The West Central Trojan volleyball team came up just short in Lennox on Thursday, September 23rd in Lennox. The back-and-forth match went all five sets with the Orioles winning the match.
The first match was within two-to-three points most of the set. Lennox had a 20-19 lead late, but the Trojans went on a 6-2 run to finish the set and win 25-22. After an early 10-9 lead by West Central in the second set, Lennox went on an 8-1 run for a 17-11 lead. The Orioles went on to win the second set 25-17. Lennox had a number of five-point leads in the third set at 9-4, 12-7, and 18-13. They pushed the lead to six at 23-17, but West Central went on an 8-0 run to steal the third set 25-23.
The Orioles responded with a 5-0 run to start the fourth set. The Trojans tied the set at 8-8, but Lennox went on a 12-4 run for a 20-12 advantage. The Orioles won the fourth set 25-18 to force a fifth set. The early stages of the fifth set went back and forth, but Lennox built an 8-5 lead. The lead was increased to five points at 12-7. West Central pulled within a point at 12-11. Lennox got the next two points for a 14-11 lead. Again the Trojans got within a point at 14-13, but Lennox got the final point to win the fifth set 15-13 and win the match.
Kaia Gabbert had five aces. Grace Harden had 13 kills. Hanna Lee finished with 31 set assists and four blocks. Jocelyn Nilson had a team-high 10 digs. Aubree Miller also had four blocks in the match.