Volleyball Recap: Evergreen Comes Up Short

Evergreen entered their match against Lakewood on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Cougars were not able to make up for their loss to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.

Evergreen started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18.

Charleston Cowen paced Evergreen's offense, picking up eight kills. Cowen got some help from Sophie Mulso and her 18 assists. Anabelle Wyatt controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.

Evergreen's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Lakewood, with the win, they broke their four-match losing streak and moved their record to 7-15.

Evergreen and Lakewood could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. The Cougars will take on Green Mountain at 6:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (176 vs. 49). Meanwhile, Lakewood (ranked 142nd) will meet Valor Christian (ranked second) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.