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Rising above Mount Vernon and Glacier Peak
SENIOR SLAM – Senior outside hitter Ellie Marble delivers a big hit during the Lady Braves' straight-sets win over 4A Glacier Peak at Landy James Gym Thursday night.
The defending state 2B La Conner High School volleyball team is used to posting big numbers when it takes the floor.
But none bigger than last Wednesday at Landy James Gym.
The Lady Braves swept Mount Vernon High School in straight sets Oct. 12 and raised more than $1,000 for breast cancer research as part of their annual Dig Pink/Senior Night match.
The Dig Pink effort shows head coach Suzanne Marble's commitment to providing public service projects for her players.
As for Senior Night, fans had the opportunity to salute Josie Harper, Kennedy Miller, Makayla Herrera and Ellie Marble for their contributions to the net program.
That quartet and their teammates made fast work of Mount Vernon, besting the Lady Bulldogs 25-5, 25-14, 25-10.
Glacier Peak, a team ranked in the Top 25 of the 4A ranks, offered a bit more of a challenge before the Lady Braves prevailed 25-15, 25-22, 25-16.
Ellie Marble powered the opening frame, setting the tone with two monster spikes that highlighted a 14-4 spurt to close out the game. On one kill, Marble rocketed a hit that nearly knocked Glacier Peak's Tessa Mossburg on her back.
During that stretch, Marble also delivered a key service ace.
In the second set, La Conner broke to a 5-0 lead behind strong serving from junior outside hitter Morgan Huizenga.
Buoyed by well-timed blocks from Addison Galbraith, the visitors battled back to knot the score at 8-8. But, as in the first set, La Conner responded with a spurt, with Huizenga, Marble and Herrera stringing together a series of kills to provide a 19-11 lead.
The visitors rallied to within 24-22 before Herrera blasted the set-winning kill.
La Conner led wire-to-wire in the third set, by double-digits much of the way, behind strong front-line play from Marble, Herrera and Huizenga, the latter providing the match-winner with a deft tip finding open court space behind their opponents front row.
The match repeatedly produced extended volleys as both teams displayed superb defense and passing. The difference was La Conner's power game up front.
Next up for La Conner is a 4:30 p.m. home date tomorrow, Oct. 20, against Friday Harbor.
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