NEODESHA — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs had a rough go of it on the volleyball court Saturday, going 1-3 on the day.
“We started the day out really well,” head coach Terry Meadows said. “Then we had two hard-fought, three-set losses, and we were unable to put anything together in the match against Baxter Springs. Humboldt opened the day with a two-set romp over Caney Valley, 25-9 and 25-6.
Six players delivered kills in the match, led by Jessica Myers with four, Jada Dangerfield and Kady Hart with three apiece, Kirstyn Murrow with two and Nautianna Goforth with one. Kenisyn Hottenstein and Murrow each had three aces, while Myers had four blocks and four digs. Brooklyn Ellis and Kirsten Kobold also had four digs apiece. Murrow had nine assists, and Hottenstein had four.
The road got decidedly bumpier from there.
Humboldt lost a heart-breaking, three-set loss to Parsons, 25-22, 19-25 and 27-25.
Murrow led the way with eight kills, followed by Myers with eight, Goforth with seven and Dangerfield with six. Hottenstein and Ellis each had two aces, Dangerfield had two blocks. Hottenstein and Murrow had 28 and 14 assists, respectively. Dangerfield also registered eight digs, Murrow had six, Hottenstein five, Ellis and Myers four each and Kobold three.
A nearly identical pattern followed in the next match against Neodesha. The host Bluestreaks won the first set, 25-16, before Humboldt responded with a 25-18 win in Set. 2. Then, Neodesha went a little extra to claim a 28-26 win in the decisive third set.
Myers was a monster at the net, with 16 kills, to go with three blocks and four digs. Murrow had five kills, 16 assists and three digs. Dangerfield had four kills, an ace and three digs. Ellis registered two aces and five digs. Isabelle Murrow also had two aces, two blocks and five digs. Hart had four kills and two digs. Hottenstein had 15 assists and three aces.
Humboldt kept things close, but could not register a set win against Baxter Springs to wrap up the day, falling 25-21 and 27-25.
Myers led with nine kills, followed by Dangerfield with seven and Kirstyn Murrow with five apiece. Dangerfield also had two aces, Kirstyn Murrow and Hottenstein had eight and 11 assists, respectively, Kirstyn Murrow and Isabelle Murrow each had six digs. Kobold also had five digs.
“The girls played hard all day but it was not our best day of volleyball,” Meadows said.
The Lady Cubs (18-12) will wrap up the regular season tonight with a triangular at Fredonia, with Leon-Bluestem.
Humboldt travels to Uniontown Saturday for the start of the Class 2A Substate Tournament.
