HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt volleyball team signed off a stretch of nine matches in three days with style when they took down Riverton and St. Paul at home Wednesday.
The Lady Cubs (21-5) have now won 18 matches in a row, dating back to a win over Oswego on Sept. 5.
Humboldt dropped their first set with Rivertson, 16-25, before defeating Riverton in the final two, 25-23 and 25-19.
Kinley Tucker led from the serving line with a team-high four aces. Shelby Shaughnessy led offensively with a team-high 14 kills while Laney Hull added four kills. Defensively, Skylar Hottenstein led with a team-high 28 digs.
“Once we started putting some good things together, we were able to pull out two wins,” Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows said. “The Riverton win was big for us. They’re a very good team, and we were able to get them out of their system, even with our serve not as aggressive as we would like.”
Humboldt then defeated St. Paul in two sets, 25-21 and 25-15. 
Kenisyn Hottenstien led the Lady Cubs serving with a team-high two aces. Ricklyn Hillmon led Humboldt offensively with a team-high five kills while Shaughnessy added four kills.
“Shelby is one of our best players at the net, she has power and speed and can really put the ball down,” said Meadows. “She has great awareness at the net and can usually find the open court.”
Skylar Hottenstein led with a team-high nine digs while Cassidy Friend had seven digs. 
“Once we fought for the first set win against St. Paul, I think we settled in and played much better,” said Meadows. “I think our biggest take away is we need some rest. We had some big emotional matches the last few days, and I could tell on the court we were not as solid as we have been.”
The team will in fact get a breather. The Lady Cubs will take to the court next Tuesday, hosting Caney Valley and Neodesha at 6 p.m.
