Virginia High School Volleyball - New Kent over York
September 12, 2024: Yorktown, VA 23692 The New Kent Trojans (New Kent, VA) volleyball knocked off the host York Falcons (Yorktown, VA), 3-1 in Thursday's league bout.
The Trojans now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they travel to Oscar Smith for a non-league bout on Saturday, September 14. New Kent will clash with a Tigers team coming off a 3-0 league loss to Indian River (Chesapeake, VA). The Tigers record now stands at 1-3.
With the loss, York drops to 2-4 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Bruton (Williamsburg, VA) to clash with the Panthers in a Bay Rivers bout on Tuesday, September 17. The Panthers come into the bout with a record of 5-1. Bruton won 2-1 in their recent non-league bout against Rappahannock County (Washington, VA)
Match Summary
The New Kent Lady Trojans defeated the Falcons of York HS in a four-set match. New Kent won the first two sets 25-19 and 25-15 before York rallied to take the third set 21-25. The fourth set was hard fought for the first 14 points with several lead changes until a Lady Trojan passing error moved York into a tie at 7-7. After that, two Falcon errors gave NK the lead at 9-7, and the Lady Trojans never looked back, pulling ahead by 5 points, then 7, then 8, and finishing the match with a 25-15 win in set four. Highlights for NK included junior opposite Ava Nieto's team-leading 13 attack kills, five aces, two blocks, and three digs. Next was junior middle blocker Leah Rounds with 11 attack kills, three aces, two assists, and five blocks, followed by senior outside Fallon Greenawalt who tallied 8 kills, 9 digs, and a block. Senior setter Mackenzie Loveland recorded 33 assists, 16 digs, 4 aces, and 2 kills, while senior Libero Abby McLaughlin recorded 15 digs.
