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Volleyball team starts season 1-3 after Texas trip

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Last weekend the Eagles’ volleyball team played in a tournament in St. Angelo, Texas, for its season opener. They played four good teams, and although they did not get the outcome they wanted, they still managed to get some solid play from a few players that made the travel roster.

The first game was against Tarelton State, who went 24-8 last year and made a second round appearance in the NCAA regional tournament. The Eagles were led by Rudy Leasau, junior of LaMesa, California, who had a total of 16 kills against the Texanns and a total of 38 attempts. Lelalelei Nomura, senior of Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Madison Webb, freshman of Loveland, Colorado, had good defensive showings for the Eagles, racking up a combined total 24 digs out of the teams 54. In the end, the young Eagles’ team was outmatched by the Texanns who overall had the more experienced team losing, 3-1.

In the second game of the day, the Eagles faced off against Angelo State University, who was the host team of the tournament. Senior Justine Ackie, of Phoenix, led the offensive attack with a total of 10 kills and 37 total attempts. Even though the Eagles fought hard, their efforts weren’t enough eventually losing to the Rams, 3-0.

The next day they faced off against Newman University, another non-conference opponent.  The Eagles again saw a good showing from Leasau who led the Eagles with 13 kills and 47 total attempts and senior Jamie McLain, of Chadron, who had a total of 18 digs. The Eagles just couldn’t pull of the win, losing 3-1.

Madison Webb, freshman of Loveland, Colorado, digs the ball out of the net Saturday during a scrimmage against South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at the Chicoine Events Center.— Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky
Madison Webb, freshman of Loveland, Colorado, digs the ball out of the net Saturday during a scrimmage against South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at the Chicoine Events Center.— Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

The Eagles ended the weekend on a good note, pulling off a hard fought win again the University of Texas Permian Basin. Leasau again led the Eagles in kills with 10 and she had 22 total attempts. After a bumpy weekend, the Eagles showed some signs of life by pulling off an impressive 3-0 win.

They are set to play this Friday and Saturday at the University of Nebraska Kearney fall classic.