VOLLEYBALL: Bulldogs sweep Titans, visit Rock-A-Noos today
Published 12:57 am Saturday, September 30, 2017
Caly Holyfield of Nederland goes for a block as Nayla Bazile (16) of Memorial tries to score Friday. (I.C. Murrell/The News)
Abbey Montalvo (9), Dara Woodard (4) and Haley Plumley (5) of Nederland react to an ace against Memorial on Friday. (I.C. Murrell/The News)
Korie Dominick of Memorial blocks an attack by Abbey Montalvo of Nederland on Friday. (I.C. Murrell/The News)
Kameron Cuniff of Nederland attacks as two Memorial players, including Nayla Bazile (16), try to block it Friday. (I.C. Murrell/The News)
Memorial players react to a successful point after a minute-long rally against Nederland on Friday. (I.C. Murrell/The News)
NEDERLAND — Nederland at Port Neches-Groves is officially a No. 1 vs. No. 2 volleyball battle today. But the Bulldogs had some business to take care of first.
Nederland rebounded from its first District 22-5A loss of the season and swept Port Arthur Memorial on Friday, 25-13, 25-10, 25-17. That put Nederland (15-9, 4-1 in 22-5A) in a second-place tie with Livingston (4-1 in 22-5A) following league-leading PNG’s three-set win at home over Livingston on Friday.
Nederland and PNG will square off at noon today at the Reservation.
Memorial (13-8, 2-3) played Nederland tough in the third set and led for much of the early going before the Bulldogs surged to the win.
Abbey Montalvo made 21 assists, six kills and five digs to lead Nederland. Peyton Smith (14 digs, two kills) and Destyn Miguez (five digs, three aces) led Nederland’s defensive charge, while Meg Sheppard added 10 kills, an ace and two digs.
Statistics for Memorial weren’t available. The Titans will take on Beaumont Central at noon today at Austin Middle School in Beaumont.
PNG 3, LIVINGSTON 0
PORT NECHES — The Rock-A-Noos (18-5, 5-0) sent a strong message to the rest of the district in its 25-10, 25-17, 25-8 domination of the Lions.
Kaitlyn Gill collected 13 kills, 11 service points, nine digs and two blocks in the win. Elizabeth Bolyard had 10 kills and 12 service points; Rachel Hammersmith and Baylee Priddy each totaled 16 assists; Libbie LeJeune had nine service points, nine digs and four kills; and Hammersmith had 13 digs and seven service points.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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