Volleyball Recap: New Hanover Escapes with a Win

It was close, but on Monday the New Hanover Wildcats sidestepped the Coastal Christian Centurions for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.

New Hanover had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 15-10.

Kayden Perez paced New Hanover's offense, picking up 16 kills. Perez got some help from Maille Smith and her 27 assists. Smith was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.

Several Centurions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Leighton Grant, who had 19 digs, 12 kills, and five aces. Shelby Covington was another key player, getting 33 assists, 12 digs, and two aces.

New Hanover's record is currently 6-13. As for Coastal Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.

New Hanover didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Hoggard on the 1st.