Virginia High School Volleyball - New Kent over Warhill
October 5, 2023: New Kent, VA 23124 The New Kent Trojans (New Kent, VA) volleyball overcame the visiting Warhill Lions (Williamsburg, VA), 3-1 in Thursday's league outing.
With the win, New Kent betters its record to 8-9 on the year. The Trojans travel to Tabb (Yorktown, VA) to face the Tigers in a Bay Rivers outing on Tuesday, October 10. The Tigers go into the outing with a record of 8-9. Tabb lost 3-1 in their recent league outing against Poquoson (Poquoson, VA)
The Lions now sport a 4-13 record. They play next when they host Bruton for a Bay Rivers outing on Tuesday, October 10. Warhill will face a Panthers squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Grafton (Yorktown, VA). The Panthers record now stands at 10-4.
Match Summary
The Lady Trojans defeated the Lions of Warhill in a four-set match which saw New Kent holding slightly larger point margins than in the teams' first meeting on September 5th. In that match, which also went four sets, both teams scored over 20 points in every game. New Kent recorded a .119 hitting efficiency for the match with 39 kills and 19 errors on 134 attacks, while Warhill recorded a .000 efficiency with 27 kills and errors on 125 attacks. Attack leaders for New Kent included Courtney Carter with 10 kills, Fallon Greenawalt with 8 kills, Leah Rounds with 7 kills, Evie Davenport with 5 kills, and Payton Bailey with 3 kills. The Lady Trojan net defense was led by Leah Rounds with six blocks, while the floor defense was led by Abby McLaughlin's 25 digs. Mackenzie Loveland recorded 12 digs and added 16 assists.
