Patrick County High School’s Lady Cougars Volleyball Team upped their record to 7-1 following their three-set sweep of Floyd County on September 17. The Lady Cougars won 25-15, 25-17, 25-18.
The Lady Cougars jumped out to a fast start in the first set. With runs of 6-0 and 5-0 during the set, they never trailed. Big hitting from Jayden Callahan and solid serving from Brooke Collins and other Lady Cougars kept Floyd County from mounting any big runs to cut the Patrick County lead. The Lady Cougars took the first set 25-15.
“Tonight was her night, that’s for sure,” said Lady Cougar head coach Heidi Moore of Callahan’s big hitting. “She is unstoppable when she’s on and it’s fun to watch. This is probably her best hitting game she’s had.”
Of Collins’ serving performance, Moore said, “she’s been doing that the last few weeks. She’s been doing really good with her job of serving. She looks like she’s enjoying it and she’s going after it.”
The second set started strong for the Lady Cougars, who took a 13-4 lead with the help of two 5-0 runs. While a Floyd County 4-0 run closed the gap to 13-8, Patrick County didn’t allow them to get any closer, taking the set 25-17.
It was Floyd County that got off to a fast start in the third set, taking a 10-12 lead and forcing a Patrick County time out. Following the timeout, the Lady Cougars responded with a 12-2 run that gave them a 21-14 lead, helping them to the 25-18 set win and the match win.
Leading the way for the Lady Cougars on the night was Jayden Callahan with 17 kills, 7 digs, and 3 aces. Camille Gonzalez had 23 assists, 3 aces, 3 kills and 7 digs. Journey Moore had 16 digs, 4 aces and 4 assists and Lily Hazelwood had 4 kills, 3 blocks and 3 aces.
Coach Moore was happy with the way her team responded to two tough losses by following them up with two solid wins. “They did good. They played hard.”
