by By Reid Williams, Contributing writer
(Lawrence, Kansas) – The Haskell Lady Indians volleyball team (3-21) played their last home game of the 2015 season. Senior Tamara Yazzie (Navajo) would face Avila University (13-14) in her final game at Coffin Complex.
Starting off the first set both teams would trade points back and forth finding themselves tied at 11. Avila would capitalize off of a few Haskell mistakes and win the first set 25-19.
The second set started off just like the first with both teams trading points, with neither team gaining an edge. Raquel Aguino (Laguna-Acoma Pueblo) was able to pick up her 1,000th career dig, leading to an Indians point that made it 17-16 in favor of Avila. Later in the set Haskell would gain momentum with a kill from Tamara Yazzie making the score 20-20. They would have to play a few extra points in the second set, before Avila would pull away and win 27-25.
Haskell would jump out to a 14-12 lead to start the third set, thanks in large part to Aspen Sheperd (12 kills) and Tamara Yazzie (13 kills). Eventually though Avila University, lead by Cydney Newton (15 kills) would overcome the Indians hot start and win the set 25-22.
Tamara Yazzie and the Haskell Indians have two remaining games this year. October 29th they travel to Central Methodist University and on November 3rd they will close out their season at Central Christian College.
