Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Dexter, Missouri – The Farmington Lady Knights proved to be too powerful for the Dexter Lady ‘Cats in their home opener Monday evening.  The four-time defending champions in Class 4, District 1 defeated Dexter 25-23, 25-19.

“We were a step behind on everything,” commented Dexter’s head volleyball coach Carmen Morgan.  “We were behind on our blocks, didn’t play aggressive and didn’t go after people.  We played with little effort and I felt like we played a little scared.  Now having said all that, we are going to figure it out.  It is early and we get to play again tomorrow.  We knew Farmington was going to be a formidable opponent and they are a good team.”

Senior Jessica Lindsey paced Dexter with 11 kills and 2 aces.  Kristen Garrison, freshman, followed with 7 kills.  Shyann Jines finished with 6 kills and 5 digs.  Julia Hahn earned 7 digs.

The Knights were invincible with their tremendous blocking abilities.  “It was a big factor,” commented Morgan.  “What I saw in us is we cowered down a little bit from that once it happened.  We covered well, which was a good thing because they were blocking us.  But I saw us lose a little confidence and get a little bit nervous when they blocked.” 

This is the first time Dexter has scheduled Farmington in their regular season.  “We need to play teams that run quick offenses because that’s the name of the game.  We are a Class 3 school.  We want to play teams that run quick offenses and we try to run a quick offense,” Morgan stated.

“Take nothing away from Farmington.  They had some girls with some quick hands at the net, but we better start communicating a little better, go after people, play much more aggressive, give effort and not be a step behind on everything.”

The Lady ‘Cats (0-1) will be back in action Tuesday when they travel to Kennett to take on the Lady Indians.  Thursday they are slated to play in Jackson.

Farmington's JV also defeated Dexter JV 25 - 16 and 25 - 17.