Sun September 24, 2023

By Lance Hawley

Sports Garrett

Volley Saints Have Great Weekend at CCS Tourney

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Volley Saints Have Great Weekend at CCS Tourney
Magnolia- The Volley Saints headed to CCS this weekend for a tournament Friday and Saturday. GMCS would go undefeated in pool play Friday as they beat Gospel Light (25-22) (25-7) as Gracy Martin had 9 aces and 3 kills, Charity Zumwalt had 4 kills, and Tori Mitchell had 5 aces. The Volley Saints would put themselves in a hole against Cornerstone as they dropped the first set 25-22, but GMCS would dominate the second set 25-8 to set up the third and final set where the Volley Saints would pull out the 15-11 win. Charity Zumwalt had 3 kills and 3 aces, Mikayla Fields had 5 aces and 2 kills, Tori Mitchell with 4 aces, Evan Chambless and Kynlee Glass each had a kill. GMCS would finish up pool play with a hard-fought win over host Columbia that would go 3 sets. Lady Saints would win a nail-biter in the opening set 29-27. Columbia would win the next set 25-20, setting up the final set. GMCS would win the final set 15-11. Mikayla Fields had 3 kills, Gracy Martin 2 aces, 1 kill, and Baylee Pogue 2 aces. 

 

Going 3-0 in pool play placed the Volley Saints in the Gold Bracket as they would start bracket play with another matchup against Columbia. GMCS would win in straight sets (25-10) (25-19). Mikayla Fields had a great game with 5 kills and 3 aces. Evan Chambless had 4 aces, Gracy Martin had 3 aces, 2 kills, and Tori Mitchell had 3 aces. GMCS would then advance to the semis against New Life Academy. The Volley Saints would win in straight sets 25-14, 25-22, 25-14. Mikayla Fields would have another great game with 5 aces and 5 kills. Gracy Martin had 6 aces and 4 kills, Charity Zumwalt had 2 kills and 1 ace. Evan Chambless had 4 kills, Tori Mitchell had 5 aces, and Baylee Pogue had 1 ace and 1 kill. With the win GMCW would advance to the Gold Bracket Championship against Westside. 

 

The Championship was a battle, the Volley Saints found themselves trailing 2 sets to none early on, but fought back and won the third set 25-23. Westside would win the fourth set 25-21 to win the tourney. GMCS had a great weekend and were Runner-ups in the Gold Bracket. Mikayla Fields had 8 kills in the championship along with 3 aces. Baylee Pogue and Tori Mitchell each had an ace and 1 kill. The Volley Saints have been playing extremely well as of late and they are back in action Tuesday as they travel for a rematch with Westside. 

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