Girls' Varsity Volleyball Sports Winning Record

Jane Pugh (left) and Maddy Carroll rise to the challenge

Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Wins Again

By Casey Crawford
Student Journalist

Behind Andie de Werd’s 12 aces and Maddie Carroll’s 9 kills, the Dunn volleyball team rebounded from a harsh loss to Mission Prep and defeated Carpinteria in a roller coaster 3-1 victory.

Dunn started off hot, with de Werd acing four in a row to open up game one, and never looked back, dominating Carp 25-8 in the first game. Emma Anderson also aced the Warriors 3 times in the first game, and Maddie Carroll got the only kill for Dunn in the first game.

However, without the hot start that led to a 4-0 lead in game one, the second game proved a bit more challenging for Dunn, and despite Maddie Carroll’s three kills and an ace, Dunn fell to Carp 22-25.

Both Carroll and de Werd took matters into their own hands in game four, with Carroll recording 4 dominant kills, and de Werd aced the Warriors 3 times with Emma Anderson finishing the game with an untouched kill right down the middle.

Once, Dunn gained the lead, it was vital to put away the match in the 4th game to prevent a frantic, “winner take all” 5th game wouldn’t let down. They struggled to put away the Warriors, blowing a 5 point lead to go down 22-21, but once again, de Werd’s serving proved vital to helping Dunn secure the victory in the 4th and lock up the match.

After the game, setter Sophia McGee was proud of her team and said, “Carp was a great team, but we communicated well, and we kept aggressive. We just played a great game.”

Earwigs Pinch the Lions

By Janaya Reid

Student Journalist

On Saturday, September 18th, Dunn Girls’ Volleyball traveled to Westmont College to play Providence High School. Initially the team felt intimidated, unaware of how well they played. However these fears were unwarranted. In the beginning of the game, the Earwigs established their authority with the help of Sophie McGee’s strong serves. The first game was a true battle of equals throughout, with Dunn getting the better of the Lions by 25-23.

In the second game, the Earwigs continued with powerful serves and Senior Katie Shea assisted with multiple kills. Several players had good runs of serves maintaining the lead over the Lions. Winning 25-11, the girls overcame their nerves and slowly gained confidence to ensure their victory. In the last game the team finally got their rhythm winning again 25-15 defeating the Lions in three consecutive games. “It felt really good” said coach Judyki “at first I wasn't sure what to expect when missing two key players Emma Anderson the setter, and Maddie Carrol a major voice on the court. Initially there were many unknowns but the teamed performed well and everybody stepped up." Coach Norris followed with “everyone got excited and stepped up, it was awesome!"

The Earwigs finished the game with eighteen aces.

Girls’ Volleyball Victorious over Orcutt

By Casey Crawford

Student Journalist

With a dominant performance against Orcutt, the girls’ volleyball team started its season off with a win on the road. Katie Shea led the charge against the Spartans with three aces in the first game alone and a winning kill in the second game. Cleo Cleary and Sophia McGee also turned in brilliant performances, with both holding ace streaks of at least four, and the Earwigs rolled past Orcutt in three games. Dunn’s point of strength was its serving, as the girls racked up ace after ace, and replicated their performance from last year, in which they took apart the Spartans in three games.