HUMBOLDT — The Lady Cubs volleyball team hosted an invitational with Neodesha and Oswego on Tuesday night, going 1-1 in the two matches.
Humboldt lost against Neodesha in three sets, 25-18, 20-25 and 19-25. The Lady Cubs then bounced back and took their second matchup over Oswego in two sets, 25-12 and 25-21.
Lady Cub Karley Wools lead the way offensively against Neodesha with 11 kills and four aces. Shelby Shaughnessy had five kills and Ella Lassman and Kenisyn Hottenstein recorded three kills apiece.
On defense, Humboldt’s Skylar Hottenstein and K. Hottenstein registered 15 and 14 digs, respectively. Wools and Shaughnessy also finished in double figure digs with 13 and 10 digs, respectively. Shaughnessy also had two blocks in the loss.
“We came out with a lot of energy and played really well throughout the match. Toward the end we had a few more errors than we would like, but they all competed all night,” said Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows.
Against Oswego, Wools led the way with nine kills, followed by Lassman’s five kills and Shaughnessy’s four kills. Wools, Lassman and K. Hottenstein also each ripped two aces apiece in the win.
While Shaughnessry led the way with two blocks, she also led with 15 digs while S. Hottenstein tacked on 14 digs. K. Hottenstein knocked eight digs while Natalie Wells ripped six digs.
Humboldt volleyball faces Cherryvale and Baxter Springs on Sunday at 5 p.m.
