The Pagosa Springs High School volleyball team dropped two straight after their win over Monte Vista and fell to 5-14 on the season.
The No. 44 Lady Pirates hosted the No. 8 Alamosa Mean Moose on Thursday, Oct. 22, to close out last week and lost to the Mean Moose 3-0.
The girls lost the first set 25-19, the second set 25-17 and the third set 25-16.
“We came out strong in the first two sets, and despite some adversity in the third set, I saw our team come together and play aggressively in a way we hadn’t seen before,” wrote coach Chelsea Caler in an email to The SUN.
Dawson Iverson and Avea Bruce each had a team-high seven kills in the match, accounting for 14 of the girls’ 19 kills.
Tatiana Monterroso and Liana Vega each had an ace, the teams’ only two aces of the match. As a team the girls had a serve completion percentage of 87 percent.
Bruce led the team with two total blocks. Monterroso and Vega each had a team-high eight digs, and Vega led the team with 16 assists.
Though flooding closed Wolf Creek Pass, Alamosa was still able to make it over Cumbres Pass after the match and reached home safely.
In their opening match of the new week, the Lady Pirates hosted the No. 10 Ignacio Bobcats, a 2A team, on Monday, Oct. 26. The girls lost 3-0 once again, losing the first set 25-20, the second set 25-10 and the third set 25-14.
“We struggled to communicate and overall execute,” wrote Caler. “It wasn’t our best showing, so we’re focused on cleaning up serve receive and our offense heading into the final tournament.”
Sydney Plake, Bruce and Veda Deitemeyer each had a team-high five kills in the match.
Iverson led the team with two aces. The team as a whole had an 87 percent serve completion percentage for the third straight game.
Ellie Vining and Deitemeyer each had a team-high two total blocks, Monterroso led the team with eight digs, and Vega had a team-high 17 assists.
The Lady Pirates will close out their season with a tournament that begins on Friday, Oct. 30.
They’ll play a match against 5A Grand Junction, who is 10-9 on the season, at 1 p.m.
At 3 p.m., the Lady Pirates will take on 3A Delta, who is 12-7.
The following day, the Lady Pirates will play a to-be-determined opponent.
“With only two practices, we’re focusing on serve receive, transition, and smarter setting and hitting decisions,” said Caler. “The goal is to compete and enjoy what could potentially be our final weekend together.”
jsellner@orourkemediagroup.com
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