The Big Sandy Pioneers will head to the District 6C-East tournament this Thursday and Friday in Gildford with a little momentum on their side.
The Pioneers moved up one spot in the standings with a 3-1 win over the Box Elder Bears Saturday night. Junior Alana Ostrom led an effective offensive attack that saw the team record a season high 32 kills in the match. Ostrom collected 12 of those. Sophomore Jenna Leader served up 22 assists in the win and senior Cheyenne Pegar recorded 11 aces and dug up a team high 13 balls.
Big Sandy will begin tournament play against the Bears tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 a.m. The winner will advance to play top seeded Chinook in the first semi-final.
Big Sandy 3
Box Elder 1
Big Sandy 25 23 25 25
Box Elder 22 25 21 20
Big Sandy - Kills - 36 (Alana Ostrom 12); Blocks - 5 (Molly Kain 2); Digs - 44 (Cheyanne Pegar 13); Assists - 31 (Jenna Leader 22); Aces 25 (Cheyanne Pegar 11).
Box Elder - Kills - 19 (Tia Russell 6); Blocks - 4 (Tia Russell 3); Aces - 12 (Lillian Gopher 5); Digs - 17 (Lillian Gopher 4); Assists -13 (Lillian Gopher 8).
North Star 3
Big Sandy 0
North Star 25 25 25
Big Sandy 11 18 12
Big Sandy - Kills - 11 (Jenna Leader 4); Blocks - 6 (Jaylyn Cline 3); Digs - 15 (Jaylyn Cline 10); Assists - 9 (Jenna Leader 6); Aces 1 (Jenna Leader).
North Star - Kills - 22 (Sheridan O'Neil 11); Blocks - 3 (Three with 1); Aces - 15 (Sheridan Spicher 4); Digs - 37 (Jewel Wicks 9); Assists -20 (Graysen Spicher 20).