Lady Tigers derailed by Chicks in district volleyball tourney

Thursday, October 31, 2019

The Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team had their season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion at the Class 3 District 13 tournament in Clinton on Wednesday.

The top-seeded Lady Tigers received an opening-round bye. They were then pushed to three sets in the semifinals by No. 5 seed Clinton — prevailing 25-22, 23-25, 25-15.

With the semifinals and championship match taking place on the same night, the Lady Tigers squared of with No. 2 seed Pleasant Hill Chicks in the title bout.

In somewhat stunning fashion, Pleasant Hill (16-15-2) knocked off Nevada in two sets — 25-23, 25-22.

Considered the heavy favorites, Nevada entered the district tournament 25-5-1 overall, having won 14 of their past 15 matches. The Lady Tigers dominance this season was accentuated by the fact that 21 of their 26 victories were of the two-set sweep variety.

Stat leaders for Nevada's two matches in the tournament, were: Lindley Ferry with 27 kills and three blocks; Stacy Pennington 30 digs, 19 kills and four aces; Lindy Smith, 56 assists; and Lani Coonrod, 45 digs.

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