The Knights amassed 80 digs off Yellow Jacket attacks and earned 17 blocks at the net to help spark a hard-fought 25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21 win over Ashford.
David Mundee Northside Methodist head volleyball coach Terri Dennis feels when her team plays at a high level on defense, the Knights can be a tough team to handle.The Knights amassed 80 digs off Yellow Jacket attacks and earned 17 blocks at the net to help spark a hard-fought 25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21 win over Ashford in a Class 3A, Area 2 battle at the Northside Methodist gym.
Perhaps even more important was the strong play at the by Dana Cool, who had 13 blocks and often forced Ashford hitters to change their attack shots. Cool also paced the Knights’ hitting on offense, earning a team-high 18 kills.The match was tight early with five ties in the first eight service rotations before the Knights eased out to a 7-5 lead off an ace from Parmer and a hitting error into the net by Ashford.
“What is sad is we haven’t struggled all season long with that,” Helms said. “One of the best parts of our games has been serving.” After Ashford tied the second set at 21, an attack by Ashford’s Kayla Fields went out of bounds to give the Knights the lead. NMA’s Karleigh Mills then delivered a nice cross-court kill and Cool earned a block, making it 24-21. Ashford’s Lewis, in one of her few hitting errors, hit into the net with an attack to give the Knights the set at 25-21.