Lady Tigers edged in Crossover Showdown

Friday, October 23, 2020

Wrapping their regular-season Thursday evening, the Nevada Lady Tiger volleyball team fell in three sets to host Logan-Rogersville.

Dubbed the Big 8 Conference Crossover Showdown, the matchup pitted the No. 4 seeds from the East and West divisions.

Logan Rogersville edged Nevada in the first set, 25-22. They then seized control of the match, with a decisive 25-14 second-set victory. The third-set was played much tighter, with Logan-Rogersville prevailing, 25-23.

Nevada junior setter Jade Feller concluded with a team-high 14 assists, to go along with a pair of blocks.

Sophomore middle hitter Trinity Gayman chipped in 10 kills, two aces, and two blocks — while junior libero Grace Barnes tallied 11 digs.

With the tough loss, Nevada wrapped it's regular-season with an 8-17 record.

In preliminary action Thursday, the Lady Tiger junior varsity team was upended by Logan-Rogersville in two sets — 16-25, 16-25, finishing out the season at 16-14 overall.

In the C-team clash, Nevada was bested in a pair sets — 5-25, 23-25, finishing out their campaign 15-8-3 overall.

Up Next

The Class 4 District 11 tournament, Monday in Webb City. Fourth-seeded Nevada squares off with top-seeded Carl Junction (12-3) at 5 p.m.

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