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Hume falls to Osceola in district tournament
Nevada Daily Mail
Despite a valiant effort the Hume Lady Hornets season came to an end Tuesday night against the Osceola Indians in the semifinals of the Class 1 District 12 volleyball tournament in Rich Hill. Osceola is the defending district champion.
The fourth-seeded Lady Hornets were defeated by the top-seeded Indians 25-11 in the first set, followed by 25-8 in the second set. Hume concludes its season with a 12-8 overall record.
"We knew coming in that Osceola was a very good team," Hume coach Delayna Thompson said. "They've been a very good team for a lot of years. They have a really good program. So we knew it was going to be an uphill battle."
Hume jumped out to a 1-0 lead courtesy of a Hannah Swickhamer kill assisted by Hannah Gorda. Back-to-back aces from sophomore Karlee Metcalf handed the Lady Hornets a 3-0 advantage. Osceola responded with a 3-0 run to even the score, followed by a Rachel Motley service-error putting Hume in front 4-3.
After Osceola briefly regain the lead 5-4, Gorda's kill knotted the match again. Swickhamer then dumped the ball in the middle of several Osceola players as Hume led 6-5.
The final lead of the night for Hume came at 8-7. From that point withsenior Ally Burrow serving, Osceola went on an 8-0 blitz to grab a 15-8 lead. The run ended when Motley's kill attempt went into the net. Motley later increased Osceola's lead to 18-9 with a tap over the net. Motley continued to give Hume problems as her kill gave the Indians a 19-10 edge. Another kill, this time from Marilyn Morris put Osceola in front 21-11.
Osceola then proceeded to rattle off four quick points, including a spike from sophomore Breanna Wood and an ace from Motley to close out the set.
"The first time my players experience volleyball is as freshmen," Thompson said. "Osceola starts in grade-school ---- it's a huge difference.
"I'm proud of how they played. They started out really well, then just struggled."
Osceola's Lily Brockus opened the first set with an ace followed by a Swickhamer kill for a 1-1 score.
Hume had a difficult time containing Wood on the front row as she racked up several kills during a run that saw Osceola's lead increase to 8-1.
With senior Brhett Mumma serving, the Lady Hornets trimmed the deficit 8-4.
Later, an ace by Mariah Maxwell put the Indians up 11-4. Osceola then scored 14 of the next 18 points to advance to the championship match where they defeated Rich Hill in two sets.