Colorado High School Volleyball - Mesa Ridge over Discovery Canyon
September 27, 2011: Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Mesa Ridge Grizzlies (Colorado Springs, CO) supporters left the game in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their volleyball team overcome the host Discovery Canyon Thunder (Colorado Springs, CO), 3-0 in a league game.
The Grizzlies now have a 10-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cheyenne Mountain for a 4A Colorado Springs Metro game on Thursday, September 29. Mesa Ridge will meet a Indians team coming off a 3-0 league win over Woodland Park (Woodland Park, CO). The Indians record now stands at 12-0.
The Thunder (3-9) will now prepare for their game against Lewis-Palmer (Monument, CO). The Rangers enter the 4A Colorado Springs Metro game with a 5-7 record. In their last game, Lewis-Palmer gained a win over Sand Creek (Colorado Springs, CO), 3-1, in a league game.
Match Summary
We had a slow start every game. We were hurt not having one of our strongest players out due to an injury to her right wrist. Once we settled down and were selective on serve locations we started to get stronger. Sarabeth Haworth led the Grizzlies with a strong offensive and defensive effort. Sarabeth had 27 service attempts with 21 earned points and 3 aces. She also had 10 kills and had 11 digs. Kalen Carter continues to lead our offense. She had 13 service attempts with 7 earned points and an ace. She also had 24 assists and did a good job moving the ball aournd to keep the defense off their game. Melissa Hansen was strong on the net and had 5 kills while and defensively was very strong with 9 digs.
