Bison split six with juniors leading attack; host Swedes Thursday

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — McCook coach Trevor Hoins provided these remarks about his volleyball team going 3-3 at last weekend’s Scottsbluff Invitational.

The Bison are 11-13 overall with Gothenburg arriving for tonight’s JV and varsity matches at McCook High School.

Friday

Bison defeat

Sidney, 2-1

“We started the weekend with a great three-set win over Sidney. The girls battled back after dropping the firstset. Jaylea Walgren had one of her better games this year with 18 kills.”

The leaders:

KILLS: Jaylea Walgren 18, Cali Crawford 10, Morgan Griffin 4. ASSISTS: Karstyn Porter 27. DIGS: Bailee Foster 17, Bailee Fawver 15, Crawford 10, Porter 9. ACE SERVES: Bailee Foster 2, Fawver 1, Walgren 1, Poerter 1. BLOCKS: Anna Hock, Walgren, Griffin.

Bison lose to

Ogallala, 2-0

“We then played Ogallala in the second game on Friday, and dropped the match to them in two. Played them much better in the second set, but were unable to come away with a win.”

The leaders:

KILLS: Jaelyn Kuykendall 6, Jaylea Walgren 5, Cali Crawford 5. ASSISTS: Karstyn Porter 13. DIGS: Bailee Fawver 12, Bailee Foster 8, Porter 8, Crawford 7. ACE SERVE: Jaelyn Kuykendall. BLOCK: Morgan Griffin.

Bison defeat

Burns, Wyo., 2-0

“We were able to handle our side of the court and stay in control of the game. By winning this game it put us in the gold bracket of the tournament.”

The leaders:

KILLS: Cali Crawford 9, Jaylea Walgren 8, Bailee Foster 3. ASSISTS: Karstyn Porter 18. DIGS: Bailee Fawver 17, Crawford 7, Bailee Foster 5. ACE SERVES: Bailee Foster 2, Cali Crawford 2, Fawver, Walgren. BLOCK: Cali Crawford.

Saturday

Bison rally past

Rapid City Stevens

On Saturday, we opened up with a win against Rapid City Stevens. We dropped the first set against them, but really played well in the second and third sets. We won the third set 27-25 on a Cali Crawford kill.”

The leaders were not obtained.

Adams Central over Bison, 2-0

“Then we played Adams Central, and just couldn’t get going during the game. Adams Central ended up winning the tournament,” Hoins revealed.

The leaders:

KILLS: Jaylea Walgren 4, Cali Crawford 2. ASSISTS: Karstyn Porter 8, Bailee Foster 2. DIGS: Bailee Fawver 9, Foster 5, Karagynn Brown 4, Walgren 4. ACE SERVES: Karstyn Porter 1, Jaylea Walgren 1. BLOCKS: Jaylea Walgren 2 assists on blocks.

Bison drop finale

to Ogallala, 2-0

“Our final game was a rematch against Ogallala. The girls really fought in the first set and dropped it 26-24. In the second we struggled early in the set to get a kill.”

The leaders:

KILLS: Morgan Griffin 6, Cali Crawford 6, Jaylea Walgren 5. ASSISTS: Karstyn Porter 19. DIGS: Bailee Fawver 15, Bailee Foster 5, Jaelyn Kuykendall 3, Walgren 3. ACE SERVES: Bailee Foster 2, Jaylea Walgren 2, Fawver 1, Crawird 1 , Morgan 1. BLOCKS: None.

“Overall, we went 3-3 at the tournament and finished fourth in the gold bracket of the tournament. Very pleased with how our defense played during the tournament,” Hoins conlcuded. “Bailee Fawver put together a very nice weekend defensively. Bailee Foster also did a good job in the back row. We saw some good contributions from Anna Hock and Jaelynn Kuykendall as well as Morgan Griffin.”