Lady Eagles take 5th place at State
STATE VOLLEYBALL 2009
The Lady Eagles earned the first seed to state at the district playoffs on Saturday, November 7th , by winning the district championship. The State draw was on Sunday, November 8th. The Eagles got a very tough draw, and their bracket was the most difficult. Their first match was against King’s, last year’s State Champion and this year’s predicted State Champion. King’s had faltered in their regional playoffs against Annie Wright and earned a lower seed to state.
The match up proved to be too much for the Lady Eagles. Kings swept the Eagles, three sets to 0, and eventually were crowned the State Champions after winning the State Tournament.
The Eagles had to battle back through the loser’s bracket to earn a trophy. They could not lose again, or they would go home empty-handed. The highest place that Lakeside could take was fifth. The loss to King’s set them up against Granger. Granger was also a state-ranked team. The Eagles were tough, trying to rebound after their loss to King’s. The Eagles swept Granger in three sets. The scores were 25-7, 25-23, and 25-23. Alex Daggy led with 16 kills, and Leslie Stillar was right behind her with 15 kills. Lexie Zappone led defensively with 14 digs, with Grace Stillar right behind her with 13. Lauryn Bassen added 33 assists and 3 kills.
The next match placed them against Connell. This match determined who would play for the 5th and 8th places. The Eagles came out tough and determined. They swept Connell in three sets, 25-19, 26-24, and 25-19. Leslie Stillar had 15 kills and 8 digs. Katie Whiteside and Alex Daggy added 8 kills each. Lauryn Bassen contributed 34 assists, and Lexie Zappone added 9 digs. The Eagles would play for the 5th – place and 8th place trophies.
The stage was set; they were to play Annie Wright. Annie Wright was also a state- ranked team that had beaten King’s in their regional playoff.
The Eagles played like champions: playing with heart, determination, and guts. Things that we had worked on all season long had come together in the last two weeks, and they were playing their best volleyball right when they should. I couldn’t have been prouder as a coach.
The Eagles won the first two sets against Annie Wright 25-19, and 25-10. In the third set they had been down a bit, but had captured the momentum again. They had cruised ahead, and Lauryn Bassen was serving for a string of points when something very unfortunate happened. The scorekeeper called the Eagles “out of rotation.” They knew they were not, but after a ten-minute delay, the scorekeeper realized that she had made an error, but her error became detrimental for the Eagles. When the Eagles returned to the floor, the scorekeeper had changed the score; now the Eagles were losing the set instead of being ahead by three. The Eagles tried to point out her error and even tried to provide her with correct statistical proof of the score but she refused to listen. This three-point error became crucial. If the scorekeeper would have had the correct score, the Eagles would have won the trophy 25-22 in the third set. They ended up losing the third set 24-26, knowing that they had truly won the fifth-place trophy long before it had reached that point. This was mentally devastating for the Eagles. They struggled in the 4th set and lost. They tried to battle back in the fifth set but eventually lost the fifth set 13-15. The error by the scorekeeper was later confirmed by video tape, but WIAA said there was nothing they could do about it. The Eagles had to settle for the 8th - place trophy and just know in their hearts that they had earned fifth place.
The Lady Eagles had a tremendous year. After “truly” only losing to the eventual State Champions at the State Tournament, and sweeping all of their competitors in three sets, working their way through the loser’s bracket was a tough feat. What a great season they had. Congratulations to the Lakeside Volleyball Team for their successful season!
Kara Moffatt,
Head Coach
The Lady Eagles earned the first seed to state at the district playoffs on Saturday, November 7th , by winning the district championship. The State draw was on Sunday, November 8th. The Eagles got a very tough draw, and their bracket was the most difficult. Their first match was against King’s, last year’s State Champion and this year’s predicted State Champion. King’s had faltered in their regional playoffs against Annie Wright and earned a lower seed to state.
The match up proved to be too much for the Lady Eagles. Kings swept the Eagles, three sets to 0, and eventually were crowned the State Champions after winning the State Tournament.
The Eagles had to battle back through the loser’s bracket to earn a trophy. They could not lose again, or they would go home empty-handed. The highest place that Lakeside could take was fifth. The loss to King’s set them up against Granger. Granger was also a state-ranked team. The Eagles were tough, trying to rebound after their loss to King’s. The Eagles swept Granger in three sets. The scores were 25-7, 25-23, and 25-23. Alex Daggy led with 16 kills, and Leslie Stillar was right behind her with 15 kills. Lexie Zappone led defensively with 14 digs, with Grace Stillar right behind her with 13. Lauryn Bassen added 33 assists and 3 kills.
The next match placed them against Connell. This match determined who would play for the 5th and 8th places. The Eagles came out tough and determined. They swept Connell in three sets, 25-19, 26-24, and 25-19. Leslie Stillar had 15 kills and 8 digs. Katie Whiteside and Alex Daggy added 8 kills each. Lauryn Bassen contributed 34 assists, and Lexie Zappone added 9 digs. The Eagles would play for the 5th – place and 8th place trophies.
The stage was set; they were to play Annie Wright. Annie Wright was also a state- ranked team that had beaten King’s in their regional playoff.
The Eagles played like champions: playing with heart, determination, and guts. Things that we had worked on all season long had come together in the last two weeks, and they were playing their best volleyball right when they should. I couldn’t have been prouder as a coach.
The Eagles won the first two sets against Annie Wright 25-19, and 25-10. In the third set they had been down a bit, but had captured the momentum again. They had cruised ahead, and Lauryn Bassen was serving for a string of points when something very unfortunate happened. The scorekeeper called the Eagles “out of rotation.” They knew they were not, but after a ten-minute delay, the scorekeeper realized that she had made an error, but her error became detrimental for the Eagles. When the Eagles returned to the floor, the scorekeeper had changed the score; now the Eagles were losing the set instead of being ahead by three. The Eagles tried to point out her error and even tried to provide her with correct statistical proof of the score but she refused to listen. This three-point error became crucial. If the scorekeeper would have had the correct score, the Eagles would have won the trophy 25-22 in the third set. They ended up losing the third set 24-26, knowing that they had truly won the fifth-place trophy long before it had reached that point. This was mentally devastating for the Eagles. They struggled in the 4th set and lost. They tried to battle back in the fifth set but eventually lost the fifth set 13-15. The error by the scorekeeper was later confirmed by video tape, but WIAA said there was nothing they could do about it. The Eagles had to settle for the 8th - place trophy and just know in their hearts that they had earned fifth place.
The Lady Eagles had a tremendous year. After “truly” only losing to the eventual State Champions at the State Tournament, and sweeping all of their competitors in three sets, working their way through the loser’s bracket was a tough feat. What a great season they had. Congratulations to the Lakeside Volleyball Team for their successful season!
Kara Moffatt,
Head Coach
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