Volleyball Recap: Juneau-Douglas Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Leila Cooper

By Team Reports Nov 8, 2024, 9:35pm

Volleyball Recap: Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears vs. Ketchikan Kings

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If Ketchikan wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Juneau-Douglas, they should've done a better job of containing Leila Cooper. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears came out on top against the Ketchikan Kings by a score of 3-1 on Friday thanks in part to Cooper, who had four aces and 13 assists. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.

Juneau-Douglas had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-9, 25-11, 25-18.

Juneau-Douglas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Juneau-Douglas' win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-27-5. As for Ketchikan, they moved to 11-16-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Juneau-Douglas will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ketchikan: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.

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