The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

The Lady Pioneers started the weekend off with a great win against Box Elder. Big Sandy started with the 1st serve and set the standard right from the beginning with an ace by Eva Yeadon. The score would go back and forth point after point, with some great kills From Eva, and Keira Galbavy. Eva also had a great tip to put them ahead 14-13. The Lady Pioneers tried to pull ahead, but the Lady Bears stayed in there with their scrappy plays, putting them in front by one point 20-19. The Lady Pioneers knuckled down, played some great defense, and came back to win 25-22.

The Lady Pioneers took the 2nd set by storm, putting themselves in the front early 7-2, and never looked back, winning the second set 25-7. The 3rd set was even more of a show of force from the Lady Pioneers starting strong and dominating all areas of the floor with a score of 14-3. The Lady Bears tried to crawl back into the game but fell short, and the Lady Pioneers won the 3rd set with a score of 25-10.

Team Stats:

Digs: 36, with Jai Baumann having 12.

Assists: 21, with Jenny Sant having 9.

Kills: 30, with Eva Yeadon and Keria Galbavy having 10 each

Blocks: 2, with Keira Galbavy, and Tosha Allerdice with 1 each

Aces: 10, with Eva Yeadon having 4.

The Lady Pioneers then traveled to Chester to play the number 1 in the conference at CJI on Saturday, and what a display of grit! These girls show up every week and prove just what hard work, teamwork, and perseverance are. If you missed this game, you missed out, because these ladies gave it all they had left every bit on the court, and pulled away from CJI winning in 4 sets. 4 very close sets!

The Lady Pioneers started with the serve, and had a 55-second volley, before scoring. Add in a Keira Galbavy and the ladies went up 3-0 from the beginning. CJI followed with a couple of big hits and an ace, but a huge vertical kill from Eva Yeadon and a big block put the Lady Pioneers up 9-8. Big Sandy had a couple of miscommunication issues, but that didn’t deter them. Eva had another big hit in the middle from a back set from Jai, putting them on top 16-12. CJI gave them another run, with some great aces, hits, and hustle plays, and took the lead. The Lady Pioneers took a timeout down 18-21. The Lady Pioneers then clawed their way back in and tied it up 23-23, but fell just short the first set losing 23-25

The second set was a battle for the Lady Pioneers, the whole set, the ladies were playing from behind, but that did stop them from showing CJI how tough they truly were. With some big hits from Eva and Keria, as well as some great digs from the back line, tied the game at 23-23. Keira had a big middle hit and a huge block from Keria and Tosah Allderdice to give the Lady Pioneers the lead and the win 26-24.

The 3rd and 4th sets were very similar to the first two sets, with back-and-forth play the whole time. So many intense moments, hard digs, and big hits. The Lady Pioneers prevailed for CJI in the last two sets with a score of 25-23, and 26-24.

Team Stats:

Digs: 92, with Jai Baumann having 20.

Assists: 36, with Jai Bauman having 25.

Kills: 43, with Keira Galbavy having 18.

Blocks: 7, with Keira Galbavy having 4.

Aces: 10, with Jenny Sant having 4.

When asked about the weekend, Coach Brittany said, “It was another big week for our girls. We beat Box Elder in a clean sweep, then had the challenge of taking on the #1 team in the conference, CJI. Our girls were definitely prepared and wanted revenge for our loss earlier in the season. We had a tough week at practices and luckily that paid off. All of the sets were won by two points. It was pretty wild! I am so proud of my girls for finishing. We played some great volleyball and it was a team win! We only have one match left and it’s a big one. We play Centerville at home on Tuesday and I believe these girls are ready.”