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Dayton-Waitsburg Volleyball played against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights on March 2, falling short of victory with set scores of 9-25, 11-24, 14-25. Head coach Tracy Barron shared that she was proud of the leadership she saw from the senior players.

Sadie Seney led the scorebooks for the WWVA match, with five kills, two blocks, and five digs. Katherine Houchin finished the match with three kills, three digs, and one ace, while Teagan Larsen ended her game with six assists, four digs, and one ace.

“The girls really struggled with passing tonight, but had a lot of really great plays at the net,” Barron shared. “The seniors on the team really stepped up tonight and helped our younger players.”

On March 6, DW Volleyball came together to defeat the River View Panthers, with set scores of 25-9, 25-19, 25-17.

Larsen led the team with 14 assists, one dig, and one ace. Houchin stepped up with six kills, two assists, and one dig, with Seney bringing in 14 kills, one dig, and two blocks. Claudia Benavides had a noteworthy game, finishing with four kills, eight digs, and two aces.

“The girls worked really well together today. As a whole team they worked the net well and covered our hitters and blockers more consistently,” Barron said.

DW Volleyball plays Columbia-Burbank on March 9, and Tri Cities Prep at home on March 11. Home games are live streamed on the Waitsburg Athletics Facebook page.