Lady Storm Edged by Bayard

Lady Storm Volleyball took on the Bayard Tigers at home on Thursday, October 10th ! The lady storm battled through 5 tough sets and fell just short 26-28, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 10-15. In the first match the storm was able to pull away with a 23-16 lead, but the Tigers fought hard to pull a 28-26 win. During the second match Creek Valley was able to gain and hang onto momentum by cutting their errors, holding Bayard to short runs. During the third set, it was ultimately lady storm unforced errors and missed digs that caused the loss. Caitlin Mueller was powerful at the net with 10 of her 13 kills coming from the first three sets. In set four, lady storm put up an 8 point run with the help of Ella Ningen at the service line for a win! In set 5 the girls fought hard, but just couldn't seem to get the ball to hit the floor on the other side of the net! Chloe Stupka came in strong during the last two sets of the match with 11 of her 20 kills coming into play. On the evening, senior setter Catie Koenen had 33 assists followed by Ella Ningen with 5 assists. Big hitters for the evening were seniors Chloe Stupka with 20 kills, and Caitlyn Mueller with 15. The front line had some help from Sophomore Grace Timm who racked up 6 blocks for the team. Libero Kayla Collins controlled the back row with thirteen digs for the evening. The lady storm was fairly consistent from the end line, with few service errors, and Catie Koenen leading the team with service aces. "The girls took a big step in the right direction this evening, they worked their tails off, cut runs when needed, and held onto momentum when it was on our side. We've just got to work through our unforced errors across the board. I am very proud of each girl who stepped onto the court tonight, and our bench helped will us through some of those tough sets." "We are so close to getting over this hump, and I look forward to these next few games!" The Lady Storm take on Paxton and Peetz this upcoming week in Panhandle volleyball.