With district play on the horizon, the Lady Bulldogs are starting to play some of their best volleyball.
New Waverly went on the road Tuesday and defeated Class 3A Coldspring in four games. The Lady Bulldogs won the first two games 25-19 and 25-21. Coldspring took the third game 25-22, but New Waverly clinched the match with a 25-22 victory in the fourth game.
“We’ve been preaching intensity all season and the girls played with that attitude,” New Waverly head coach Stacy Hill said. “They played really well tonight.”
New Waverly (5-4) found itself trailing in each of the four games, but found a way to claw back in the competitive match.
“Even when we were down, they never stopped,” Hill said. “They were positive and hustled all game. Alena (Salinas) and Chelsea (Little) were always talking the girls up. It’s hard to lose when you have six leaders out there.”
Little totaled 10 kills, six blocks and three aces. Sophomore Brianna LeFlore had nine kills. Kayla Munoz scored seven aces and also had six kills. Setting up many of the points was sophomore Alex Abbott, who had 45 assists.
“These are some of our best numbers all year,” Hill added.
After splitting four matches last weekend in the Iola tournament, the Lady Bulldogs are playing as well as they have all season. New Waverly will host North Zulch on Friday at 5 p.m. in their last match before opening district play on Tuesday.
