The Whippet Volleyball Program took on East Troy this past week and Varsity headed to a tournament in Deerfield.
The JV1 and JV2 teams continue to make great strides in their overall skill development. They are beginning to understand the game at a higher level and continue to focus on playing as a team. Every athlete continues to work hard and get better each match!
The Varsity squad fell to the visiting Trojan team, but had moments of great play! What is impressive with this group is that they never give up, they have a will to win and it is shown in their work ethic, determination, and belief in being a great teammate.
East Troy stat leaders included Senior Sydney Schilt with 6 kills and 1 block. Sydney continues to lead this squad with her positive attitude and will to set the standard for her teammates. Our team looks to her to carry some offensive load and she has shown her ability to do this game in and game out. Dig leader on the night was Freshman Jasmine Kilar with 32 digs. Jasmine has truly developed as a defensive leader for us. Her ability to read hitters and her quickness bring us a strong defense against good hitters. Senior Mya Graves-Koran continued to dish the sets to our hitters and led us with 8 assists and 2 aces. Mya continues to lead and develop as a faster offensive leader! Junior Rowan Seaver rounded out the stat leaders with a block.
The Varsity squad then headed to Deerfield for a tournament. They faced a tough schedule playing 5 matches in a row against Cambria-Friesland, Lincoln Academy, Randolph, Deerfield, and Dodgeland.
The team pushed Cambria-Friesland to 3 sets (25-21, 17-25, 9-15), losing in the 3rd. They followed that by beating Lincoln Academy in 2 sets (25-17, 25-18), and then fell to Randolph (13-25, 11-25), Deerfield (13-25, 21-25), and Dodgeland (17-25, 14-25). Again, this team continues to push through and work hard!
Stat leaders on the tournament included:
Kills: Senior, Sydney Schilt- 24
Digs: Freshman, Jasmine Kilar- 70
Aces: Schilt-9
Blocks: Senior, Peyton Clark-4
Assists: Senior, Mya Graves-Koran- 40
Next up, the Whippets will take on Delavan-Darien at home on Thursday, September 25 (5:00 PM-JV1 and 2, and 6:30 PM Varsity). This will be Play for Trey and Parents’ Night!
Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
