The Humboldt Lady Cubs picked up a pair of Tri-Valley League wins while hosting Bluestem and Fredonia for a triangular Thursday.
After dropping the opening set, the Lady Cubs remained unblemished for the remainder of the evening as they downed Bluestem 25-18, 25-18 after losing the opener 25-18. They cruised to victory over Fredonia, sweeping the Yellowjackets 25-15 and 25-15.
Against Bluestem, Lady Cubs senior outside hitter Ricklyn Hillmon and junior setter Lakyn Meadows had seven kills each, followed by senior middle blocker Laney Hull with six. Hull also had a team-leading four aces, followed by Meadows and freshman outside hitter Brynna Ellis, who had two each.
Defensively, senior libero Skylar Hottenstein, who also tallied her 100th career victory, had a team-leading 24 digs. Hillmon had two blocks.
Hillmon had the hot hand against Fredonia with nine kills, but Hull was close to matching her with seven. Sophomore Bailey Daniels stepped in for a team-leading four aces, followed by Hull with three. Defensively, Hottenstein seemed on point with 14 digs. Meadows was not far behind her with 13. Hillmon remained Humboldt’s block leader for match two, but not without contributions from Hull and Jadey Ellis, who had one each.
With the win, the Lady Cubs improved to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in league play. They host nearly all Allen County area teams over the weekend for the Humboldt Invitational.
