Lyle-Pacelli volleyball team swept by Mabel-Canton
Published 9:42 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Lyle-Pacelli’s Lucy Nelson receives a serve during game one of a match against Mabel-Canton Tuesday night in Lyle. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
LYLE — The Lyle-Pacelli volleyball team faced a tall task, but it showed signs of improvement as it was swept by Mabel-Canton in Lyle Tuesday.
Lyle-Pacelli’s Courtney Walter reaches to try and keep the ball in play during game one the Athletics’ match against Mabel-Canton Tuesday night in Lyle. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Athletics lost the match by scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-22.
LP (1-1 overall, 1-1 SEC) trailed the first game 23-4 early on, it was within 14-10 in the second game after an ace by Brooke Walter and it led the third game 18-15 before bowing out.
“I was pleased with how they came back in game three,” LP head coach Lauren Cost said. “I just wish it would’ve been a little sooner.”
The Cougars (2-0 overall, 2-0 SEC) are a perennial SEC power and they certainly gave the Athletics a lot to deal with on Tuesday. Cost said she hopes her team can learn from playing such a tough match.
“They’re a very good squad,” Cost said of MC. “They run quicks that we don’t run, so we can’t practice against that yet. We learned a lot in this game. We see the holes and we see what we need to work on.”
LP stats: Lucy Nelson, 6 kills; Bethany Strouf, 4 kills; Courtney Walter, 14 set assists; Sarah Holtz, 12 digs; Brooke Walter, 6 digs; Faith King, 5 digs
