Waitsburg Girls Sweep DeSales and Mac-Hi

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg girls’ volleyball team swept two matches on the road last week, getting wins against DeSales and Mac-Hi.

Waitsburg over DeSales, 25-9; 25-14; and 25-18

On Sept. 5 against DeSales, Devon Harshman dominated the net, getting 12 kills and two blocks, as the Lady Cards swept the Irish in three sets.

“I thought we played well for our first match of the season,” said Waitsburg coach Angie Potts. “We need to continue working on our serve receive passing, but the girls had good communication on the court and placed their serves really well. Offensively we were able to get some things going and will continue working on being more efficient with our attacks.”

Also in the match, Ariel Sandau had 11 assists, five kills and four aces.

Stat leaders: Devon Harshman 12 kills, 2 blocks; Ariel Sandau 11 assists, 4 aces, 5 kills; Kelsey Alleman 3 digs, 5 aces; Tayler Jones 3 kills; 5 aces, Annaka Moreland 6 assists

Waitsburg over Mac-Hi, 25-14; 25-23; 25-10

On Thursday, Waitsburg swept Mac-Hi, with Kirsten Miller getting seven kills and four digs, and Sandau getting 11 assists and seven aces.

“Overall we played pretty well,” Potts said of the Mac-Hi match. “We had to make some adjustments in our ball handling in the 2nd set but the girls regrouped and came from behind to win the set.”

Stat leaders: Amy Farley 3 kills, 3 aces; Devon Harshman 5 kills, Tayler Jones 3 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces; Kailyn Lewis 6 digs, Kirsten Miller 7 kills, 4 digs; Ariel Sandau 11 assists, 7 aces