Volleyball Team Ends Tourney with Win
(Houghton,
N.Y.)—For the second straight day the Houghton College
volleyball team split a pair of matches at the Houghton
Invitational Tournament, losing to Trinity Christian 3-0
Saturday morning, then bouncing back to beat Marian College 3-0
in the afternoon.
“It was a pretty rough game for us,” said Highlander Head
Coach Nancy Cole of the morning match, “we looked green and
played that way. Plus, Trinity Christian is a good team.”
Holly Motheral had nine kills and 12 digs, tops in both
categories for the Highlanders, who lost by scores of 25-10,
25-22 and 25-16.
“We played a decent second set,” Cole said, “We looked a
lot better.”
The team captured some of that strong play for the
afternoon match with Marian, taking it in four sets, 25-16,
25-23, 15-25 and 25-19.
“We came together as a team,” said Cole, “The girls
played really well together. It was nice to watch. It was a
well-rounded effort.”
The statistics bear her out: Holly Motheral had six
kills, four blocks and 16 digs while Darby Emerson had 18 kills
and 23 digs. Ashley Kuvshinikov made five blocks and had nine
digs, while setter Meghan Phipps had 36 assists and eight digs.
“It was great to end the tournament with a win like
that,” Cole said.
Motheral and Emerson earned All-Tournament honors.
The Highlanders are back in action on Friday, September 5
at Penn State-Greater Allegheny at 7 p.m.
