
Cougars
08/23/25 vs Lake Travis | 1-2 |
08/23/25 vs Round Rock | 2-0 |
08/23/25 vs Reagan | 2-1 |
08/22/25 vs Westlake | 2-0 |
08/22/25 vs Clark | 2-0 |
After a string of four wins, Canyon's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lake Travis Cavaliers by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cavaliers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on Friday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Canyon sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 23-25, 25-19.
Marlee Lightsey paced Canyon's offense, picking up 19 kills. Lightsey got some help from Logan Sanders and her 30 assists. Sanders also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Gabriela Anna Etter, racking up two apiece.
Lake Travis had a senior duo take command as Addison Rioux had 23 assists and five digs and Brooke Birchall had 15 digs. Those 23 assists set a new season-high mark for Rioux.
Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Lake Travis, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Canyon and Lake Travis should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Cougars (ranked 53rd) will meet Brandeis (ranked 461st) at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lake Travis will challenge Johnson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (21 vs. 233).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps