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Eagles lose home-game filled weekend

Molly Wedan

After traveling two weekends in a row, the Chadron State volleyball team hosted three games this past weekend. However, the results weren’t what the team had in mind.

“We got caught playing down to teams rather than maintaining our level of play,” interim Head Coach Janel Baily said.

Outside hitter Mollie Jones, senior of Longmont Colo., prepares to serve the ball during Friday night’s game against Western State College University. — Photo by Ashley Swanson
Outside hitter Mollie Jones, senior of Longmont Colo., prepares to serve the ball during Friday night’s game against Western State College University. — Photo by Ashley Swanson

On Thursday, action started off slow, but in the second and third sets, the hitting percentages were .278 and increased to .351. The Eagles blocking increased as well. Jessica Jester, junior middle hitter of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Mallory Irvine, junior middle hitter of Ravenna, both tallied eight blocks.

However, the Eagles couldn’t hold off a fifth set rally by the Thunderwolves. Pueblo managed a .333 hitting percentage, led by Angela McAdams with 14 kills. Kristina Harter, senior libero of Colorado Springs, Colo., countered  the Thunderwolves kills with 25 digs.

Coming off the loss, the Eagles played Western State College University on Friday. Western showed up when it was needed, and swept the Eagles 25-22, 25-21, and 25-23.

Makenna Christ led the Western Mountaineers with nine kills, and the teams hitting percentage was .147. Molly Dolson, setter for the Mountaineers, had five kills, while assisting 32 times and contributing 20 digs.

Irvine hit 15 kills for the Eagles, and Erika Roybal, sophomore of Denver, had six more. On defense, Harter had a match-high 25 digs.

On Saturday, the Eagles played Adams State Grizzlies and the story was much the same. The Grizzlies swept the Eagles 25-19, 25-20, 25-19.

Adams State dominated the first set, with a .333 hitting percentage. Chadron then responded with Irvine’s 11 kills, and the second set featured 11 ties. The Grizzlies three consecutive points gave them the win. In the third set, things heated up when there were 14 ties and five lead changes. With the score being 24-16, the Eagles made a three point run, but it wasn’t a match against Adams Deprece Washington’s final spike.

“The team and I would like to thank the crowds from last weekend, we appreciate the support,” Baily said.

The Eagles play Colorado School of Mines and Colorado Christian University this Friday and Saturday. Then they host Black Hills State on Tuesday and Halloween costumes are welcomed attire.