Virginia High School Volleyball - New Kent over Norcom
November 1, 2022: Portsmouth, VA 23704 In Tuesday's non-league contest, the New Kent Trojans (New Kent, VA) volleyball squad were winner over the host Norcom Greyhounds (Portsmouth, VA), by a margin of 3-0.
Next up, the Trojans face the York Falcons (Yorktown, VA) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, November 3. New Kent will attempt to better on its 16-9 season record. The Falcons go into the contest with a 21-4 record after their 3-0 non-league win over Lakeland (Suffolk, VA).
With the loss, Norcom moves to 8-7 on the year.
Match Summary
The Lady Trojans swept the much-improved Greyhounds of IC Norcom in straight sets, 25-8, 25-13, 25-13 in tonight's regional quarterfinal match. This year, #5-ranked New Kent traveled to #4-ranked Norcom in Portsmouth, VA, while last year #8-ranked Norcom traveled to #1-ranked New Kent. While Norcom only scored 5 points in the match last year, this year saw more rallies and Norcom earned points on serve and a few well-placed attacks. New Kent dominated the match with 25 kills and 28 service aces to Norcom's 4 kills and 4 service aces. Highlights included Hyndshaw's 7 kills, 2 aces, and 7 digs; Ava Nieto's 5 kills, 1 assist, and 2 digs; Loveland's 19 assists, 2 kills, and 2 aces; Greenawalt's 3 kills, 2 aces, and 2 digs; Powell's 11 aces, 2 kills, and 2 digs; Sophie McLaughlin's 6 aces and 3 digs; Abby McLaughlin's 2 aces and 5 digs; and Davenport, Redman, and Carter with 2 kills each. Davenport also had the distinction of scoring the match point for the second consecutive night.
