The Lady Cougars continued their unbeaten streak to open the season with a 3-set win over North Stokes on September 9. The 25-16, 25-19, 25-17 win improves their record to 5-0, without losing a set.
The Lady Cougars got off to a quick start in the first set with solid hitting and defense. North Stokes closed the gap to a single point, but the Lady Cougars never trailed and pulled away for the 9-point set win.
North Stokes took a 7-1 lead in the second set, forcing Lady Cougar coach Heidi Moore to take a timeout. Following the timeout, Patrick County went on a 13-3 run to take the lead at 14-10. North Stokes went on a run of their own, getting to within one at 19-18, but the Lady Cougars finished the set with a 6-1 run for the 25-19 win.
In the third set, the Lady Cougars trailed 9-10, only to battle back, taking a 13-12 lead which they would not give up. They finished the set with a 12-5 run, taking the set 25-17 for the 3-0 match win.
“We hit a lot better tonight. We hit a lot more down,” said Lady Cougar coach Heidi Moore. “We had to work on getting around their block. They have a really good blocker, so we had to do a little more strategic things than we have.”
In the win, Camile Gonzalez had 30 assists. Eliza Clifton had 13 kills, Sydney Tatum had 5 kills and 2 blocks, and Journey Moore had 17 digs, 5 aces and 3 assists.
