Wolves Fall At Divisional Tourney
Wolf Point dropped its first two matches at the Northern B divisional volleyball tournament held in Cut Bank.
Wolf Point’s volleyball team started off well but lost to Shelby, 16-25, 20-25, 23-25, in the first round of the Northern B divisional tournament in Cut Bank on Thursday, Nov. 5.
Two kills by Ma’Kenzie Jackson kept the Wolves close at 8-7 in the opening set. After Shelby grabbed a 14-9 lead, the Wolves responded with kills by Butterfly Lindsay and Cali Gorder.
A tip by Wolf Point’s Anna Matejovsky cut Shelby’s lead to 22-14, but the Coyotes won the first set by a 25-16 final.
The net play of Matejovsky and Addy Smith led the Wolves to an early 6-2 advantage in the second set. An ace by Gorder and a kill by McKenzie Rodenberg produced an 11-7 lead After Shelby tied the score at 13-13, the Wolves regained the lead on two aces by McKinlee Paulson, a spike by Matejovsky and a kill by Lindsay.
The Coyotes battled back for a 20-19 lead, but a spike by Gorder pulled the Wolves even. Shelby, however, scored the last five points of the set.
Shelby jumped out to a 6-0 advantage in the third set, but the Wolves slowly fought their way back. Down by a 15-6 margin, Wolf Point ran off nine straight points including two kills by Smith and two aces by Paulson for a 15-15 deadlock.
After Shelby moved ahead 21-18, Wolf Point scored on a serve by Smith and a tip by Gorder. An ace by Smith put the Wolves ahead 22-21.
The Coyotes tallied the next two points en route to a 25-23 win.
Wolf Point’s season came to an end with a three-set loss against Fairview at the Northern B divisional tournament on Friday morning. The Wolves dropped the match by a 13-25, 22-25, 2325, final.
The Wolves fell behind by a 21-10 margin in the first set, but Wolf Point’s Addy Smith cut the margin with a kill. A kill by Anna Matejovsky put the score at 23-13, but Fairview won by a 25-13 final.
Trailing by a 20-19 score in the second set, Wolf Point gained a 22-21 lead on a block by McKenzie Rodenberg and a kill by Matejovsky.
Fairview, however, tallied the last four points of the set for a 25-22 victory.
In the third set, Wolf Point gained a 20-18 advantage on a kill by McKenzie Rodenberg, a kill by Ma’Kenzie Jackson and an ace by Afton Hanks.
Down by a 23-20 margin, the Wolves responded with a kill by Jackson and a block by Rodenberg. A spike by Rodenberg got the Wolves as close as 2423 before Fairview scoring the final point.
