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Cowgirls Put Up Fight Against Mavericks

Cowgirls Put Up Fight Against Mavericks
ThompsonCulbertson’s Destiny Thompson, playing with an injured left hand, spikes the ball against North Country.(Photo by Bill Vander Weele)
Cowgirls Put Up Fight Against Mavericks
ThompsonCulbertson’s Destiny Thompson, playing with an injured left hand, spikes the ball against North Country.(Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

 

The Culbertson Cowgirls put together one of their best volleyball matches of the season in giving a strong North Country team a battle at home on Saturday, Oct. 15.

North Country edged the Cowgirls by a 21-25, 25-21, 2519, 25-16, margin.

After falling behind by an 8-4 margin in the first set, the Cowgirls stormed back for a 10-8 lead on kills by Destiny Thompson and a spike by Leandra Perkins. Two aces by Thompson put Culbertson up 14-10. The powerful hitting of 6-2 Teagan Erickson kept North Country close, but kills by Makena Hauge and Perkins put the Cowgirls up 23-17. An ace by Jazzmin Fugere increased the gap to 24-17.

The Mavericks got as close as 24-21 on kills by Paige Wasson and Kendall Scheffelmear, but Culbertson then scored for the 25-21 final.

After North Country gained a 7-1 advantage in the second set, the hard hitting of Hauge pulled the Cowgirls to 8-7. A pair of aces by Hauge produced a 10-9 lead.

The Mavericks gained a 1612 lead, but a spike by Perla Burciaga and a hit by Hauge kept Culbertson close. Kills by Erickson and an ace by Kora LaBrie led North Country to a 22-15 lead.

A tip by Alicyn Ator and a kill by Hauge closed the gap to 22-17, but North Country went on for a 25-21 win in the second set.

Kills by Thompson put the Cowgirls ahead by a 10-8 margin in the third set. After the Mavericks earned a 17-15 lead, the Cowgirls ran off three straight points on an ace by Hauge, a kill by Thompson and a block by Fugere.

North County scored on a block by Mattea McColly and a kill by Wasson down the stretch to take a 25-19 win.

In the fourth set, the net play of Wasson highlighted action as North Country gained a 17-5 advantage. The Cowgirls battled back to 17-10 on a backrow kill by Hauge, a kill by Thompson and a block by Burciaga.

The Mavericks increased the gap to 22-11. After a kill by Perkins, North Country used kills by Erickson for a 25-16 victory.

Hauge

Makena Hauge tips the ball over the net.

(Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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