Lady Broncos win Rosalia title

Saturday was a good day for volleyball, especially if you were a member of the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos.

For the second consecutive year the Lady Broncos captured the championship title during the Rosalia Spikefest Tournament.

This year the event was especially sweet for the Lady Broncos as the junior varsity squad captured the tournament championship among the jayvee teams.

Head Coach Cari Galbreath was full of good news this week in handing down updates. The C squad team turned in impressive work at a tournament in Warden where they finished second overall.

“It definitely was a battle for the varsity to capture the win and leave as champions. We started the day off with pool play, which would then rank us for the tournament play. We played Rosalia first and beat them and then we played Colton and split with them,” Galbreath said.

In all the team played five times.

Against Colton the two teams split with scores of 19-25, 25-18. The Lady Broncos won the second game.

After pool play, the Lady Broncos moved into the tournament bracket with a first round session against Rosalia.

“We beat them but it was not the best performance but we were able to pull out the win,” she said of the match.

In the semi final match the Lady Broncos squared off against St. George’s. A win there set up a championship round match with Colton.

“Colton is a good team that showed a lot of consistency and steadiness. They seem to have a good reputation for success,” Galbreath said.

This match went to three games. The Lady Broncos won the first game and then fell in the second game of the championship match. They battled back to win the third game 15-13.

“It was definitely a great match to watch,” Galbreath said. “Rallies were not your typical three to five seconds, but maybe 60 seconds. I was extremely proud in how much heart the players fought with. We were a comeback team almost all day. And, they won games because they were determined and were able to control our side of the net. It was definitely a big moment for our players and there was a lot of celebration when Colton hit the ball out during a long rally to give us the win!”

In the first match of the day against Rosalia, Jenna Bennett finished with one kill, 10 assists and one service ace. Kaytlin Phillips provided two digs and Brittany Ste. Marie had one. Maya Wahl had one kill. Sydney Nelson provided two assists while Andrea Bennett had four kills and three digs. Dalyn Killian had three kills, two service aces and one block. Davis Killian finished with four kills and three service aces.

During the first Colton match Jenna Bennett had one kill, 14 assists and three services aces. Phillips had one dig and Wahl had two kills. Ste. Marie finished with a kill, one service ace and two digs. Nelson provided one kill and two assists. Amanda Yockey provided one kill and one assist. Andrea Bennett delivered seven kills, one service ace and three digs. Dalyn Killian contributed four kills and one service ace. Davis Killian had three kills and two blocks.

During the third game against Rosalia, Jenna Bennett had six kills, 11 assists and three digs. Phillips finished with six digs. Ste. Marie had one kill and one dig. Wahl finished with two kills, one dig and two blocks. Nelson had four assists. Yockey added one kill, three assists and two digs. Andrea Bennett had five kills, one service ace and two digs. Dalyn Killian provided five kills, three service aces and two digs. Davis Killian rounded out the stats with six kills, one dig and two blocks.

During game four against St. George’s, Jenna Bennett had three kills, 10 assists, two service aces and four digs. Phillips finished with two digs. Wahl had three kills and one dig. Nelson contributed three assists. Yockey had one assist. Amber Rodriguez provided three kills. Andrea Bennett had three kills, one service ace and three digs. Dalyn Killian had four kills and one block. Mackenzie Ellis finished with two service aces. Davis Killian had three kills and one service ace.

During the championship round with Colton, Jenna Bennett led the team with 14 assists, one kill, one ace and four digs. Phillips had six digs and Wahl racked up five kills. Ste. Marie provided one kill, two aces and four digs. Nelson finished with one kill and four assists. Yockey tallied one ace and one block. Andrea Bennett finished with five kills and two service aces. Dalyn Killian had three kills. Davis Killian finished with five kills, one service dig and three blocks.