Volleyball 2010-10-12 vs Shorecrest

The Wildcat volleyball team faced the Shorecrest Scots for the 2nd time this year, this time at OHHS. The first meeting, a non-league match, was at Shorecrest and the varsity team defeated the team picked to finish 1st in WESCO 3A 3-2.

In the rematch, this one counting for league standings, the Wildcats jumped to an early 14-9 lead, but let the Scots back in the game, and even gave them a 16-15 lead. Then a big kill by big Amanda Blau sparked OH and the two team fought back and forth. A OH service error gave game point to Shorecrest, but Kristine Bouchard tied the game at 24, a pass error by Shorecrest gave game point to the Wildcats, then a double block of Blau and Bouchard was not handled by Shorecrest, giving game 1 to Oak Harbor 26-24.

In contrast, nothing seemed to go right for Oak Harbor in game 2. Halfway through the game, the Wildcats were down by only 1 point, 11-12, but scored only 3 more as Shorecrest won 25-14.

Game 3 was exciting and close. OH led for the whole game, but never by much. A service ace by Christina Alexander followed by a Janessa Ramos kill gave the Wildcats their biggest lead, 23-18, but the Scots didn't give up, closing to 24-22 when Mandy Kepner smacked her first kill of the game for game point.

While game 3 was exciting, game 4 was just a pleasure to watch. Before anyone knew what was really happening, the Wildcats found themselves ahead 6-0, forcing a Scot timeout. Oak Harbor score 4 more after the T.O. to lead 10-0. Oak Harbor made their first error at this point, sending the serve into the net to make the score 10-1, at that's as close as it would get as the Scots spent the rest of the game completely confused and having no answer for the Wildcat attack. When it was all over, the Wildcats were 25-8 winners and won the match 3-1.

Next up are the Shorewood Thunderbirds. The T-birds are right behind the Wildcats in the standings with equal 3-2 league records. The Wildcats are ahead due to their 6-3 overall record.

Video highlight clips of JV and Varsity action are posted HERE.

131 JV and Freshman warmup and game photos are posted HERE.

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