COMETS WIN FIRST SHOWDOWN OF WEEK
Naselle hammered South Bend 21-25, 25-14, 25-7, 25-20 at Patterson Gymnasium Tuesday night in a battle of longtime rivals and Pacific 2B League unbeatens.
Now the Comets must do it all over again, hosting an Ocosta Wildcats team Thursday night that has yet to drop a league match.
"It was amazing stuff," said head coach Debbie Denny. "The kids were real tight the first game. We missed serves, we were out of rotation. I'm going, "Oh no, this can't be it.'"
It certainly wasn't. The Comets rebounded with a decisive 25-15 result in game two before taking it to the Indians to the tune of 25-7 in game three.
"We played amazing volleyball," said Denny. "Game four we started out slow again because we stood around so much in the third game. They were pumped up and we weren't. They got us down by about three or four points, but the girls finally got it going."
Sylvia Herrold, who missed Saturday's Adna Tournament--won by South Bend--with an illness, led all players with 25 kills and added six blocks. Kellyn Pakenen had perhaps her best game in a Naselle uniform with eight kills and a team-high seven blocks.
"She really had a smart game," said Denny. "She'd hit the ball where nobody was standing, she served well and her blocking was key. She got to where they just wanted to dink or hit around her."
Jamie Bighill was credited with a phenomenal 70 assists in the match.
"I started my starting six and they played all four games, said Denny, who is looking to pilot the team to a return trip to state in her final season. "It was just good volleyball by our side. I think the blocking was key."
Naselle (6-0 Pacific 2B League, 12-1 overall)leads Ocosta and South Bend by a game in the standings heading into Thursday's regular season finale against the Wildcats, who topped North Beach 25-17, 25-26, 15-25, 25-20 to improve to 10-3 overall. One of those losses was a three game match against Naselle, but wasn't as easy as it sounds according to Denny.
"It took us forever to win those three games. They're not afraid of the ball and they run after everything."
The match will begin around 7:00 p.m. at Patterson Gymnasium with a large crowd expected to be on hand. If the Comets lose and South Bend wins its final match, there will be a three-way tie for first in the league.
Now the Comets must do it all over again, hosting an Ocosta Wildcats team Thursday night that has yet to drop a league match.
"It was amazing stuff," said head coach Debbie Denny. "The kids were real tight the first game. We missed serves, we were out of rotation. I'm going, "Oh no, this can't be it.'"
It certainly wasn't. The Comets rebounded with a decisive 25-15 result in game two before taking it to the Indians to the tune of 25-7 in game three.
"We played amazing volleyball," said Denny. "Game four we started out slow again because we stood around so much in the third game. They were pumped up and we weren't. They got us down by about three or four points, but the girls finally got it going."
Sylvia Herrold, who missed Saturday's Adna Tournament--won by South Bend--with an illness, led all players with 25 kills and added six blocks. Kellyn Pakenen had perhaps her best game in a Naselle uniform with eight kills and a team-high seven blocks.
"She really had a smart game," said Denny. "She'd hit the ball where nobody was standing, she served well and her blocking was key. She got to where they just wanted to dink or hit around her."
Jamie Bighill was credited with a phenomenal 70 assists in the match.
"I started my starting six and they played all four games, said Denny, who is looking to pilot the team to a return trip to state in her final season. "It was just good volleyball by our side. I think the blocking was key."
Naselle (6-0 Pacific 2B League, 12-1 overall)leads Ocosta and South Bend by a game in the standings heading into Thursday's regular season finale against the Wildcats, who topped North Beach 25-17, 25-26, 15-25, 25-20 to improve to 10-3 overall. One of those losses was a three game match against Naselle, but wasn't as easy as it sounds according to Denny.
"It took us forever to win those three games. They're not afraid of the ball and they run after everything."
The match will begin around 7:00 p.m. at Patterson Gymnasium with a large crowd expected to be on hand. If the Comets lose and South Bend wins its final match, there will be a three-way tie for first in the league.
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