NEODESHA — The Humboldt High School volleyball team earned third place at the Neodesha tournament on Saturday.
The Lady Cubs (26-4; 2-0) went 4-2 overall defeating Caney Valley, Baxter Springs, Southeast Cherokee and Erie and slipping to Parsons and Neodesha.
Humboldt first knocked off Caney Valley with set scores of 25-22 and 25-22.
The Lady Cubs then took down Baxter Springs, 25-23 and 25-18.
In their third match, the Cubs defeated Southeast Cherokee, 25-15 and 25-18.
Humboldt dropped their fourth and fifth matches beginning with a three- set loss to Parsons, 14-25, 25-20 and 16-25. The second loss was a two-set blunder to Neodesha, 25-6 and 25-14.
The Lady Cubs then toppled Erie, 16-25, 25-17 and 25-23.
“We were not the same team that has competed all year, but we did manage to get some wins,” said Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows.
Karley Wools led from the serving line with 10 aces, followed by Shelby Shaughnessy’s eight aces and Skylar Hottenstein’s four aces.
Wools also dominated offensively where she ripped 36 kills while Shaughnessy knocked 28 kills and Ella Lassman notched 19. Kennisyn Hottenstein also whacked 15 kills while Ricklyn Hillmon went for nine kills.
Shaughnessy and Wools led defensively with eight and six blocks, respectively. K. Hottenstein also made four blocks. Shaughnessy and Wools finished with a dominant 64 digs apiece, behind S. Hottenstein’s 83 digs. Natalie Wells also had 30 digs while K. Hottenstein had 29.
Lassman also managed 12 digs.
Humboldt plays Bluestem in Leon on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
