Lady Badgers in loser-out bid fo

Lady Badgers in loser-out bid for state

October 24, 2013

The Badgers fought hard against Priest River on Tuesday, but fell to this year's IML champs. They play tonight in a loser out match against Kellogg.

"We came out flat, but didn't give up and came back in sets three and four with a vengeance and beat them handily," said coach Janis Tucker, who was named the Intermountain League's Volleyball Coach of the Year. "We found ourselves down 8-11 and came back to a 14-12 only to lose 14-16."

Priest River defeated Bonners Ferry 25-16, 25-14, 15-25, 22-25, 16-14

Stat leaders for the Badgers;
Kills- Jasmine Hill, 13
Assists- Emma Kelly, 36
Aces- McKenzie MacDonald, 3
Digs- Malorie Stippich, 21
Blocks- Amanda Wilson, 3

Bonners Ferry defeated Timberlake Wednesday in three sets; 25-22, 25-21, 25-22

"Once again we played a bit flat," Tucker said, "but we kept ahead of Timberlake the entire match."

Stat leaders:
Kills- McKenzie MacDonald 6, Desirae Minor 6, Jasmine Hill 6
Assists Emma Kelly 25
Aces Camille Awbrey 3
Digs- Malorie Stippich 14
Blocks- Camille Awbrey 3, Jasmine Hill 3

Priest River went on to win the championship against Kellogg in a 3-0 decision.

Desirae Minor and McKenzie MacDonald were both named to this year's All IML Team.

The Lady Badgers play Kellogg again tonight for the play-in berth at 6 p.m. in Rathdrum. Loser out leaves empty handed and winner advances to McCall for a play-in game on Saturday afternoon with a team from Southern Idaho.