Bloomfield, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats of Dexter claimed back-to-back SCAA Tournament Titles by defeated the Bernie Lady Mules two years in a row.
“I try to subscribe to the fact and get my players to subscribe to the fact that every game is a championship game,” commented head volleyball coach Carmen Morgan. “Then when you get in championship games you should be ready.”
Ready they were with a record of 27-2-1 they hammered the #2 seeded Mules 25-11, 25-18.
“This is a good group of girls,” Morgan said. “We work hard and are where we want to be right now except for the serves. Everybody is contributing. When you are in a team sport everybody has a role to play and these girls know their role and are all contributing. It is imperative we have the right now.”
Jessica Lindsey rallied the Bearcats with 11 kills. Shyann Jines added 7 more and Krysten Garrison and Kendall Adams each tallied 2 kills.
Brittany Brown tallied 3 digs. Jessica Lindsey and Julia Hahn each had 2 digs.
“We came out and played a little big of defense,” according to Morgan. “Bernie picked their game up the second set.”
The Dexter JV Lady ‘Cats also won their championship game defeated #2 seeded Woodland Cardinals 25-7, 25-13.
“Those little girls played their hearts out!” Morgan said. “ They are a good team and I have been proud of them all year. They move as well on the floor as any group of kids I have ever had and they work well together. The only game they have lost so far is to Farmington. They have taken care of business and I am very pleased with them.”
Dexter will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Notre Dame High School. The game was originally slated for Monday; however due to inclement weather was rescheduled for Wednesday. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
On a further note the Dexter Varsity Volleyball team earned a top seed in District play with a complete article and brackets coming soon. District play begins Monday, October 20th.
Players selected to the SCAA all-tournament team included: Advance's Hannah Clark, Advance's Alanis Below, Bernie's Kayli Tanner, Bernie's Addie Shelton, Bernie's Morgan Baker, Bloomfield's Chelsea Delay, Bloomfield's Lindsey Young, Dexter's Jessica Lindsey, Dexter's Shyann Jines, Dexter's Krysten Garrison, Dexter's Julia Hahn and Woodland's Krista Rhodes.
