by The Haskell Lady Indians (2-14) came into their game against the Panthers of York College (7-16) looking to stop a twelve game losing streak.
Haskell came out motivated and jumped to a 9-4 lead. The Panthers would settle down and go on a run of their own tying the first set at 13 all. From that point on it was all Haskell. The first set would end on a kill from the Indians #9, Aspen Sheperd, with the score 25-20.
After winning the first set, the Indians fell behind 9-4 to start the second set. Haskell would then reverse the momentum and eventually tie the set at 10. From that point on, Haskell would take control cruising to a 25-17 win in the second set.
Going into the third set, York College had their backs against the wall. The Panthers would respond to the pressure well and take an early 8-4 lead. Coming out of a timeout, with the score at 10-6 in favor of York College, Haskell would pick up a big point to make it 10-7 Panthers. At that moment it seemed the Lady Indians had all the momentum and were back on track. Unfortunately, that excitement would be short lived. York College would regain control and jump to an 18-11 lead. Haskell would rally and cut the Panther lead to 20-19, but that wouldn’t be enough and York College would win the third set 25-19.
After letting the third set slip away, Haskell came out determined to finish off the Panthers. The Indians would jump to a quick 7-2 lead, and never look back. Winning the set 25-13.
Haskell won the match 3-1 and improved their record to 3-14 for the year. York College falls to 7-17 for the year. The Lady Indians had strong leadership all night from Aspen Sheperd (23 kills), Tamara Yazzie (18 kills), and Raquel Aguino (27 digs).
Haskell as a team outperformed York College in all aspects of the game, having the edge in kills 57 to 38, digs 77 to 61, and blocks 8 to 5.
Haskell will stay at home for their next game when they face College of the Ozarks on October 2nd at 7:00 P.M.
Congrats Aspen you’re on every sports pages (hum hum). Actually on Dinepages Keep up the good work, remember what mimi and gpaw stress to you on fulltime athletle and commitment to yours school work. Keep those kills in the bag. We root for you and your Team continue on a safe journey.