Dayton Beats Lady Cards in Three

WAITSBURG – After a three set fall to Tri-Cities Prep earlier in the week, the Lady Bulldogs turned the tables and swept the Lady Cardinals during an Oct. 29 game on the Waitsburg court. Bulldogs took the win: 25-16, 25-9, 25-12.

"We played Dayton much better this time compared to our first meeting. I'm proud of the girls for their improvement in this match and being able to put together a strong match. We've still got work to do offensively on providing an aggressive attack and find opening," Cardinal Coach Angie Potts said.

Stat leaders for Waitsburg were Anissa Holmberg with two kills; Ariel Sandau with five assists, two kills, three digs; Bailey Adams with three kills, eight digs; Caitlyn Jones with nine digs; Jade Alleman with six digs; and Tayler Jones with two kills.

On the Dayton side Hannah Becker served a perfect 13/13 followed by Josilyn Fullerton with 8/8 Megan Robins with 6/6. Mia Becker served an impressive 20/22 and Kaleigh White served 12/13. Phillips had the highest number of kills with 10, followed by Fullerton with seven. Hannah Becker gave up 16 assists, and Fullerton added eight assists and 13 digs.

The Oct. 29 game left Waitsburg looking toward a match against DeSales on Nov. 2, to determine who will take seed #3 at the District 7/9 regionals. That match was ultimately won by DeSales in five sets, wrapping up Waitsburg's season.

The Lady Bulldogs will compete at the Regional Tournament in second place. They play Wilbur-Creston on Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in Colfax. Then they head to the regional playoffs in Asotin on Sat., Nov. 7 to determine which teams advance to State.

"We've had an awesome season with much growth and improvement in these young ladies that have been led by juniors Josilyn Fullerton, Jenna Phillips, and Mia Becker. Come support us and watch us play!" said Bulldog Coach Shannon Turner.