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CHS Volleyball Defeats Holcomb, Falls to Hugoton The Lady Eagle volleyball team took a road trip to Holcomb last Thursday in order to compete against the Lady Longhorns and the Hugoton Eagles. Colby was victorious against Holcomb, but fell to Hugoton after a tough three set battle. Holcomb started out the first match by taking the early lead but it was soon broken by sophomore Hallie Vaughn with a powerful cross court kill. This momentum was continued by an kill and ace from senior Kora Schindler, who also helped the team out with her valuable middle blocking abilities. Holcomb was able to pull ahead once more after a string of passing and service issues from Colby, 6-12. The senior laden teams tied at 21 and kept at each other until they went into extra …show more content…

Their high energies sent them to a 25-20 victory over Holcomb, giving them a good idea of where they currently stand in the GWAC league. Colby and Hugoton were well matched in height and ability, which made for an exciting round of sets for both Eagle teams. Hugoton came out hot and took the initial lead 8-3. Colby rallied back after a powerful kill from VanEaton and two aces from Vaughn. Despite mighty swings from Hugoton’s hitters, Colby was able to keep the opposition in check with their blocking. Gifted with height, Colby’s 5’10” Carrie Meyers, 5’11 Bryce Brown, and 6’2” Schindler slammed down over seven blocks over the duration of the set. Once again, Colby started the second set out from behind, falling quickly 5-2. Once they got back into the groove, the game went back and forth point for point due to a slew of service errors and misfired spikes. Hugoton pulled eventually pulled forward with a seven point lead, but it didn’t last long. Not a team for giving up, Colby pushed ahead and tied the set 22-22. Colby couldn’t quite seal the deal and lost the set 25-22, sending the teams into a third

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