VB 2012-07-06 vs Mt. Vernon

Thursday evening the Wildcat volleyball team opened play at home with matches against Mt. Vernon.  New this year in the Wildcat gym is a new scoreboard - thanks to the Wildcat Booster Club for that!

Over in the field house, the Freshman team played a tight first game.  They were at game point, 24-18, but could not get that last point and fell 26-24.  The second game did not go well at all for the 'Cats as MV sealed the match win 25-14.  Oak Harbor showed life in the final game, but MV completed the freshman sweep by winning game three 25-20.

In JV action, our girls pounded the visitors 25-12.  The Bulldogs regrouped to take game two 25-21, but the Wildcats roared back to capture game three 25-14.

The varsity match was a marathon that lasted five games and well past 9 pm.  Oak Harbor got off to a slow start, allowing the visitors to build a 15-8 lead, but after a Wildcat timeout, a kill by Roshel Muzzall, an ace by Taylor Nienhuis and a block by the combination of Muzzall and Kayleigh Harper closed the game, then a kill by Ally McGuire cut the Bulldog lead to just one point.  Just a little later, a Harper service ace put Oak Harbor ahead 20-19.  The rest of game one was a seesaw, with Mt. Vernon prevailing 25-23.

Game two was nearly the opposite.  After a 10-10 tie, the Wildcats went on a 6-0 run, but MV came back to tie the game 20-20, and again at 24-24.  A kill by Harper and block by Harper and Muzzall gave game 2 to the Wildcats 26-24.

Game three was close throughout, with Mt. Vernon picking up the last few points to win 25-20.

In a win-to-stay-in game 4, the Wildcats got it done, winning 25-22.

The decisive game five started with senior Ally McGuire at the service line.  She served 6 straight times to built a commanding 6-0 lead in the 15-point game.  Back-to-back kills by Harper gave Oak Harbor match points, and an error on the Bulldogs won it for OH, 15-11.

OH plays next at Glacier Peak on 9/10, then gets the rest of the week off from competition.  They then get back into action on September 17th at home against Arlington.

Video highlights are posted HERE

Photos this year will be posted to WESCOAthletics.com, and will have photos of both teams.