Injury to key player too much for Warriors to overcome
Posted 11/7/19
By Derrick Forsythe Record Staff Writer A substantial blow to its lineup was too much for the Warrenton volleyball team to overcome during the Seckman Tournament on Saturday. The Warriors won their …
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Injury to key player too much for Warriors to overcome
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By Derrick ForsytheRecord Staff WriterA substantial blow to its lineup was too much for the Warrenton volleyball team to overcome during the Seckman Tournament on Saturday.The Warriors won their opening set before dropping every other on a frustrating day that would force young players to adapt when senior hitter Morgan Boesel was sidelined by an ankle injury.“It changed the pace of the day for us,” said first-year Coach Kristen McDowell. “We had to make a lot of adjustments and had people playing in positions they don’t usually play.”Warrenton finished third in its pool, losing to Hillsboro (20-25, 19-25) and Seckman (18-25, 19-25), while splitting with Potosi (25-18, 21-25).The Warriors went on to fall to Festus (20-25, 13-25) during bracket play.“We really did OK throughout the day, but I think the momentum shift threw us off,” said McDowell. “We just had a lot of ups and downs and inconsistencies going on.”Boesel exited just 10 points into the first set, and McDowell says her team did its best to work around the veteran’s absence.“The girls adapted very well,” said McDowell. “That’s a hard thing to do with any player, to lose someone that early on a busy day of play. The girls did a really nice job of playing with all those on-the-fly adjustments and playing to the best of their abilities.”The Warriors relied strongly on four sophomores, and Jacklyn Dickey was particularly effective in stepping up.“She’s really stepped up and improved a lot in general this season,” said McDowell, who was also complimentary of the work sophomore Sabrina McRoberts has done during her second year on the varsity level.Additionally, sophomore Kayla Nelson was a major contributor, earning her way onto the all-tournament team. She had seven solo and six assisted blocks.McDowell says there were positives among the defeat.“With serving, we usually struggle with missing a lot of serves,” said McDowell. “But we didn’t miss but maybe four serves all day.”McDowell expects Boesel, who leads the Warriors with 83 kills and 105 serve receives, to return in one to two weeks.“We’ve started making the adjustments we need until she returns,” said McDowell.The Warriors have also been coping with an injury to senior Nicole Hardt, the most experienced member of the varsity team.“The girls were very disappointed so I think they kind of used that negative energy to bring into practice today,” said McDowell.Warrenton will play Orchard Farm on Thursday.
Warrenton’s Allison May makes a pass during a game this season. The Warriors lost three games and tied one at Saturday’s Seckman Tournament. Derrick Forsythe photo.
