERLEY — The Marble Falls High School volleyball team earned its first win of the 2013 season.
Actually, they picked up two while finishing third in the silver bracket of the Wimberley Tex Fest Tournament on Aug. 16-17.
The Lady Mustangs defeated Laredo United 28-26, 25-19 and Austin Regents 25-22, 25-20. They lost to Canyon Lake 20-25, 17-25 on Aug. 17 and were defeated by Uvalde 18-25, 20-25, Smithville 23-25, 14-25 and Austin St. Michael’s 15-25, 10-25, all on Aug. 16.
“(We) started out very rough, lots of errors and mental mistakes,” Marble Falls head coach Julie Downs said. “As (Aug. 16) progressed, the team seemed to get it together but did not bring home a win, leaving us fourth in our pool.”
ON OFFENSE: (tournament totals) kills – Amanda Thomas 16, Taylor Brackenridge 14, Makenzie Carpenter 11, Maddie Johnson 9, Sarah Lewis 8, Haley Coulter 4, Jackie Winn 4, Hanna Wall 3; assists – Coulter 52, Johnson 8, Shelbi Wyatt 2, Winn 1, Lewis 1; aces – Carpenter 5, Coulter 2, Lacie Long 2, Amanda Thomas 2, Lewis 2, Wyatt 2, Johnson 1
ON DEFENSE: (tournament totals) blocks – Thomas 12, Winn 4, Coulter 3, Wall 2, Johnson 2, Carpenter 1, Brackenridge 1, Lewis 1, Amber Clark 1; digs – Long 33, Brackenridge 13, Wyatt 12, Shelcee Clark 9, Coulter 7, Johnson 1
RECORDS: Marble Falls is 2-6 overall.
UP NEXT: Marble Falls vs. Liberty Hill, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at Max Copeland Gym, 2101 Mustang Drive in Marble Falls
Blanco def. Burnet 25-17, 25-14, 25-17 on Aug. 19
ON OFFENSE: kills – Cassidy Connelly 6; assists – Sami Hogan 10; aces – Hogan 3
ON DEFENSE: blocks – Jill Rosow ½, Madison Hall ½; digs – Miranda Weeks 9
RECORDS: Burnet is 2-7 overall.
UP NEXT: Burnet at Glen Rose Tournament on Aug. 22 and 24, TBA
Llano goes 4-4 at Round Rock Westwood Tournament
ROUND ROCK — The Llano High School volleyball team finished the Round Rock Westwood Tournament with a 4-4 record Aug. 16-17.
The Lady Jackets (4-5) defeated Temple, Austin St. Dominic Savio, Laredo Nixon and Navasota but lost to Westwood, Seguin, Texas Military Institute Episcopal and Gatesville.
The biggest benefit of the tournament, according to Lady Jackets head coach John Black, is he could see his players coming together as a team and certain athletes stepping into leadership roles.
“We started gaining more confidence in each other and more confidence with me,” he said. “I think we’re about where I expected us to be, maybe a little ahead.”
Llano goes to the Gatesville Tournament on Aug. 22 and 24.
jfierro@thepicayune.com