Lady Cowboys Split At Tri-Match

The North Gem volleyball team made the short trip to Pocatello to play in a tri-match with Grace Lutheran and Sho-Ban last Saturday.  In these matchups, the Cowboys saw both ends of the spectrum in the conference.  Grace Lutheran are currently the top dogs in the conference as well as one of the top teams in the state.  Sho-Ban, on the other hand, sits towards the bottom as a team that has some growing to do.

The Lady Cowboys started the day playing Grace Lutheran.  Whether it was the earlier start or the early season both teams struggled as the first game began.  Each team had several shanked passes and hits into the net.  As things finally got going the teams were able to get some rallies going and the game was tied at seven points a piece.  At that point Grace Lutheran was able to clean things up a little while the Cowboys continued to make some errors.  The Royals took the lead and when it reached 14-8 North Gem called a timeout.  Out of the timeout Grace Lutheran continued to build the lead and despite all of the Cowboys efforts to get back into the game North Gem lost the first set 25-13.  

In the second set the score was once again close through the first several points with a tie coming at four points a piece.  Once again Cowboy miscues and Grace Lutheran’s execution resulted in the Royals pulling away.  Late in the set North Gem would add some points but it was ultimately too little too late and the Cowboys went down in set two 25-10.

In set three, Grace Lutheran would not waste any time pulling away from the Cowboys jumping out to a 10-4 lead.  North Gem would attempt to mount a comeback getting the score to 13-9 before being unable to score again in the set.  The Royals scored the final twelve points winning the set 25-9 and taking the match 3-0.

In their second match of the day the North Gem Cowboys would be the aggressors taking down Sho-Ban in three straight sets.  Those set scores were 25-6, 25-5, and 25-5.  Coach Camille Yost stated, “It was a good game for younger players to get in and have some experience.”

The Cowboys will next be in action at home on Thursday when they host Rockland.