PITTSBURG — The Humboldt varsity volleyball team took down a pair of opponents on Tuesday night in Pittsburg Colgan and Jayhawk Linn to improve to 4-2.
The opening match came against Pittsburg Colgan in which the Lady Cubs took both sets, 25-16 and 25-19.
Shelby Shaughnessy led the way with five kills while Karley Wools also tacked on four kills. Wools also led the way with four aces while Kennisyn Hottenstein registered two aces.
On defense, Wools led with nine digs while Shaughnessy had six and K. Hottenstein and Skylar Hottenstein each recorded five digs apiece.
“We played well tonight. Our serve was aggressive and we passed the ball around well. I was pleased with the adjustments we made since Saturday,” said Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows.
Against Jayhawk Linn the Cubs won 25-18 and 25-22.
S. Hottenstein led with four aces while Wools collected two. Wools and Shaughnessy each had five kills apiece to lead the Humboldt attack.
On defense, S. Hottenstein made 15 digs to finish as the only Humboldt player in double figures. Natalie Wells also collected five digs while Wools notched four. The other two Lady Cubs to finish with multiple digs were K. Hottenstein and Shaughnessy with three and two, respectively.
Humboldt will host Neodesha and Oswego in their season home opener at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
