Lady Dawgs Make State

EPHRATA – The Lady Bulldogs earned their fifth trip to the State 2B volleyball playoffs with three set wins over both Soap Lake and Brewster on Sat., Oct. 30.

The Bulldogs defeated Soap Lake 25-19, 25-18, and 25-14 before returning to beat Brewster 25-14, 27-25, and 25-12.

Jenna Phillips played strong in both games taking eight aces, eight kills, eight digs, and four blocks against Soap Lake. She followed up with 16 kills, 19 digs, two blocks and two aces against Brewster.

Josilyn Fullerton scores six kills, 11 digs, and four aces against Soap Lake and made 12 kills and 14 digs against Brewster where she was 13-14 serving, with one ace.

Hannah Becker led in assists for both matches, making 24 against Soap Lake and 33 against Brewster. Becker also made a total of 11 digs and five blocks.

Kaleigh White served a perfect 11-11 against Brewester where she dished out six kills. She made another nine kills against Soap Lake.

Hannah Becker made a total of 57 assists and five blocks between the two games. Scully Castorena served a perfect 16-16 with four aces against Brewster, and added seven digs and two kills. Mia Becker made 15 digs in the Brewster game.

Coach Shannon Turner was pleased with the Bulldog's performance.

"We played hard, stayed focused, and played aggressive. Our passing was good, which gave us the opportunity to continue to run our offense. We didn't get in any ruts. We cut back on unforced errors and we played smart," Turner said.

The Bulldogs will next play Walla Walla Valley Academy in the tournament championship on Nov. 5. Because of religious beliefs, the Knight's will end their season on Saturday and the Bulldogs will take the district's No. 1 seed to State, regardless of the game's outcome.