Longhorn volleyball grabs multiple road wins

The Chase County volleyball team had a busy but successful week.
The Longhorns traveled to three triangulars, where they picked up nothing but wins.
Gothenburg/Perkins County
At the Gothenburg triangular, the Longhorns took wins against Perkins County and Gothenburg.
“We played out game and I’m impressed with how they performed,” Head Coach Sam Kennedy said.
Against Gothenburg, with scores of both sets at 25-19, Ashley Bubak led hitting with a percentage of .500 and nine kills.
Bryn McNair also had a percentage of .500, with three kills.
The Longhorns had a strong serving day with 91.8%.
Against Perkins County, with set scores of 25-12 and 25-18, serving dropped a bit, with a team percentage of 89.6.
Gisselle Acuna led for hitting with .600% and three kills, while Bubak had five.
Kora Weiss and Mallie McNair each had three digs, and Sophie Spady had eight assists.
Maxwell/Sutherland
At the Maxwell/Sutherland triangular on Oct. 4, the Longhorns beat Sutherland 25-16 and 25-19.
Against Maxwell, Chase County again took the win, 25-16 and 25-20.
“All of our girls have been stepping up nicely and playing great altogether lately,” Head Coach Sam Kennedy said.
“We’ve been doing a good job of playing our own game and not playing the other teams game,” she added.
Offensively against Maxwell, Chase County finished with a .222 hitting efficiency on 26 kills, led by eight from Ashley Bubak and seven from Mallie McNair.
They went 89.6% from the line. Bubak and Mallie also picked up two ace serves a piece, and Jerzee Milner picked up six of the team’s 24 digs. Sophie Spady put up 25 assists.
 Against Sutherland, Kennedy was pleased with work done by two freshmen, Bryn McNair and Gisselle Acuna.
“(Acuna) has been doing a good job,” Kennedy said. “She’s handled a lot of freshmen pressure and she’s been doing a good job of stepping up and taking on that.”
Acuna was credited with three blocks against Maxwell, and also had four kills on the night.
Bryn McNair led the Longhorns in hitting percentage with .857, her sister Mallie coming in at .353. Both McNairs earned six kills on the night.
On the line, Chase County went 89.9%, totaling six aces.
Libero Kora Weiss had seven of the teams 13 digs, and Spady had 19 assists.

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