MOUND CITY — The Crest High School volleyball team found success Tuesday night, winning all three of their matches.
The Lady Lancers (11-3; 3-0) opened the meet with a two-set victory over Pleasanton, 25-14 and 25-11.
Senior Kamryn Luedke led Crest at the serving line going 19-for-21 on serves and notching a lone ace as well. Senior McKenna Hammond was also dominant from the serving line going 19-for-21 and hitting nine aces.
The team combined for 10 kills in their first matchup, but still managed to outscore Pleasanton by a total of 25 points, 50-25.
“Although we only had 10 kills as a team, we played relaxed and together. It was a great start to the evening,” said Crest head coach Abigail Hermreck.
Against Jayhawk-Linn, the Lady Lancers won in two sets, 25-20 and 25-18.
The Lady Lancers continued their strong serving which is what aided them most throughout the three matchups. The team went 40-for-43 overall from the serving line with 11 ace serves. Freshman Kinley Edgerton, sophomore Karlee Boots, senior Allysa Adams and Hammond each were a perfect 100% from the serving line.
Crest junior Kayla Hermreck also came up with some timely blocks and kills on the front line of the Lady Lancer attack. The other main standout was Hammond who played well up front.
“They (Jayhawk-Linn) were fired up to play and we knew we had to be on our game,” said Hermreck. “The leadership the two (Hermreck and Hammond) show is a huge contributing factor to our success.”
The final matchup of the evening for Crest came against Northeast Arma in which the Lady Lancers took the two sets, 26-24 and 25-21.
Crest came out flat in the beginning parts of the opening set and found themselves trailing most of the game. Edgerton came through for her Lady Lancers as she went 21-for-24 from the serving line and served the last five points for her team in the victory.
“I was so proud of the team for not backing down and continuing to work hard,” Hermreck said. “It was a rewarding night in our first league competition.”
Sophomore Delaney Ramsey and Adams also both went a perfect 100% from the serving line in the final matchup while Hermreck made 11 kills and Hammond made six kills.
Overall on the night, Hammond led in serve receive passing with nince ace serves while Hermreck led offensively with 21 kills and three blocks. Boots led the way defensively making 16 digs while Edgerton led in serving, going 30-for-33 from the serving line with 17 assists.
Crest will hit the road at Humboldt this Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
