Lady Trojans defeat McCook in straight sets

After a disappointing 1-5 start to the season, head volleyball coach Valerie Armstrong’s team responded with a straight set win over McCook at the Community Building on Monday night. The Lady Trojans won by the scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-19

CCC exacted a little revenge after losing to the Lady Indians of McCook on Friday at the North Platte Tournament. Armstrong was disappointed in her team’s showing over the weekend, but was happy with her team’s improvement on Monday night.

“We passed the ball significantly better tonight than last weekend,” Armstrong said. “Our outsides (outside hitters) attacked the ball better and we finally played defense to our capability.”

Game one started as a see-saw battle, but McCook capatilized on Trojan errors to take a 4-7 lead. The Lady Trojans responded with a 6-0 flurry and pushed the lead to 16-8 with a 12-1 overall run. Sophomore Rexanne Schilowsky keyed the run with several kills and solid play at the net. McCook never got closer than six points and the Trojans won 25-18.

The Trojans used a 6-0 run to begian game two, with freshman setter Priscila Sena serving. Early in the game, the Trojans passing was excellent, led by sophomore libero Megan Dennis. The Lady Trojans never relenquished control and went on for the six-point victory.

After falling behind 4-9 in game three and an Armstrong timeout, the Trojans began to chip away at the McCook lead and eventually tied the game at 11. CCC then stretched out the lead to six at 19-13 and went on for the victory

Armstrong said her team still has many things to work on, but feels they can be competitive with anybody.

“We continue to give away points on service errors and are still struggling converting free balls,” Armstrong said. “We need to capatilize on these to continue to improve.”